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Mañanas Con Gumer
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Living in Lima, Peru for the fall of 2019, I stayed with a host family – la familia Saco-Vertiz – in the district of Miraflores. Living in the apartment were Maritza (my madre anfitriona), her brother Miguel, her adult son Alejandro, and Gumer, their cocinera, who felt much more like another member of the family. Huevos Revueltos In the…
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Saving Money in London
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Studying abroad can be quite expensive, especially if you’ll be living in an expensive city such as London. Here are some tips for saving money in London! Create a Budget Before you start your semester, plan a weekly budget with an estimate of how much you plan to spend each week and on what. It’s okay…
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How I Spent Less Money Abroad than at my Home Institution
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As a low-income student, I was worried that studying abroad would break my bank. I believed going abroad not only meant I needed to spend tons of money on flights, housing, and food but also put a lot of effort into budgeting to prevent inordinate costs. My fear stopped me from even considering it a…
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Taking a Leap of Faith
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Downtown Sydney Opera House at Night Ariel WurstaWhile deciding where I wanted to study abroad, I always had a feeling I would want to go to Australia. I go to Muhlenberg College, a small school of 2,200 undergraduate students located 15 minutes from my house. I personally had never left home for longer than 2…
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Studying Abroad: A Time to Switch Things Up
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Going abroad is a funny thing: you are introduced to brand new people in a brand new country but it is the best couple of months you could ever imagine. When I first stepped on the plane to go to Dublin, Ireland I felt what seem to be every typical emotion of someone who is…
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Ethical Engagement with Locals: Peace and Conflict in Post-War Northern Ireland
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From the moment I decided to do a semester abroad in college, I knew I wanted to go to Belfast. Northern Ireland has such a unique culture that fascinated me and presented me with big questions like: How do people with conflicting political and religious stances coexist so closely? How has reconciliation worked in Northern…
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Club Fairs Overrated? I Think Not!
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Sign Yourself Up, A Few Hundred Times When enrolling directly in a university, you are essentially starting out as a first-year student – at Oxford, this means you are included in “fresher” activities. While you do not need to participate in every activity geared towards first-year students, many of these events are quite useful. One…
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How Studying Abroad in Costa Rica Defined My Future in International Relations
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For some students, studying abroad is the opportunity to experience a new culture and expand your understanding of the world. For other students, there is a requirement for study abroad to help improve language skills or intercultural communication skills to graduate with their specific major. For me, it was both. I wanted to study abroad…
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How Interning Abroad Gave Me Clarity on My Career Path
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My biggest qualm about studying abroad was leaving in the middle of the summer, cutting short any potential resume-building activities. The school year in Australia starts in early August, meaning I had to leave home in July. As I predicted, I wasn’t able to get any meaningful work during my truncated summer. However, the University…
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How Cheez Whiz in Mexico Helped Me Find My Path to Medical School
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“Cheez Whiz.” “Qué?” “Cheez Whiz!” I flush from the combined efforts of interpreting the command, understanding what Cheez Whiz could possibly mean in this context, and the lack of air conditioning in the hospital. Soon I will start sweating, which will only cause the latex gloves to stick to my skin and fluster me more.…