Angela Pupino
Hi, I’m Angela! I’m a junior at American University, where I’m majoring in International Studies and minoring in Public Health. I enjoy drinking hot chocolate, reading good books, and singing along to *every* song on the Hamilton soundtrack. I grew up in the Rust Belt, live in DC, and can’t wait to study healthcare and experience life in London. I’m not throwing away my shot!
Blogs by Angela Pupino
Putting It In Reverse (Culture Shock)
Whenever I travel, I always get nervous that I’ll leave something behind. I’m constantly checking to make sure that I have my passport, phone, or wallet. I...
What I'm Telling My Parents About Terror
While I spent the day of the attack outside Westminster calmly going about my everyday life here in London, my family and friends back at home were fretting. If...
A Reflection on Service-Learning
When I found out that my service-learning placement for IES was at a homeless shelter, I was nervous. Would the clients be kind or horrible? What kind of tasks...
The Big Risks: Studying Abroad as an Assault Survivor
Content Warning: Sexual Assault. My decision to study abroad as a survivor of sexual assault was complicated and nervewracking— and there have honestly been a...
Beautiful Strange Places
As I write this, I’m sitting in the strangest place I’ve ever been in my life. It's also my new favorite place in London. Studying abroad gives you time to...
A Love Poem for London
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I wrote a cheesy love poem for London. I am in love with this city, with the people I have met, and with the classes I am...
Only Human
On Friday, I attended a lecture at Oxford University. On Saturday, I visited Cambridge University. On Sunday, I met some students at the London School of...
This City Could Swallow Me Whole
There is something indescribably massive about life in London.
I have some advice for when it feels a bit... too massive.
The Small Risks
A week before I left for my semester in London, I took a (small) risk.