Anya Jiménez
Anya Jiménez is a Screenwriting major with a minor in Environmental Studies. She got scuba certified before learning how to drive, but as a New Yorker, she never thought she’d need a license. Anya was wrong and pays for this act of hubris daily.
Blogs by Anya Jiménez
Island Syndrome: The Transition from Mainland Ecuador to the Galápagos
Thinking about taking a semester in the Galápagos? Here’s some insight on what the program feels like, and why it was right for me!
Don't Be A Savior
After a week in the Amazon rainforest, I reflect on the dark history of how I was able to get there in the first place.
The Great Bug War: How to Be Depressed in a New Hemisphere
Studying abroad won't cure your mental illness. But I promise you'll be alright.
Wahoo! Wowee! Wowza!
My first three weeks in Quito!
Escape from LaGuardia Airport!
Stressed about travel? I promise you'll make it there in one piece... even if it takes three days.
Goodbye Forever, or Something: Pre-Departure Blog (Happy New Year!)
I'm sure my life is about to change profoundly and permanently, but I have no idea how. This is my brain on the last day of 2024, 11 days before leaving for...