The Fall 2026 Rome Study Abroad Program has filled my heart with so much love. Love for my peers, the city of Rome and the enlightened education I am receiving. To study in an environment that is completely new is so fascinating and stimulating!

A few months ago, a friend shared with me his anxiety about moving to another state for school. He was thrilled to attend his dream university but also afraid of not fitting in, of being far from everything familiar and feeling lonely. Since I’ve lived far from home several times, he asked for my advice. My name is Marine. I’m a full-time student at Santa Barbara City College, and I’m from France.

Fall 2017, an adventurous group of SBCC students lived and study topics from cultural studies, to communications, to film in Madrid, Spain.