“I came here with the impression that I was going to help people; I wasn’t sure who those people were or how I was going to help them. But it turns out that the people that I thought was going to help, were the ones helping me. I’ve developed into a more holistic, culturally aware, and dynamic nurse because of my experiences with them and I’m grateful for that.”

“Never in my entire academic career have I been as challenged as I have been here in South Africa. Challenged not only to do my best and put my all into the tasks set before me, but more importantly to let the full exposure of this experience truly change me. It has driven me outside of my comfort zone and caused me to examine the scope of nursing at its very root: a profession of grace, learning, and most importantly – caring beyond your own means.”

“Studying abroad at UCD this summer was by far one of the most amazing experiences of my undergraduate education. My time in Ireland broadened my perspective of healthcare implementation; providing a new approach to nursing education and application, along with a comparison to our healthcare system here in the United States.”

“Semester Abroad is one of the most exciting educational experiences a student can enjoy. A cultural immersion combined with a unique clinical opportunity in a beautiful island setting await nursing students from the University of Connecticut…The excursions afford a plethora of experiences from art museums and historic forts to the exotic rain forests.”