Diwali Kicks Off International Education Week 2016

Reason #782 why I love UNH: the diversity and culture I can experience right on my own college campus. Who would think a small New England town in rur...

Volunteering and Community Service Opportunities at UNH

One of the things that UNH students are most passionate about is getting involved, especially with community service projects. It’s why UNH offe...

Cuba: “Trip of a Lifetime”

In June, UNH student Megan (Maggie) Savoie ’17 visited Cuba as part of an intensive two-week summer course offered through the University of Florida. ...

Putting Ease Into Japanese

Japan is where millennial-old traditions meet new age technology, where karate, temples, samurai, geishas, sumo wrestling and Shinto meet Sony, Ninten...

5 Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

An Architectural Walk through Barcelona

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

Musings on Morocco

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

Exploring Granada: The Albaicín

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

Exploring Granada: The Alhambra

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

The UNH-Managed Study Abroad Experience

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

5 Tips for Surviving Your First Month Abroad

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part in the...

Daily Life in Durham vs. Granada

My name is Charlotte, and I’m a sophomore currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Along with about 23 other UNH students, I am taking part ...

Spending Your Semester Elsewhere

I think it’s safe to say that most of us enjoy our Durham community here in New Hampshire. There are tons of opportunities for students to get i...

SEMATAKAKI: Connecting Cultures in the Hennessy Theater

Last night, I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing the world premiere of SEMATAKAKI, presented by the UNH Theatre and Dance Department, and the Pa...

All About J-Term

The end of the fall semester is quickly approaching, and if you’re wondering what to do during your long winter break, here’s an idea: J-t...

Eyes Wide Open

Three years, eleven months, and two weeks ago I embarked on a journey that would change my life in more ways than I could know. I stepped onto a plane...

Cooking Together: The International Food Luncheon

College is all about trying new things. You’re going away for the first time. You’re being exposed to new and different people and places. Everything ...

5 Tips to do Before Going Abroad

Are you going abroad next semester? Come check out my 5 helpful tips before you take off! Check your Passport Look at your passport to make sure you k...

Matt Reno ’06

What did you study at UNH? Business Administration and International Affairs What were you doing one year out of college? Anti-counterfeiting and inte...

John Marshall ‘87

I was the creative services director at several Maine TV stations for years before I sold my first book. It's about the world trip I took with my wife...

Finland: Snow and Sauna

As mentioned in my last post, I am studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, this semester through a program called DIS (Danish Institute for Study Abro...

Emily Louick ’09

I have taken my media skills to a position as a project manager at a social media advertising agency in New York City.

Katharine Berlin ’06

UNH inspired my love for learning and played a huge role in the leader I've become today.

Jay Smith ’82

I live in southern China and oversee a staff of 38 Chinese managers. I've lived in Asia for 21 of the last 25 years.

Linda Hoang ’14

Thanks to a UNH networking experience, I was happily employed at a full-time job before even graduating!

Marie Boggis ’09

Work as a peer adviser as an undergrad led me to an advising career with first- and second-year liberal arts students.

International Education Week

              International Education Week is a nationally recognized event celebrating our connections to people a...

Helen Hocknell ’08

My major was English/Journalism, but really I majored in the student newspaper, TNH — I was editor my senior year.

Homeward Bound

Hello again, Wildcats! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Samantha Friedman. I am a senior/grad student political science major who just r...

UNH Konnects with Koalas

Galina Kinsella ’15 is a biomedical science: medical and veterinary science major who just happens to know a thing or two about koalas. Galina receive...

Arrivederci, Florence!

The time has finally come for me to head back to the USA.  I cannot believe that it is already here and it hasn’t quite hit me yet (although I’m curre...

Mc "Verry" Italian Adventure

The time that I had been waiting for had finally arrived-my family visit to Florence!  I have to admit the excitement of their arrival slightly took o...

Mama Mia and Ciao Bella

Well I promised you a full update, didn’t I? Here is part two of my recap of my adventures abroad during my spring break. After my parent’...

The [Royal] Family

Well hello there! Sorry I haven’t been around in a while, it has been a whirlwind month over here in London. Over the course of my next two blogs, I w...

UNH's Coolest Courses [Part 10]: ENGL 703 Travel Writing

Spend the restless weeks of winter break in the country that brought the world treasures from Shakespeare to The Beatles. And everything in between, l...

Italy: What a Wonderful World!

As I walked home after a fantastic day in Florence, I stopped for a moment in the Piazza Repubblica and truly just took everything in.  It was an abso...

We Will Always Have Paris

Bonjour! Where is the best place in the world (besides London) to reunite with a fellow Wildcat? You guessed it, PARIS! One of my best friends from UN...

City2City

Since my last blog I have been quite the travel bug! I had the absolute pleasure of visiting the beautiful cities of Rome and Barcelona.  Rome was my ...

Buongiorno, Firenze!

Hello readers (hopefully more than just Mom and Dad) and welcome to my very first blog post! I’ll be posting here biweekly and sharing stories about m...

A Tale of Two Universities

I have been really lucky in that my adjustment to life abroad has been pretty easy. From the moment I stepped off the plane at Heathrow, I fell in lov...

Woman v. Food

Welcome back Wildcats! I hope you all had an enjoyable winter break! I traveled back to the States for the holidays, just in time for the polar vortex...

Christmas Time in the City

In the air, there is a feeling of Christmas (yes, I am quoting “Silver Bells”). The holidays are one of the most magical times of the year, and no mat...

Luck of the Irish

When I was at UNH last semester, one of the things that surprised me about my friends studying abroad was how they always seemed to be traveling to a ...

Hollywood in London

This weekend, while all you Wildcats were (hopefully) cheering on the UNH Men’s Hockey team (so sad I missed it!), I crossed off another item on my Lo...

From UNH to the UK

Hello Wildcats! My name is Samantha Friedman, and I’m a Junior Political Science major who is currently studying at the London School of Economics and...

Welcome to Uganda

It took some resolve the first time I convinced myself to leave my house in Uganda alone. I had been in the African country for only five days and I k...

Fashion in Florence

My junior spring semester of 2012 I spent studying abroad in Florence, Italy. It was the first time as a UNH student that I was able to study fashion....

My Weekend in Portugal

Hi everyone! This weekend marked my trip to Lisbon, Portugal, which was definitely one of the most exotic and unique places I’ve been.  I left Regent’...

A Week of Theatre

It’s been a blur of homework and trips around London, but I finally have time to calm down today and take some time for myself.  Sunday, after unpacki...

Easter in London & Paris

Happy (belated) Easter everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday.  Although it was my first Easter spent away from home, I had a busy and entertain...