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In Defense of Being Alone (or, Christmas and the Case of the Karmic Meat)
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Christmas of 2014, I spent alone. But before you sigh and move on, this looking like a complaint, let me give you more information. Winter Break of 2014 I spent bouncing around Europe on a train.Here’s how it goes: I spent the entirety of my junior year of college abroad. First, I was in Paris,…
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(Re)Finding Home – A Digital Story
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Home / Student Stories / (Re)Finding Home – A Digital Story For Sara, an Italian student completing her undergraduate degree in the United States, heading abroad again for a semester in Mexico allowed her to better understand all of her identities and the experiences and cultures that have shaped who she is. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-rQX-SW6vsM?feature=oembed Sara R. | Mount Holyoke College |…
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The Intern Life: Scottish Parliament
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6:45 – Wake up! I know it’s early, but get excited to start a new day at Parliament! 7:50 – Leave Robertson’s Close (your University of Edinburgh accommodation) and start your walk to Holyrood Feel free to stop in Holyrood cafe, Starbucks, Cafe Nero, or the Parliament cafeteria for breakfast along the way. (Tip: What we call ‘coffee’ Scots call…
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The Road to Becoming a True Fan
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I was walking next to hundreds of fans when I noticed the ‘White Hart Lane’ sign and realized just how privileged I was to be part of that game. When I went abroad to London, I told myself that I had to go out and engage in British cultural activities. In case you are wondering,…
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Into the Unknown
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“Wander with purpose. Seek a destination outside your comfort zone. Seek to get lost, and then to belong. Wander and you will see it. Go see it all.” Some powerful words of wisdom from a student who really made the most of her semester abroad. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2wLFvhCtQn8?feature=oembed
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Dancing My Way Through Chile
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Dance transcends the language barrier. For Kirsten, studying abroad didn’t mean leaving behind her passion for dance, but rather using it as a way to more fully immerse herself in Chilean culture. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QlrUqTrWgrU?feature=oembed
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A Culinary Journey Through London
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[caption id="attachment_1151" align="aligncenter" width="697"] Hello everyone! My name is Jessica Carlson and I will be taking over IFSA’s Instagram with photographs from my time abroad in London, England last fall. I studied as an affiliate student in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London. I am currently a senior at Wesleyan…
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How Golf Defined My Experience in Scotland
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The bus left our hotel in Edinburgh where we had our orientation bright and early that morning. Within an hour, my new friends and I were pulling into the quaint town of St Andrews, but it wasn’t the town I had travelled so far to see. Ruth, our lovely Program Director, took us on an…
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Magnitude
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It was the middle of May 2014—three months after being accepted to study in Christchurch, NZ and two months before I was set to embark on my journey down south—when I realized a devastating fact about the city I was set for. In February of 2011, Christchurch, NZ was shaken by a 6.3 magnitude Earthquake…
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21 Pembridge Gardens
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It has been nearly a year since I’ve returned from my semester studying abroad in London at City University. The ink has dried in the journal I kept to document my experiences, and the overweight suitcases full of useless things have long been put away. There is something still yet present in my life, close…