EAPA Education Abroad Peer Ambassadors
Get a student perspective.
Ask an EAPA.
Our Education Abroad Peer Ambassadors (EAPAs) are UK students (like you!) who have recently returned from their own education abroad program and are passionate about helping other students have their own life-changing international experience.
Thinking about studying abroad but not sure where to start? The Education Abroad Peer Ambassadors are here to help. They’ve been in your shoes--- navigating applications, preparing for travel, and adjusting to life in another country-- and are here to share what they’ve learned and help you get started. Our EAPAs lead First Steps sessions, staff our EA Advising Center, and, of course, love to talk about their time abroad.
Attend a First Steps Session
Start your journey abroad by joining a First Steps session. During these short "EA 101" sessions, you’ll learn how to choose a program, navigate the application process, and hear tips from students who’ve already gone abroad.
Interested in becoming an EAPA?
If you've studied abroad as a UK student and are passionate about sharing your experience with others, you may just make a perfect EAPA! Email us at educationabroad@uky.edu to find out more.
Connect with an EAPA
- Visit Our EA Advising Center in 315 Bradley Hall
(Monday-Friday: 9a to 5p) - Attend a First Steps session.
- Send an email.
Meet the EAPAs
Catie Anuszkiewicz
Major: Integrated Strategic Communications
Year: Senior
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Education Abroad Program: Faculty-Directed: Special Topics in ISC (London, England) | Summer 2024
Ask me about: Getting direct UK credit abroad, Faculty Directed Programs, and Formula One.
Carlos Castro
Major: Psychology
Year: Senior
Hometown: Campbellsville, KY
Education Abroad Program: Explore First: Careers, Cultures, and Connections (Dublin, Ireland) | Summer 2024 ; Partner: Internship in Florence, Italy AIFS (Florence, Italy) | Summer 2025
Ask me about: Studying abroad as a first-generation student, internships abroad, UK EA Scholarships, Euro summer tips
Thomas Chevalier
Major: Finance & Accounting
Year: Junior
Hometown: Bardstown, KY
Education Abroad Program: Business Goes Global: Corporate Finance and Strategic Communication (Paris, France) | Summer 2025
Ask me about: Using merit scholarships to pay for a summer abroad, bakeries, the Philadelphia airport (wouldn't recommend), bidets
Mallory Hamilton
Major: Human Health Sciences, Pre-Physical Therapy
Year: Senior
Hometown: Springfield, KY
Education Abroad Program: Organization: Shoulder to Shoulder Global (Tena, Ecuador) | Spring 2025
Ask me about: Packing for trips, cost-efficiency, books
Marie-Veronic Kouakou
Major: Media Arts and Studies
Year: Junior
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Education Abroad Program: Explore First: Careers, Cultures, and Connections (Dublin, Ireland) | Summer 2024 ; Partner: Summer II in Paris- KIIS (Paris, France) | Summer 2025
Ask me about: Explore First, application help, studying abroad twice, summer semester programs, and public transportation
Tucker Payne
Major: Political Science
Year: Senior
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Education Abroad Program: WorldStrides Global Campus in Seville (Sevilla, Spain) | Spring 2025
Ask me about: Foreign language classes, homestays, WorldStrides programs, tapas
John Robison
Major: ISC
Year: Junior
Hometown: Dunwoody, GA
Education Abroad Program: Faculty-Directed: Consumer Behavior Across Boundaries (Dublin, Ireland) | Summer 2025
Ask me about: Faculty-directed programs, Kentucky restaurants, and ISC
Morgan Sicard
Major: Philosophy and Political Science (Minors: International Studies and Law Justice)
Year: Senior
Hometown: South Burlington, VT
Education Abroad Program: Partner: Fall & Spring Voyage (Semester at Sea) | Spring 2023
Ask me about: Non-traditional programs, life at sea, programs outside of Europe, and multi-country travel!
Carsen Wastell
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Danville, KY
Education Abroad Program: Partner: Engineering and Math in Prague - CEA CAPA(Prague, Czech Republic) | Summer 2025
Ask me about: Studying abroad in STEM, using EA for honors experiential credit, leaving the country for the first time on your own, adding EA to your resume, getting stranded in Slovakia
Norah Wright
Major: Agricultural Ecosystem Sciences- Emphasis in Sustainability (Minors: Plant and Soil Sciences and Psychology)
Year: Junior
Hometown: Oxford, MI
Education Abroad Program: Partner: Griffith University - USAC (Gold Coast, Australia) | Spring 2025
Ask me about: Traveling in Oceania, Robert Irwin, USAC partner programs, kangaroos, studying abroad as an out-of-state student
Amaiya Binder
Major: Chemistry
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Education Abroad Program: Explore First: Careers, Cultures, and Connections (London, UK) | Summer 2025
Ask me about: Traveling internationally for the first time, coming from a first-gen background, London food recs, how to pack for studying abroad as a professional over-packer