The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The bright lights of Shanghais skyline are photographed at night.

Blog: Reverse culture shock after China study abroad

By Ben Spock, Staff Writer February 13, 2019

This page was made possible in part by a grant from Year of Pitt Global. I won’t soon forget my experience standing in line at the McDonald’s in the Chicago O’Hare Airport. I had a layover in...

Freshman Aarthi Pookot reflects fondly on her study abroad experience in Japan, saying, “I miss it a lot, so everyday I wake up and I’m like ‘oh I’m not in Japan.’ Pitt’s great too, but I got to go, it’s like a feeling.” (Photo by Bethany Krupicka | Staff Photographer)

Students wrestle with returning home

By Nina Kneuer | Staff Writer October 23, 2017

Aarthi Pookot remembered her first moment of “reverse” culture shock when she returned home from spending a year abroad in Japan. Pookot — a first-year Japanese major — was at an airport in...

Load More Stories