Switzerland | USC Education Abroad

A Class Reunion to Remember

This week I want to talk about something familiar, and something brand new. I spent the past weekend in Switzerland with a lot of people in the IB program. All of us are studying in different places, some on different continents. Seeing everyone was really nice and gave a nice break to the unfamiliarity of being abroad. And a quick warning, this one gets pretty long. A lot of us keep in touch throughout the year, either over text or through IB events. A few wonderful people c

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Jordan Tucker

Mar 94 min read

Everything I did in Interlaken, Switzerland!

Overview: I just enjoyed Interlaken so so much, and it felt so good to ski again. The weather was honestly so gorgeous it was like 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit but super sunny, so it felt warmer. The combination of mountains, lakes, sun, and the antique village blended perfectly into one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen in my life. I took a Smart Trip here, so my friends and I paid a flat fee for the bus ride from Florence and the hostel accommodation. We stayed in th

Brooke Barba

Nov 21, 20255 min read

Switzerland: Languages and Beauty

Lexical gaps occur when one language has a word that doesn’t exist in another, creating untranslatable words in a language. It’s not that the word can’t be explained in another language but it would take multiple words instead of one. I have been interested in this concept for a while, but traveling has really brought the thought to the forefront of my mind. How integral must a sensation, idea, or feeling be to a people that it requires simplification to one word? To give you

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