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Matthew Osche

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Matt Osche and my two greatest passions are my writing and my travels! I’m just your average 20-year old college student trying to “carpe diem” while balancing my studies and my passions. Having grown up in Penn Trafford, PA, a small suburb of Pittsburgh, I’ve come a long way from my humble beginnings as my semester in Santiago, Chile, is my second adventure after my junior year of high school spent in a small town outside of Oslo, Norway as a foreign exchange student. Take a look at my blog and read about my adventures here in South America!

Home University:
Penn State University
Major:
International Relations, Journalism

Blogs by Matthew Osche

Matthew Osche,

A Reunion with an Old Friend

My first blog post describing why I am studying abroad as well as why I chose Santiago. I also talk about my packing for the trip and the plans that I have for...