Instagram Live Q&A on February 6, 2024 at 8:00PM EST

On February 6th at 8 PM EST, join @acstudyabroad and three AC Study & Research Abroad alumni for an Instagram Live Q&A discussion on their experiences abroad! From Serbia to Taiwan to Kazakhstan, our featured alumni had fun, fascinating, rewarding experiences of linguistic and cultural immersion, and they are ready to share their best stories and advice. Learn directly from student participants themselves about what it means to Go Beyond Ordinary on AC Study & Research Abroad Programs! Read below to get introduced to our distinguished guest alumni:

Megan Joksimović, Balkan Language Initiative (BLI), Belgrade, Serbia:

Megan Joksimović is a senior in the W. P. Carey School of Business and Barrett, The Honors College at ASU studying Marketing. She studied abroad with BLI in Belgrade, Serbia in the summer of 2023. She is from Phoenix, AZ and because of her involvement in her Serbian community throughout her life, she is completing her Honors Thesis on the Balkan Diaspora in the United States, sharing oral histories in an online platform she created called Balkan in Amerika. 

Isabella McBride, Taiwan Intensive Summer Language Program (TISLP), Tainan, Taiwan:

Hi there!

I'm Isabella McBride, an alumna who participated in the TISLP last summer. Currently enrolled at Ball State University, I'm pursuing a major in Animation and a minor in Chinese. Joining TISLP was a pivotal step for me to expand my horizons, and now I'm eager to assist you on your upcoming study abroad journey! 

Piya Garg, Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP), Almaty, Kazakhstan:

I'm Piya Garg, and I participated in the RLASP program to Kazakhstan in Fall 2023. I'm a senior at the University of Southern California, and I'm majoring in International Relations and Global Business, and minoring in Human Rights. RLASP was an incredible experience for me, and I'm excited to answer any questions you might have about studying abroad with American Councils!