Rei Suzuki is a current exchange student at UO from Waseda University in Japan. As an exchange student, I have really enjoyed the Duck life at UO. Time passed very fast, I can’t imagine it has been almost 8 months since I came here to Eugene. Studying, chatting with friends, playing rugby, drinking and staying with my […]
Lisa Maier is a current Exchange student from Germany, studying Art History and Cultural Anthropology. Besides her studies, she works at a student volunteer at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Before I came to the University of Oregon, I did not know what to expect from American college life. When I arrived in Eugene, […]
Angel Lomeli Ramos is a current exchange student at the University of Oregon. He studies computer science and mathematics, and his exchange program began in January 2016. I’m Angel, an exchange student from Mexico, and during my time in Eugene I have been trying to get involved in the activities the UO offers. Along with […]
Naomi Chen is a current exchange student at the University of Oregon. She has been studying at UO since Fall Term 2015 and is very involved in campus activities. Before I came here, I contacted my schoolmate Connie who also came to U of O as an exchange student. It was the first time I […]
It’s almost Valentine’s Day here in Eugene and we are feeling the love in the exchange student group. We gathered this week at Marche Cafe for coffee, cookies and conversation. It was a lively discussion, with our exchange students discussing finding on-campus jobs and internships. With summer approaching so soon, lots of students are deciding […]
On January 20th, some of our exchange students got together for coffee and conversation, as we do every month. New winter arrivals mingled with students in their second term and those who had already been here for several years. We discussed differences between the education system in their home countries and what they are experiencing here […]
Dora Yang (Yang Ting-Ru) was an exchange student at UO from 2014 to 2015. After she finished a year program and returned back home to Taiwan, she realized the journey in Oregon had a tremendous impact on her life. After a year of life in Oregon, I came back to Taiwan for my senior year […]
Here in Eugene we are in the last week of the term before final exams. For years, Oregon students have affectionately dubbed this week: “Dead Week”. However, last night the exchange students were able to spend a lively evening together before they move full-time into the library. To celebrate the end of a term and […]
These last few weeks have been all about handling things. I had administrative problems, many readings and assignments, but many great and fun moments too! Many is the key word here, especially when you feel it’s getting to be too much. The first paragraph has my first thoughts on the topic, and the second is […]
I am writing this letter because I considered myself to be a very shy person. However, I have realized that I am not as shy as I believed. The reason is because I am an exchange student at the University of Oregon and you are not so different from me. First of all, if shyness […]
