Category Stories: Wellness, Health, and Safety
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How to Overcome the Mid-Semester Slump
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1. Admit that it’s okay to feel down. No one likes to admit it, but being abroad won’t feel like the best months of your life 100% of the time. The pressure to feel like you’re enjoying every moment makes it hard to take a step back and let yourself admit that sometimes you miss…
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Bipolar Abroad
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College life presents many challenges, but for those students dealing with mental illness, it can seem like an insurmountable task at times. I speak from experience, as I cope daily with bipolar II, which is a manic-depressive mood disorder. Managing bipolar disorder while studying abroad can seem even more insurmountable, but with the right preparation…
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From Scotland to Israel – A Digital Story
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“Scotland and Israel have both spent years trying to become what they are today, fighting for liberation in their respective spheres and will not stop anytime soon, so to ask them to be anything like the more tourist-responsive cities of Europe would be like asking them to forget everything they stand for.”Rikki Eble’s decision to…
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How to Break Your Ankle Abroad
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There is no ‘good time’ to break a bone. Breaking one’s ankle abroad might be the most inopportune timing. Unfortunately, it happened to me! I don’t get to have the fun story of saying I was zip lining or cliff rappelling, because I broke my ankle while walking down a hill during a school field…
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Cheers to Edinburgh
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There is a huge stigma associated with mental health issues in the United States, and this causes people struggling with them to pretend they don’t exist. I was, and am, lucky because I had one of the strongest support systems in my parents that anyone could have wished for. I had people to talk to…
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Self Discovery Through an Autoimmune Disease Abroad
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It started the day before Christmas Eve, while still at home: a strange pain in my arm and hand that I’d never experienced before. From the tip of my right pinky finger, down the side of my hand into my wrist and elbow, I felt these uncomfortable sensations best described as electrical shocks combined with…
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Not Your Baby: 5 Tips for Facing Street Harassment Abroad
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You don’t need me to tell you that it’s hard out there for people who identify as female or femme. Everyday sexism is inescapable, and street harassment ranks among its ugliest expressions. Street harassment can vary depending on your location, or simply your luck.However, when studying abroad, it’s important to prepare oneself for a transition…
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How I Used Fitness to Immerse Myself Abroad
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We’ve all heard that it can be difficult to keep up with fitness routines and stay in shape while abroad. To a certain extent, that’s true.There are so many delicious new foods (and drinks) to try, both in your home city and while traveling; how could anyone resist? This question lingered in my mind for…
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A Night of Terror
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An amazing experience, discovering the world and new cultures, broadening your horizons; these are all expressions you hear when you go to study abroad. Before you leave, you are full of excitement and think of little else besides all the wonderful things that are to come. I was no different. For the first time in…
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Navigating Study Abroad as a First Generation Student
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College is often seen as a journey undertaken to prepare us for life outside of school. It’s a time of personal and academic growth that is filled with many challenges: navigating adulthood, balancing and prioritizing time schedules, making lasting relationships, and, above all, preparing oneself to become an active member of society. Some students may…
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