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Life Abroad

Florence is a beautiful, carb-filled paradise. Heart-shaped pizzas in fiery brick ovens declare their burning passion for you. An intense longing grows in your soul if you’re separated from your favorite panino for too long. Around each corner, decadent gelato does its best to seduce you. As you pass trays of cornetti (custard-filled croissants the...
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Your Next International Adventure?  Teaching English Abroad. Do you love international travel and visiting new countries? Would you like to get paid to live in Italy, Thailand or Costa Rica? Do you want to boost your resume and gain new skills? If you’re looking for your next international adventure, you might want to consider teaching...
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By Tori vanSambeck It’s hard to imagine exactly what to expect when you first go abroad. No one can entirely prepare you for all of the new experiences you’re about to have, however, there are a few things every person going abroad will experience regardless of who they are or where they study. After my...
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By Sara Wiseman The merciless sun is beating down on your back and sweat gathers at the brow as you make the final push to defeat your finals. Purging all of the trivial information you’ve been fed in summer classes will be a sweet relief. But then what? Your summer abroad session is through. The...
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By Nick Ranelle Looking forward to coming abroad for an awesome semester? You’ll have the chance to have an experience of a lifetime. But before you pack your bags and get ready for the flight, here are some tips that might help you plan your time abroad a little better. Look into weekend excursions beforehand.  Get advice on...
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By Michelle LaPorte Making the decision to go abroad can be intimidating, exhilarating, anxiety inducing, inspiring and terrifying all at once. Whether it be for a semester, a year, 6 months, or even just a few weeks, for a lot of people (myself included) it takes a serious push from within to actually make the...
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By Sara Wiseman I know you’re super busy in your travels and studies abroad. I know it’s super exciting visiting all of the tourist attractions, all of the night clubs and all of the fantastic cafes. I also know you need to shut up and listen. What you’re doing can’t compare  to the breathtaking views...
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Less than five percent of students in the United States take the opportunity to study abroad. This means that studying abroad puts you in an exciting and interesting minority and will really make your resume stand out in a crowd.  Employers now actively seek to hire graduates who have taken part in a study abroad program....
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By Sara Wiseman I want to inspire you all to make your time abroad phenomenal. And so, I’ll begin this post with a bit of poetry from one of this generation’s greats. Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted. one moment Would you capture it or just...
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By Sara Wiseman As Americans, we picture July as a month dedicated to celebrate the awesomeness of our country. Hoards of people storm the streets decked out in red, white and blue and eat an excessive amount of hot dogs to celebrate our independence and may offer digits as sacrifice to fireworks to please our...
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By Michelle LaPorte 1. First and foremost, study abroad. Spend 4 months in Prague, or 6 weeks in Florence. Do it while you’re young and while you have the chance. You’re never as free as you are in your early 20s, so go for it. You’ll be the envy of your friends, relatives, and total strangers....
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By Sara Wiseman Learning can be fun! The words seem to automatically be accompanied by rainbows and a cartoon raccoon reading.  I hate museums but there are quite a few in Europe that don’t suck. Here are my top five museums in some of my favorite European locations: 1. Catacombs of Paris No doubt about it, this...
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