By Al Dickenson
Callie Ylvisaker did something no one else has ever done: She completed all three study abroad programs offered by the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UWM. What’s more, Ylvisaker departed on all three trips in 2024, before her graduation in December.
“It was an eye-opening experience,” Ylvisaker said.
Each country Ylvisaker visited – South Africa, Austria and Costa Rica – offers its own unique study options and experiences. In Costa Rica, where Ylvisaker traveled in January of last year, she was put up by a host family, sharing early morning and evening meals. But in the morning and afternoon, Ylvisaker attended intensive Spanish-language learning courses designed to help social workers interact with non-native English speakers throughout their careers.