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Eating My Way to Cultural Immersion
I believe that one of the best ways to learn about another culture is through its food. A nation’s cuisine can grant you access to its history, identity, and peoples. Thus when I came to London, one of my first wishes was to indulge in all of the tastes and flavors that makes this city unique.…
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Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Psychology in London
When I started my semester studying psychology at University College London (UCL), I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Coming from a school that operates under the “block plan” (we only take one class at a time for 4 weeks), I knew it would be a new academic experience. However, I was not totally prepared…
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From Regret to Optimism: Finding Common Ground in a Foreign Institution
Re-posted with consent from Lea Morin and the Amherst Global Education blog, Beyond the Bubble: The overarching feeling I’ve had since my journey to London has been one of regret. Leading up to my departure, I was on campus working and observing the start of the Fall semester at Amherst as an outsider. I didn’t get to share…
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3 Must-visit London Museums
London has a lot of great museums. Since they have great educational value, and most of them are free, they will probably become your go-for activity if you decide to study in London. But with such a variety of museums, you might ask yourself which of them are worth your time. You might choose to…
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Finding a Faith Community in a Secular Country
If you’re like me, you spend an awful lot of time worrying about the state of your immortal soul. And as a first-generation college student—at that, one whose parents had never left the country—it was a source of some anxiety for me, whether I’d be able to practice my religion to a sufficiently neurotic extent…
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Exploring London Through Street Art
In the spring semester of 2016, I studied abroad in London, England, a long way away from my home state of Texas.I was fortunate enough to have been able to travel across the world with my family before this study abroad experience. We had even been to England on a previous trip. I love traveling,…
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Don’t Forget Academics When Choosing a Study Abroad Program
At Kenyon, it seems that most students study abroad primarily to immerse themselves in a different culture. Some do this to become more proficient in the language, others to explore hands-on the history or culture, and some simply want to get out of rural Ohio. And these are all fair and good reasons to study…
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National Identity Abroad: Us vs. Them-The Americans and the English
My ‘About Me’ sections go like this: 22, college student, cat person, Hufflepuff. Nepali. The last one is hesitant, a fluttering around the periphery of my identity, almost a question. Nepali? I was born in Kathmandu, Nepal, and I lived there for nineteen years before leaving the country to attend college in America. Both my parents, both sets of…
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Introducing the Fall 2024 IFSA Student Marketing Correspondents
IFSA | August 14, 2024 Meet Our Newest Roving Reporters We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of students to share their stories from abroad during the Fall 2024 term. With words, photos, and the magic of social media, this talented group will take students back home in the U.S. along on their cultural journeys. …
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Introducing the Spring 2024 IFSA Student Marketing Correspondents
IFSA | March 25, 2024 Meet Our Newest Roving Reporters We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of students to share their stories from abroad during the Spring 2024 term. With words, photos, and the magic of social media, this talented group will take students back home in the U.S. along on their cultural journeys. …
