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The study abroad Olympic Experience

For any young sports enthusiast, the Olympics is an event unlike any other. It is an art in athletics, showmanship, strength, patriotism, and let...
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The impact of the falling dollar and inflation on study abroad

Every one speaks of raising oil, food and energy prices in the United States and how inflation is affecting American consumer. It is common...
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Top 10 Cures for Study Abroad Boredom

Inevitably, once you arrive to your new country, once all the orientations, paper-work filling sessions and unpacking is complete, you will at some...
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Racism or Just Cultural Differences?

When traveling or studying in another country cultural changes can be intriguing and sometimes mesmerizing. Consequently, it is often impossible to...
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Exceptional Birthdays in Extraordinary Places

Upon turning 21 in the United States, there is little guessing as to how the day will be celebrated. In fact, for many young people most birthdays...
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Ode to Public Transportation

For us spoiled American children one of the hardest “sacrifices” of studying abroad—albeit highly materialistic—is the loss...
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Learning to Care about Costa Rica's Water Issues

Last Saturday Costa Rican’s national newspaper, La Nación, reported that only nine of the 81 subdivisions of the country receive water...
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Stereotypes: The Easy American Girl

Before leaving for Spain last fall, I was so excited to be exotic for the first time in my life. In the States “Sarah plain and tall”...
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News Flash: Learning a Language is Hard

One of the biggest preoccupations about studying abroad is the desire or rather the expectation to learn a new language. This fact is exemplified...
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To Study Abroad or Not? Making the decision to jump.

Last weekend, I made the either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid decision of jumping off of a 40-foot-waterfall, depending on your perspective...
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