The first half of our exchange to UW from UBC came too quickly, but Parsa, Julia, Leo and I were warmly welcomed to Western Washing University (WWU) for a presentation on our exchange and Canadian/U.S. relationship at CANADA WEEK. Parsa, Leo and I hastily hopped into the UW rental car midday, eating our lunch as

On March 4, the four current Corbett scholars from Canada visited Western Washington University as part of CANADA WEEK. Julia, Amy, Leo and Parsa created and presented an engaging talk about their experiences as exchange students in the United States so far, and shared how their sense of Canadian identity has evolved. They explored how

My time in Victoria began around six months ago and each day has been nothing short of remarkable. Having studied computer science at both the University of Washington and the University of Victoria, I can confidently say that UVic’s computer science program is undeniably quality by anyone’s standards. I have taken a wide variety of

Hello! My name is Sam Warkentin, and I am currently on my year-long exchange to the University of Victoria (UVic) from the University of Washington. Leading up to this experience, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I had traveled to other countries before but never lived in one for an extended period of time. In

Our Corbett Scholars share a lot of the experiences that many students do while abroad – but they also have unique and exciting ones that are all their own. The Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program is special because it asks participants to consider the Canada-U.S. relationship in everything they do. During their year abroad,

Marion Ferguson joined the Canadian Studies Center in late September as the new manager for the Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program. Marion has worked for the Jackson School of International Studies for the past year, formerly with the Center for West European Studies and the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian

I’m Leo Mansfield and I will be studying at the UW in the 2018–19 academic year. I am a economics and computer science major at the University of Victoria. I’m excited to attend UW and live in Seattle because it is one of the great software centres (Silicon Valley being the first), where world-changing software

My name is Sam Warkentin and I am currently a sophomore at the University of Washington majoring in environmental studies. I am very excited to learn about similarities and differences in environmental policy and environmental management in Washington and British Columbia. These two separate jurisdictions have similar ecosystems but different governments, laws, and regulations. Taking

My name is Vincent (Vinnie) Glaser and I am entering my sophomore year at the University of Washington as a computer science major this coming Fall 2018. Academically, I think my time abroad will be invaluable. While UW has an excellent Canadian Studies program, I believe that an intellectually diverse education is vitally important. I

My name is Xuanxuan (Kari) Li. I am a senior at University of Washington, double majoring in psychology and early childhood and family studies. I am very honored to be selected as one of the Corbett Exchange Fellows as well as a Killam Fellow. This opportunity enables me to carry out my independent research project