University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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' Abroad ' Experience by ' Elise ' Rose On September 27 th , 2006, many University students gathered together to attend the Study Abroad Fair. Browsing around the displays in the Michigan Union Ballroom, students were drawn in by the variety of options open to them. Every year, studying abroad had become more of the norm for students on campus. With programs in Japan, France, South Africa and many other interesting locations, taking a semester to study in another country had become increasingly appealing to students. I decided to go to Paris because I wanted to be able to try out my French skills, and I really wanted to spend the summer somewhere fun, said junior film and video studies major Liz DeCamp. Students began to realize that it wasn ' t neccessary to take fall or winter semester off, but they could instead spend the spring or summer term overseas. I don ' t think I would ' ve been able to do it during the year, but spending the summer semester in Paris was perfect, DeCamp said. Like DeCamp, junior English and history of art major Chelsea Langston also spent the summer abroad, but instead of Paris, she chose Italy. I chose to study abroad to experience a different culture and open myself to a new mindset, Langston said. The program that Langston was involved in allowed her to live with other students but still experience Italian culture. I learned to rely on myself a lot more than I did in America, and it taught me to be a lot more aware of what I was projecting to those around me, Langston said. Furthermore, Langston found the culture in Italy really different than that of the States. The Italian mindset was so different from the American viewpoint and the experience challenged a lot of beliefs that I didn ' t even know I had, Langston said. Still, some University students opted for the traditional study abroad, and chose to spend an entire year immersed in culture and foreign language. Junior history of art major Ross Johnson was one such person. I wanted to stay long enough to get more of a feeling of what it was like to live there, Johnson said about spending the year in Paris. Johnson chose to live in Paris for the year in order to get another point of view and learn more about himself and the place in which he lived. I started to become more interested in living and studying in Paris, and I thought that being in Paris would open more doors in the nature, Johnson said. Senior biology and German major William Spalding has lunch with new friends in a Gasthof. He spent a summer studying with the Goethe Institute in Rothenburg, Germany. Photo courtesy Connie Chang The Eifel Tower looks beautiful, even in the rain, said junior English major Mary Li. Europe was a popular place to study abroad. Photo courtesy Mary Li michigan life 1 7

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i ' r?., t V liU I -- r in ;nts Junior English and history of major Eileen Hengel stands London, England with Big Ben in background. While most studei only went abroad for one semester, Hengel chose to spend the entire year at the University of Sussex, Photo courtesy Eileen Henge I ' ifSi: ' ' .- f .- i road

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A student playing intramural soccer in the evening waits for his turn to be tagged into the game. IM sports games were often held at night, I students a fun way to take C. Leonard photo