Category Stories: Family Matters
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Skydiving In Scotland And Why My Parents Couldn’t Say No
Marisa Braverman
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In preparation for writing this post, I read back through the journal that I kept while abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. I tried to write an entry every day, and was successful in that endeavor most of the time. It was important to me that I chronicle my time abroad. I had been warned that the…
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Immigrant Abroad: A Chinese-American in London
Marisa Braverman
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Did you know that by 2055, the largest immigrant group in the United States will be from Asia and the Middle East, and will comprise of about 15% of the US population (Source)? My own family immigrated to Atlanta, Georgia from China when I was just five years old. Growing up, I transitioned between various…
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Family Across Water: A Digital Story
Marisa Braverman
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/dL4gzwo7poI?feature=oembed Erin Wholey is a student at Providence College and studied abroad with IFSA at the University of Technology, Sydney in 2013.
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Lack of Black
Kailin Nguyen
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I staggered in bursts When I first learned to drive My step-father brought me to a bank parking lot and told me to weave through a bright orange spine set deep in the asphalt black and unforgiving as coal When I first drove the roads Of the long white cloud I had to learn again-…
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You Are Infinite
Kailin Nguyen
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Everyone has a unique study abroad experience. We experience different cultures, different foods, and different languages. We meet different people and travel to different places. We bring with us different baggage, both physical and mental. Just as no two people are alike, no two study abroad experiences are identical. But there are common themes. Though…
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