Adjusting to College Life at Santa Rosa Junior College I vividly remember the night the fire alarm went off for the first time in our brand-new dorm. It was the very beginning of my semester at Santa Rosa Junior College. I’m not quite sure about the exact date, but it was during the first week … Read more
Jamestown Community College’s Ayomideji Shares His Employment Journey Hello, my name is Ayomideji Israel-Akinbo. I’m originally from Nigeria, but I lived in South Africa for thirteen years before coming to study in the U.S. I am currently studying engineering science at Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, New York and plan to transfer to earn a … Read more
Choosing Santa Barbara: The Benefits of Starting at a Community College Why did you decide to study in the USA? I had always been interested in studying abroad when I was in high school, but since no one around me wanted to do it and I was ignorant, I thought it was something that was … Read more
One thing I planned to do while spending my semester abroad was to travel through Europe for a week after my classes ended. While I had never traveled solo before, I thought the experience would be rewarding. I still had my internal doubts and anxiety about traveling alone in foreign cities. In my mind, so many things could have … Read more