Blog: The Bruin Abroad

By Kyra Baffo

Our last few weeks were focused on preparation for the final exam. None of us were
sure what to expect and the fact that it was worth 10 units did not ease our worries.
Now that I’ve successfully completed the program, I can assure you that you have
nothing to fear. Below I’ll share major takeaways I gathered from the course material
and preparation

By Tecpatl Kuauhtzin

After our orientation and initial introductions, my group decided to take a sunset stroll to the beach by the University of Guam’s campus. It was a short 15 minute walk and allowed us all to get to know each other a little more. We talked about our majors and what each of us were hoping to get out of the program. After a bit of

By Julia Andborn

This is my second to last blog post and I just wanted to share a bit more about the actual activities that we had access to and participated in during the Asia Travel Study. The company Worldstrides provided activities and executive sessions like I mentioned previously and they were great! There was a wide variety of cooking classes, an escape room to bond with the class, a

By Julia Andborn

This is my last post about my experience attending the Asia Travel Study during Summer 2021. In this post I will summarize the entire experience of my Travel Study in Asia, especially the actual course work. I hope that the things I have mentioned about Travel Study have already convinced people to enroll in future travel studies at UCLA. But, if that wasn’t enough for you, I will also

By Julia Andborn

For our Business Communication course we emphasized the importance of persuasion and how to make a speech as persuasive and clear as possible. Our final assignment was to give a persuasive speech about something. I decided to do it on why everyone should go vegan at least once a week. Building up to the day of the presentations we learned about different strategies and ways to improve

By Julia Andborn

In the beginning of the Business Leadership course we discussed the term global mindset. One of the biggest take-aways I have from the Travel Study “in” Asia is strategies to have a more global mindset. This essentially means to be more aware and have more knowledge regarding the world. Some strategies we learned and talked about to have a wider global mindset are global intellectual capital, global

By Julia Andborn

During our week in Vietnam we learned about a non-profit organization that does incredibly important work in the country. The Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation works to make sure care is provided to children living in poverty. They also work to end human trafficking. Poverty is a major issue in parts of Vietnam and this impacts many children. Often the kids are forced to sell things or products

By Julia Andborn

One of my favorite things about the Asia Travel Study was that we got to experience so many different cuisines and learn how to cook some of the most known dishes for some of the countries! During our week in South Korea, we were taught to make Bulgogi. Bulgogi is a famous dish in South Korea and the word translates to “fire meat”. It contains thin slices of meat,

By Julia Andborn

Hi everyone! My name is Julia Andborn and I am a rising senior. My major is Global Studies and my minor is Global Health. I am also both an international student from Sweden and a transfer student. I am one of the ambassadors for the travel study programs this summer! I attended the IAS-Asia Travel Study. The program lasted for 4 weeks and contained 2 classes; a Business Leadership

By Julia Andborn

For the Leadership course we emphasized persuasion strategies that are very useful in business. To become a good leader and persuade others you should show expertise and knowledge, find a common ground and create likeability, put in a lot of effort and time into tasks, and be friendly yet assertive. We learned more about these strategies during the executive sessions. For example, during one executive session Ben