Troy Meets World

Get ready to embark on Trojan adventures all around the globe through a collection of one-of-a-kind stories and photos from friends and colleagues currently studying overseas as well as Trojans who hail from abroad.

The perks of free museums


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In London, the cost of being cultured is relatively cheap. In my three weeks studying in the heart of the British Empire, I’ve explored a wide range of the free museums, churches and art galleries. Among the museums I’ve visited are the Museum of London, the British Museum and the National Gallery. By visiting these […]

A Venetian weekend: Island hopping and masquerades


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“Don’t go to sleep. Just stay up the entire weekend. You can sleep when you get back,” is what Sam — every SACI (Studio Art Centers International) student’s helpful guide to surviving in Florence — told me when I bid him adieu and headed off to the station to catch a train to Venice, Italy. […]

How I actually started learning to speak Spanish


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After years of Spanish classes, I still felt like I couldn’t actually speak any Spanish when I arrived in Chile. During my first week in Santiago, people were constantly like, ¿me entiendes? ¿Cachai?, using words I’d never even heard before, like paltas (avocados), carrete (party), fome (boring) and variations on wea which I still don’t […]

Misconceptions shattered in Amman, Jordan


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Marhaaban from Amman, Jordan! When I told people where I was studying abroad, I’d always be met by a beat of surprised silence and then, “So, like…the Middle East?” Yeah, the Middle East. It seems crazy that a college student like myself would choose to study in a country surrounded almost on all sides by […]

A day as an American in Paris


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I was warned of many things before I began studying abroad in Paris. The beautiful monuments, the breathtaking street views, the unmatched cuisine — these were all typical Parisian stereotypes that guided my decision to study abroad in the city of lights. But I was warned too of the less-savory Parisian stereotypes — the rude, […]

First impressions of Tokyo


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Leading up to my flight across the Pacific Ocean to start my semester abroad, I had no idea what to feel about my (then) upcoming trip to Tokyo and no clue what sort of atmosphere I should expect to feel from the city. At this point, a solid 12 hours have gone by since my plane […]

Coming face-to-face with snow-covered warriors


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On the morning of Jan. 3, I found myself in the heart of Kanazawa City doing a sort of hop-skip on the snow, trying to keep my boots from sinking in too deep. Kanazawa is known for being a treasure chest of relics dating back to Edo period Japan, when it was part of a […]