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Hello! I'm Alyssa Skvarla, your BA (International Honours) Intern for the 2018-2019 academic year. I'm a third year studying English and can typically be found reading in one of the many coffee shops around St Andrews. I've traveled a long way from sunny California to study first at William and Mary and now St Andrews, but my love for new experiences and traveling is perfectly cultivated through the program's opportunities. In my intern position, I hope to help everyone who is a part of the program so they have the best experience possible.

Alyssa Skvarla

St Andrews vs William and Mary: Campus Golf

The first thing that comes to mind when someone hears of St Andrews can vary quite a bit. Whether one jumps to its university, renowned for academic excellence, or to its rich history set in stone by the Cathedral and…

Thanksgiving with WaMStAs

It’s that time of year when the sun sets earlier every day and the wind gains a wicked bite, but that also means it’s almost the end of the semester and about time to start celebrating the holidays with our loved ones!…

Top 10 Tips for Studying Abroad

After a terrific study abroad experience at the College of William & Mary last spring break through our First Abroad programme, our First Abroad scholars – Amie Morrison and Sarah Ramage – returned to St Andrews to…

Indepedent Learning Week with WaMStAs

After the mania of Week 5, dominated by gruelling deadlines and the pandemonium of Raisin, St Andrews offers its students a moment of reprieve and recovery through Independent Learning Week. A week with no lectures or…

BA (International Honours) Intern

Hello! I’m Alyssa Skvarla, and I will be your BA (International Honours) Intern for 2018-2019. I’m a third year studying English through the programme. Typical of any English student, you are likely to find me reading…