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Music: The (Almost) Universal Language
I was nervous about a lot of things before I left for my term abroad. Fitting into the new environment, making friends, producing adequate coursework—all of these concerns swirled around my head as I made the long trek from the U.S. to England. But one of my biggest worries once I got off the plane was finding…
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Ticket to the World: A Journey in Ticket Stubs
I am somewhat of a collector. My mother tends to disagree and side more with the term “hoarder,” but formal classification aside, I am an accumulator of things.As someone with this natural tendency to hold on to stuff, after six months in Europe I came home with two suitcases that were definitely over their allotted…
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Why First Gens Thrive Abroad
I learned early in my college journey that there is a difference between your resourcefulness and your resources. Resources come and go, and some of us inherited more than others. Resourcefulness, however, is a skill that anyone can develop and is a particularly important life skill that can make for a successful student and traveler,and…
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How to Pursue Your Passion Abroad: A Tale Told from a Theatre Seat
One of my main reasons for choosing London as my study abroad destination was its reputation for the theatre, and the arts. Theatre has been my passion, and something that has taken up a fair chunk of my life since middle school, but I have never seen so many shows in such a condensed amount…
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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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Dealing with Family Loss While Abroad
Going abroad is exciting and wonderful but can also be a little intimidating. Leading up to my departure to Edinburgh, I had all those conflicting feelings. I had asked all the necessary questions to students who had studied in Scotland and I felt confident in my abilities and ecstatic for the opportunity to live in…
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Takeaway Lessons From My IFSA Ireland Experience
Reflecting on my experiences in Ireland, I have come up with a few takeaway lessons that I learned throughout the course of the semester, but would have liked to know ahead of time. Stay Awake, Meet Your City The first day that I met with IFSA-Butler staff and my peers studying at UCC, everyone was…
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4 Reasons to Volunteer During Your Semester Abroad
There were many incredible things about my time in Chile, including traveling, my host family, and improving my Spanish, to name a few. However, what might have been the highlight of my semester was the time I spent volunteering. During my semester, I volunteered every Monday for about six hours at an incredible organization called…
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Why I Decided Not to Study Abroad In London
The World is Your Oyster When my mom came to visit me while I was abroad during the fall in England, we started to watch the movie Bridget Jones’ Baby. It took us over two and a half hours to finish watching the 120-minute movie because I wanted to stop it every time I saw…
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The Daily Voyage
Growing up in Nigeria, I passed through a British education system. I wanted to study in the U.K. for University because I knew the transition would be easier; besides, most of my friends were studying in the U.K. so I wanted to be where they were. I ended up coming to the U.S to study…
