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.

Oxford: Better than fiction


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In many ways, Oxford is the USC of England. For any Trojan that has spent at least a semester at USC, I’m sure seeing a few cameras, big lights and several celebrities sprinkled around campus is not an uncommon sight. Most recently, the action film Taken 3 was shot on campus. As for TV, this […]

Japanese sports festivals and blossoming camaraderie


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One of the most loved (or dreaded, if you’re a couch potato like me) traditions of Japanese primary education is the sports festival. Classes are assigned a team color and pitted against each other. The school grounds are opened for cheering parents. The warm sound of shouting and laughter drifts through the air. When I […]

Winter wonderland in Amman


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For those of you who may be following these posts, I mentioned last week that we were expected to get a snowstorm last week in Amman, one that threatened to shut the city down for days and merited a massive Safeway run to stock up on basic foods and plenty of water. Well, the storm […]

In Photos: It’s a sports world


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Sports, whether it’s a casual hobby for you or a game fraught with high stakes, transcends national and cultural borders. A part of humanity since the earliest chapters of history, the celebration of athletics is a shared experience that people all over the world revel in. From the Olympics to the World Cup, that point is […]

An ode to the Underground


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Londoners are big fans of silence. As a devotee myself, I’ve quickly adapted to the expected quiet on public transportation. In fact, I’ve begun to relish it. And while buses are nice to sit back and look out the window, I’ve found that the London Underground, usually just called the Tube here, is the best […]

Goodbye Tokyo, Hello Seoul


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The amount of camaraderie you can build with people within a little over two weeks is surprisingly great, especially when considering that your group was initially divided by cultural barriers and backgrounds. My two weeks at Keio University were a special time, as demonstrated by the farewells that flowed between the Japanese students and the […]

C’est la vie: Paris after Jan. 7


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“So, what’s like Paris…now?” Of all the questions I get from my friends and family back home about my study abroad experience, this one is undoubtedly the most common — and I don’t blame them. From the large displays of flowers and pens to the occasional “Paris est Charlie” poster hanging from the city’s walls, […]