During winter quarter here at the University of Washington, I was able to take Introduction to Digital Design which prepares urban planning students to produce publicly facing visuals. As a part of this class we were encouraged to choose a single study area to focus our efforts on and in the spirit of the Corbett

This past year has been full of turmoil and uncertainty, as well as new opportunities. In my case, I was excited to attend the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle as a Corbett Scholar exchange student for the 2020-21 school year. These plans changed when all in-person activities were cancelled due to COVID-19. Despite this

When the Canada-U.S border closed indefinitely in 2020, the Corbett Exchange Program was—like so many other study abroad programs—forced to adjust. In other years, the goal of the program is to give students immersive, in-person cultural exchange experiences in Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. As a result of the pandemic, the Canadian Studies Center developed an

I often take walks in my neighbourhood, on the beach, on the coast overlooking Washington state. I unfortunately did not have the opportunity during my exchange to physically go to UW; got to be safe from COVID!  But the virtual format of this year’s Corbett Exchange allowed me to connect online with the other students

School/work/sleep/eat at home: Life can get redundant and boring staring at the same 4 walls at home, a necessary step we must all take to #stopthespread. The Corbett Virtual Exchange has been an opportunity to change my surroundings a bit – just in an online format. This year, instead of attending classes at the University

“You only have everything to gain when you surround yourself in a place that lets you critically engage in any way you want to.” I ended ‘Living in Place; an Indigenous Student’s Perspective Abroad’ with that sentence. I wrote the piece in October 2019, wrapping up the experience as an Indigenous person studying at the

Unite UW is a cultural exchange program formed by the university to bring together domestic and international students at UW. But for me, it did so much more than that. It was a life changing experience that allowed me to become friends with some of the most amazing people I have ever met. I am

I had the privilege of studying at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for the 2019 – 2020 academic year. In this post, I hope to share with you, the reader, four essential tips I have learned during my time abroad. While it might have been easier to write about commonly-shared topics, I’ve decided to

For the Corbett Exchange Program, as with most exchange programs, COVID-19 brought forth new and  unforeseen complications. From the beginning of this program, my primary goal was to focus on the cross-border connections and making a “second home” in Seattle. While our classes may have been cut short, I still feel that I have achieved

Each year, the Center welcomes newly awarded Corbett Exchange Scholars and sends off our departing students with a reception that brings them together with our patrons, Gary and Consuelo Corbett, representatives from the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, and staff and administrators from the Canadian Studies Center and the Henry M. Jackson School of