2023 Travel Study Blog
The Spanish & Portuguese Travel Study Scholarship provides recipients $500 towards their participation in our immersive cultural and educational abroad experiences as part of our Travel Study Programs. Each Travel Study Scholarship recipient is required to create a blog that highlights their experience abroad.
The 2023 Spanish & Portuguese Travel Study Scholarship recipients are:
Leia Broughton
Leia Broughton
Travel Study Program: Spanish: Granada, Madrid, Barcelona (Session 1: June Start, Summer 2023)
Major: Linguistics and English
Minor: Theater
“Traveling abroad can be intimidating. Having never traveled outside of the United States before, I was scared to embark on a month-long trip around Spain, but my excitement for adventure and experience outweighed all of my fears and anxieties. As a student in the beginners Spanish 2/3 course, I was not confident in my knowledge and skills of the Spanish language; however, after meeting my peers, the professors, and the TAs, my anxieties were eased knowing that I had a support system with me.”
Sofia Irvin
Sofia Irvin
Study Abroad Program: Spain Travel Study
Major: Pre- Human Biology & Society
“This was my first trip abroad and the exposure to the Spanish language and culture was invaluable to me. Highlights of the program include visiting the La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, taking a tour of the Museo Nacional Del Prado in Madrid, learning the deep history of the Alhambra, and how to flamingo dance in Granada. Most importantly, I had the fortunate chance to develop my Spanish speaking and writing skills. These skills have already helped me in conversation both in Spain and at home in Los Angeles.”
Lynette Salas
Lynette Salas
Program Name: UCLA Travel Study — Barcelona, Madrid, Granada Session 2 Summer 2023
Major(s)/Minor(s): Sociology and Spanish majors, Education Studies minor
“Studying abroad seems like something that’s essential in the college experience. I knew it was something I wanted to do before I left UCLA. I was so glad to have chosen the UCLA Travel Study Program in Barcelona, Madrid and Granada. Classes took place in the morning until the early afternoon, after which we had scheduled excursions and tours and had free time to enjoy the city and have dinner. A five week trip, many stops to pressed coin machines and nine cities later, there aren’t enough words to describe the memories I made and the growth I experienced studying abroad in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.”
