Brisbane, Australia with Alisha Burch

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student and Chemistry major, Alisha Burch, about her summer internship abroad in Brisbane, Australia through API Abroad. We discuss how her internship abroad enriched her academic and professional goals, as well as how it has helped her future career plans. We also chatted about identity abroad, being a Gilman Award recipient and LEAD scholar, and the cultural transitions she experienced in Australia. 

Chapters

• 1:09 How Alisha came upon Study Abroad
• 1:38 Being a LEAD scholar and resources for scholarships
• 2:56 Why a Summer program?
• 3:44 What were some of your goals for your Summer program?
• 4:35 What were some things you wish you knew before going abroad?
• 6:52 What are some takeaways from your abroad experience?
• 8:36 What were some things you missed when you were away from the U.S., and vice versa?
• 12:59 Identity Abroad
• 15:49 Being the only SCU student abroad
• 20:30 Gilman Scholarship Questions
• 30:37 API Internship Experience
• 34:48 Career Path
• 37:22 Returnee Life
• 38:23 Closing Thoughts