Olivia

Hi! My name is Olivia, I am a senior at ECU! I am majoring in Hospitality Management and minoring in Business Administration. I am from Charlotte, North Carolina. I love traveling absolutely anywhere and I am always down for an adventure! In the Spring 2024 semester I studied abroad with the ECU Tuscany program and in Summer 2025 I studied abroad to Ireland with ECU’s Hospitality Program! Both experiences I was able to fully immerse myself in other foreign cultures and live out my traveling dreams! I am so excited to be able to share my personal experience with you and hopefully help you in the decision making process of creating your own study abroad memories!

Where did you study abroad?

Tuscany, Italy and Ireland

What is Your Favorite Memory from Your Time Abroad?

One of my favorite memories from being abroad in Italy are the dinners! The meal times in Italy are really long, so some nights we could be eating dinner for up to a few hours. So I enjoyed having that time to sit and really soak everything in unlike the fast pace of America. A favorite memory of mine from ireland would have to be the opportunity to use my experiences from my first time abroad and put them into action the second time around to allow myself to have more of an independent trip when we had free time!

How Has Studying Abroad Helped Your Personal and Professional Life?

It has helped me grow in so many ways as a person. I think it’s made me more independent, decisive, and personable as well as advanced my social skills!

JUST DO IT! I know it’s a generic answer but the whole process can seem like a lot of steps and going out of the country can seem frightening but after you do it you will question why you were ever considering not doing it, because it truly is a life changing experience.

You can email Olivia at sullivano22@students.ecu.edu to learn more about her experience!