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  • Student Teaching Abroad: Lessons Learned in the Classroom

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    Student Teaching Abroad: Lessons Learned in the Classroom

    As a current senior in college, my friends and classmates all seem to have one thing on their mind—life after college. In addition to searching for jobs, preparing for interviews, and adding the final touches to our résumés, our every move is influenced by our perpetual anxiety about entering “the real world.” While I have…

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  • How Doing Research Abroad Brought Climate Change into Perspective

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    How Doing Research Abroad Brought Climate Change into Perspective

    In the fall of 2015, I studied abroad in Australia at the University of Queensland, and I would never have thought that I would be given the opportunity to complete a research project at one of the world’s most beautiful places: the Great Barrier Reef.The class that provided me with this opportunity was called Australia’s Marine Environment,…

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  • 4 Reasons You Should Do an Internship Abroad

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    4 Reasons You Should Do an Internship Abroad

    It’s 6:30 AM and my alarm goes off.By 7:30, I’m out the door and headed to the train station. I catch the train and then make it to the ferry, my new favorite form of transportation. As I cross Sydney Harbour, I sip my tea and catch a glimpse of the Opera House passing me…

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  • Applying Your Experience Abroad to Your Career

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    Applying Your Experience Abroad to Your Career

    If you’ve studied abroad before, chances are you would have attended a re-entry meeting at the conclusion of your program or possibly one back home. Something that will come up during this phase of your study abroad experience will be how to look forward towards your career.How can one successfully continue to build on the…

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  • Why First Gens Thrive Abroad

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    Why First Gens Thrive Abroad

    I learned early in my college journey that there is a difference between your resourcefulness and your resources. Resources come and go, and some of us inherited more than others. Resourcefulness, however, is a skill that anyone can develop and is a particularly important life skill that can make for a successful student and traveler,and…

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  • Study Abroad: The Neon Light on a Resume

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    Study Abroad: The Neon Light on a Resume

    Think Ahead to Create Opportunities to Enhance Resume Before leaving for Australia, I had a list full of items that I needed to pack, important papers I could not forget, and a bucket list full of activities that I HAD to do when arriving in the Gold Coast. I knew I wanted to see a…

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  • My Golden Internship: Why I Chose to Intern on the Gold Coast

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    My Golden Internship: Why I Chose to Intern on the Gold Coast

    There is so much pressure to graduate with work experience, yet barely any time. From the very first day of college, my professors have stressed the importance of internships. As a student who is involved in leadership positions in Greek life, the Honors College, and a professional organization, I barely have time to sleep, let…

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  • A Passion for Global Politics Culminating in Meeting the Taoiseach of Ireland

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    A Passion for Global Politics Culminating in Meeting the Taoiseach of Ireland

    I’m a nerd. I’ll admit it, I love following international politics. Back home, I indulge my fascination and love for politics on the international stage by participating in Mizzou’s Model United Nations club. Going abroad presents a golden opportunity to pick up all sorts of cool new hobbies as well as help reinforce the love…

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  • Building a Network Outside the Classroom: Interning Abroad

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    Building a Network Outside the Classroom: Interning Abroad

    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work abroad? Many students are interested in the concept of working in a foreign country, but might be uneasy about the idea, as they have never had exposure to a foreign office environment. Well, IFSA students studying in Shanghai have the best of both worlds- they are not…

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  • ROTC: Future Officers and Studying Abroad

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    ROTC: Future Officers and Studying Abroad

    Chris Reardon, a Virginia native participating in ROTC through the Marine Corps, and Lauren Lohmiller, an upstate New Yorker in Army ROTC, are both studying abroad in Shanghai, China this semester. They are both seniors at Norwich University, the United States’s oldest private military college, and both are majoring in Chinese. Coincidentally, they are also…

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