Season 5: Episode 1

Title: Hola and こんにちは (Konnichiwa) Come

In this episode, UAlbany students Casey Navin, Sophia Smith and Bianca Zazzarini-Leon discuss their studying abroad experiences. Casey, Sophia and Bianca discuss how they prepared for their new adventure, which includes preparing before, during and after study abroad and the anxieties and worries that came with this new journey. Each of the storytellers discuss how they handled finances, culture shocks, and the education systems in their respective countries. These culturally immersive experiences have broadened and shaped news perspectives that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.

Warning Explicit Language

:00 Introduction

:17 Find out where we studied abroad!

2:06 The smoothest study abroad process

6:25 Sophia’s money exchange process

7:42 Sophia’s living situation

8:20 Casey’s financial process

9:22   How we each dealt with our

10:51 They’re all called pesos but they’re different pesos

11:10  How all 3 of us prepared

21:12  Experience the cultures we

38:51 Our education in different cultures

46:09 Language ideology against Dominicans

47:30 Saying our goodbye’s

54:39 Our favorite memories

Contributors:

Casey Navin (StoryTeller), Sophia Smith (StoryTeller/Host), Bianca Zazzarini-León (StoryTeller/Marketing) Ryan Pare (Host, Editor), Carmen Serrano (Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 5, Episode 1 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.

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