Posts tagged with “Student Profiles” (All posts)

Funding Your OCS: Carleton’s Gilman Scholars

23 April 2026

Nathan Zhang ’27 and Carlos Trejo ’26 discuss how Gilman Scholarships helped fund their incredible OCS experiences in Rome and Budapest.

Student in Budapest scenic overlook

I Messed Around in China For a Month, Now I Dream in Chinese

23 April 2026

Nick Chou ’28 summarizes his month-long OCS program in Beijing, China.

Dancing on street in China

DIS Copenhagen: Just Clown’n Around

24 February 2026

Opeyemi Adayemi ’27 talks about navigating the unexpected while on the DIS Copenhagen program.

student in clown make up looks at figurine

From Bio Major to Prostitution Studies

10 February 2026

Monica Law ’27 talks about her time on the DIS Prostitution and the Sex Trade program in Denmark.

students performing burleseque show

Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania: A Photo Blog

4 February 2026

The stories behind student photos taken on recent Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania programs.

Zebras graze in Tanzania

Living London: Making Friends on OCS

4 February 2026

Jess Knachel ’27 talks about the friendships you make on a Carleton OCS program.

Pub trivia in London

Embracing the Mundane: Building a Life for Yourself Abroad

2 February 2026

Karin Grevstad-Nordbrock ’27 reminisces on her semester abroad in New Zealand.

Students look over mountain sunset

How to Go Abroad

26 January 2026

Emma Morrison ’28 discusses how she settled on the the IAU Aix-en-Provence program in France.

Students explore Marseilles

Gracias por bailar conmigo

20 January 2026

Sylvie Marie Olson ’28 shares a poem she wrote about her time on the IES Abroad Buenos Aires program.

Student hugging woman at soccer game

36 Hours in Volterra: An (E)t(r)uscan Experience

19 January 2026

Zoe Roettger ’27 discusses going on a weekend trip to Volterra while on OCS in Rome.

Alabaster workshop in Italy