Search results for: “australia”
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How to Engage with Your People from a Different World
Before I start off my story, I would like to encourage the readers to read this article to the end for a quick Burmese slang lesson! Studying Abroad When I first went to study abroad in the US, I was one of the only two Burmese students at my college. I was able to communicate…
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How Doing Research Abroad Brought Climate Change into Perspective
In the fall of 2015, I studied abroad in Australia at the University of Queensland, and I would never have thought that I would be given the opportunity to complete a research project at one of the world’s most beautiful places: the Great Barrier Reef.The class that provided me with this opportunity was called Australia’s Marine Environment,…
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What is it Like Studying Abroad While Studying Abroad?
Exploring Racial and Ethnic Identity as an International Student Studying Abroad Studying abroad can be a very exciting, yet daunting experience. I’ve always had wanderlust and thus knew I had to study abroad. As a British international student pursuing an undergraduate degree for the last three years in the United States, I knew that was…
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Study Abroad Strategies: How to See Australia on a Budget
Options for public transportation in Australia Coming to the University of Melbourne with IFSA, I knew I wanted to travel without spending hundreds of dollars. After researching transportation passes in Australia, I found three options: the Queensland Pass, the Queensland Coastal Pass, and the Discovery Pass. Since I was based in Melbourne, the Discovery Pass…
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Exploring Racial and Ethnic Identity as an International Student Studying Abroad
Studying abroad can be a very exciting, yet daunting experience. I’ve always had wanderlust and thus knew I had to study abroad. As a British international student pursuing an undergraduate degree for the last three years in the United States, I knew that was not enough for me. I wanted to experience somewhere new, somewhere…
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How Study Abroad Sparked My Professional Goals
Planting The Seed At My Home University When I was in my junior year, studying computer science and public health, I didn’t have a clear idea of where I wanted to direct my interests. The public health class I was taking at college was centered around epidemiology and public health crises in America, focusing on…
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How I Coped with Losing A Loved One While Abroad
I will never forget my 21stbirthday, not because I was spending it on an incredible Spring Break Trip in Australia, although that certainly helps make it a bit more memorable. No, the reason I will never forget this birthday is because it was the day I found out my grandfather had passed away. When I…
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Bond University Partnership
Intentionally smaller than most Australian universities, Bond’s community of 5,000 students makes it easy to join in and take advantage of opportunities for individualized learning at a school devoted to innovation and entrepreneurship. Established in 1989 as the nation’s first private, not-for profit university, Bond created a new, state-of-the art campus in Queensland in the…
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Griffith University Partnership
Adventure-seekers, find your place under the sun on Australia’s fabled Gold Coast at a progressive university with top ranked business (AACSB accredited), criminal justice, tourism, physics, and a prestigious honors college. Art and music majors can hone their skills up the river in friendly, easy-going Brisbane at Queensland College of Art. Your semester includes unforgettable…
