Sept.

18, 2013
Study Abroad Fair is Sept. 25; Peer Advisors Will Share Their Stories
KNOXVILLE---Last year, Chelsea Raschke and Mona' King took their studies at the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to a new latitude and longitude.
Raschke, a senior in journalism and electronic media, spent the spring semester of
2013 taking classes in Spanish culture and communications at the Universidad Pablo
de Olavide and CEA Global Campus in Seville, Spain.
King, a senior in biochemistry and molecular biology, spent the fall semester of 2012
studying Mandarin at Peking University in Beijing, China.
Now peer advisors in the Programs Abroad Office, King and Raschke will be among the
students on hand to share their study abroad experiences with would-be travelers at the
Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom.
At the fair, interested students can learn about semester-long, year-long, summer and
mini-term study abroad programs, as well as summer internships abroad.
Faculty members who lead summer and mini-term programs will be on hand to answer
questions. Students can find out more about scholarships and how to use financial aid
for a study abroad program.
Students also can visit with peer advisors in the Programs Abroad Office Resource
Room. They are available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Daily
informational meetings are held at 2 p.m.
During her semester abroad, Raschke traveled around Spain, visiting Grenada and
Barcelona, and also ventured over to Portugal, Brussels, London and Ireland.

Living day to day in Seville was especially enlightening, however.

Spain shaped me in a different way than I expected it to, she said. The people and
culture there helped me open my mind to new and different people and cultures.
While abroad, King used her spare time to travel around China, visiting Shanghai, Xian,
Luoyang and Kaifeng.
Ive learned to be more conscious of cultural differences, and learned to tolerate and
learn from cultures different than my own, she said. I am more confident in myself and
have developed a desire to continue traveling around the world.
For more information, visit the Programs Abroad website, http://studyabroad.utk.edu.

--CONTACT:

Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, ablakely@utk.edu)

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