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Interning in Australia – A Digital Story
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“Going abroad didn’t keep me from excelling. It gave me adventure and opportunities all in one. Don’t let your fears hold you back, because if you do you will be missing out on the most amazing opportunity of all: really living.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/zishdt5IaZw?feature=oembed Julie H. | Columbia University | University of Sydney Partnership in Australia | 2014
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The Plight Of Indigenous Languages: How Quechua Opened My Eyes
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I was sitting in class, anxiously awaiting its end so I could throw my books in my bag, sprint to the nearest combi, and scarf down a plate of my host mom’s delicious food before going out. Perhaps it was because I was already distracted that I was so thrown off guard when my professor…
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Breathless – A Digital Story
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“This is Chile, where things don’t always make sense – in the most beautiful way.” Cecilia catches her breath in the Atacama Desert. https://www.youtube.com/embed/RHYuii5ipMI?feature=oembed Cecilia T. | Wheaton College of Massachusetts | IFSA Chilean Universities Program, Santiago in Chile
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Adventures in Eating
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Going from a dorm to an apartment is interesting. At my home university, you live on campus for three years, and only a few of the dorms have kitchens, which means lots of late night iHop runs, microwave pasta, and dining hall food. So going to New Zealand, I finally got my own room (at…
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Integration: Trying Everything on my Plate
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When I think about my time in Chile, I think about the people I met, the places I visited, and of course the food I ate. Many students talk about a place’s cuisine when they travel and share their experience abroad, but I’d like to think I’ve got a different perspective. As a self-proclaimed picky…
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London on a Budget
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London. I dreamed of Harry Potter, Kate Middleton, British accents and Big Ben. Call me biased, but I think London is the greatest city in the world. Where else does the juxtaposition of historical and contemporary strike a perfect balance? Where else can you be, at one moment, in one of the biggest business hubs…
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Somewhere Along the Way
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Before leaving for Scotland, I watched the movie “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon, based upon the book by Cheryl Strayed chronicling her journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I related to the feelings of being stuck, and not understanding the next move or where that move would take me–only knowing the intense desire and undeniable need…
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An Open Thank You Letter to Australia
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Dear Australia,I want to sincerely thank you for the past four and a half months. You have changed me.I wasn’t quite sure what I was signing up for when I agreed to study half way across the world. Hearing everyone else’s stories, those who braved the experience before me, made study abroad sound like an…
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Meeting the Maori – A Digital Story
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“Meeting this iwi in such a heartwarming way brought me a step further into the New Zealand culture than I thought I would ever get the chance to experience. I could not believe how kind and inviting the Maori people were to open their homes to us and tell us about their culture.” Christine connects…
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How I Came to Hear Myself – A Digital Story
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Amid the busy streets of Buenos Aires, Ashley learned to find balance and take care of herself. https://www.youtube.com/embed/U-wkkxHy0nM?feature=oembed Ashley J. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | IFSA Summer in Buenos Aires in Argentina