Abby Bloom
Name: Abby Bloom '25 (she/her)
Email: ahbloo21@stlawu.edu
Hometown: Black River, New York
Major: Global Studies & Psychology
Off-Campus Study Program: London First Year Program, Fall 2021
What was your favorite course you took off campus? Theater in London and Urban Geographies
Tell us more about your off-campus study experience! I enjoyed being immersed in such a diverse city that I would not have been able to experience here on-campus. Studying abroad allowed me to realize what I wanted to major in and helped give me some direction as to what I wanted to do since I was still undecided before. Allowing myself to be open to a new experience was the best decision that I had ever made.
What is one piece of advice you would give to someone studying off-campus or thinking about studying off-campus? If you’re nervous about studying abroad, it really helps talking to previous students who have already done it, so that you are able to hear straight from someone who has experienced it already. Don’t let being nervous about being in a new situation hold you back from being able to experience different parts of the world that will ultimately change you for the better.
Ask me about!
- LGBTQ
- maintaining mental/physical health
- homesickness
- first-time traveler
- navigating COVID
- culture shock/adaptation
- interested but hesitant about studying off campus