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5 Tips for Staying Centered While Living Abroad
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One of the main intentions I set for 2019 was to find home in my body. I vowed to make ‘home’ a state of mind rather than a place. As I departed my loved ones and hometown on January 1st to study abroad in London for five months, I knew this hefty goal would be…
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Balancing Sports and Study Abroad at Queen Mary
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As I connected to more students at Queen Mary I began to explore the ways students combine sports and study abroad. Whether on a team or just for fun, balancing sports and their academic workload was important. Queen Mary can be rigorous at times, but there are many students who manage to balance it with…
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Do’s and Don’ts of Study Abroad in Costa Rica
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As I finish up my semester here in Costa Rica, I’ve been taking more and more time to reflect upon the culture that I’ve integrated myself in through the IFSA Universidad Nacional Partnership. Costa Rica and studying abroad have their quirks, but you stop noticing them after a while. These differences became starker to me…
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Bucket List Goals: With the IFSA Learning Plan, You’re Not Alone
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Before studying abroad with IFSA, all students fill out an application stating the goals that they want to achieve while studying abroad. The goals are framed in three categories: professional, academic, and personal. The IFSA learning plan is then reviewed and revised with IFSA staff during several meetings on campus during your study abroad experience…
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How to take Care of Afro Hair in London
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My first question when I arrived in London was: Where am I going to get my hair cut? I usually go to my local barbershop in Brooklyn, so as someone new to the neighborhood, I had to ask around before I found a barber I could frequent. Thankfully, there are many different options for styling…
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Mooncakes and Macaroni & Cheese: A Chinese-American in Ireland
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At the beginning of my study abroad experience, if you told me I would cook macaroni and cheese four times in two weeks, I would have thought you were joking. But then it happened, in Ireland of all places. I, a Chinese-American girl, was requested to cook this dish for my German housemates and their…
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Top Five Things to Forget When Studying Abroad in Latin America
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I compiled this list while studying abroad in Argentina for a semester, but many of these tips apply to other regions of Latin America as well. Here are some cultural differences for which you should prepare. In fact, just forget these things while studying in Latin America: 1. Forget about your concept of time. Whether…
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How New Zealand Changed My Future Career
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STEM and study abroad: are they mutually exclusive? Ever since my first semester at Tulane, I can remember hearing about study abroad events. As an undeclared biomedical engineering major, I ignored the study abroad fliers passed around in my core classes, the invitations to attend seminars about studying abroad, and the presentations by liberal arts…
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How to Study Abroad as a STEM Major
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Studying abroad was something I always wanted to do, and I knew Australia was the place for me. I have always been in love with Marine Biology, and that is what I decided to major in. The next step in my path to becoming a Marine Biologist was to study abroad in a place that…
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Why it is Essential to Live by Experiencing
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Step out of your comfort zone. Be Present. While abroad, I learned how important it is to live by experiencing – the importance of taking advantage of open time, doing something new every day, and overall taking advantage of where you are and this opportunity in life. While living in Edinburgh, my goal was to…