Bringing It Home: How to Make the Most of Studying Abroad

David O’Hara
3 min readFeb 4, 2023

A week ago I came back from yet another month of teaching abroad with my students. My job might not pay much, but one nice perk is that I often get to take my students to amazing places.

Camels rest as the sun sets on sand dunes near Erg Chebbi, Morocco

Over several decades of teaching I’ve taught courses in Poland, Greece, the U.K., Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Italy, Morocco, and Spain.

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David O’Hara

Professor of Philosophy, Classics, Religion, and Environmental Studies. Author of several books. Saunterer. Prefers to teach outdoors. Studies fish and forests.