Search results for: “internships”
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Language, Literature, and Culture Studies
IFSA’s legacy as a top-notch study abroad organization emerged by supporting students in the pursuit of cultural studies, languages and literatures around the world. IFSA’s proprietary CHART database currently contains an astonishing 6,000 classes recently taken by students in these areas of study spanning over 100 programs. Some of these opportunities are exclusive to IFSA students while…
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How a Hispanic American Made it to Ireland
A Diverse Background As I reflect on my journey, I must begin with my family. I come from a diverse background, with my father born in Mexico and my mother born in Ecuador. Both of my parents immigrated to America at an early age and therefore never attended college. When my parents had my brothers…
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Appreciative Advising
Learning that plays to your strengths The IFSA Appreciative Advising approach is unique among study abroad organizations. It’s our way of connecting with what matters most to you, so that we can help you stay on track to meet your academic, personal, and professional goals. The concept behind Appreciative Advising is closely aligned with our…
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A Young, Black, English Teacher in China
During my study abroad with IFSA in Shanghai, China, I was offered an unpaid internship opportunity to teach English to migrant children. After going through the required bureaucratic documentation, I was finally allowed to start teaching after a few weeks of living in Shanghai. This began what was honestly a life-changing experience. As a Chinese…
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Adjusting to Cultural Norms in Argentina
We may not realize it, but staring is taboo in the United States. Here, personal space dictates a standard halo of two feet, with arms, legs, and eyes inside that bubble. One of my U.S. professors told me Americans can’t make eye contact for five consecutive seconds without getting into a fight or having sex.…
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Are You Ready to Embrace a New Culture?
An essential aspect of having an open mind when interning abroad is being able to embrace the culture of the place you visit. In my case, adapting to Mexico was not a problem because I love its culture. Starting from how welcoming the Mexicans make you feel, the exotic and delicious food you can try,…
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How Study Abroad Helped my Mental Health and Emotions
Mental Health Back Home My emotions are something I’ve struggled with a lot in the past. In particular, I feel this at my home university because at Colby I feel stressed and sometimes lonely. Being so far away from home at Colby is hard. I always miss my family and the comfort of Chicago: of…
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IFSA Interview Series: International Business in China
“My internship abroad grew my Chinese language skills and differentiated me in such a competitive workplace that we find ourselves in today. When studying abroad you are definitely going to run into challenging situations where you don’t know where you are and no one speaks English, but those times are important because… professionally I learned…
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STEMing Abroad!
I remember turning up an extra ten minutes early and as I stood outside my professor’s office, and I was super nervous—what was my first tutorial at Oxford going to be like? By Sophomore year, I knew I wanted to study abroad, but because most of my college’s programs were generally catered for Engineering students,…
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How Studying Abroad Helped Me Conquer My Biggest Fear
I have always loved music and singing. One of my earliest memories as a child is belting out the lyrics to Whitney Houston’s ‘I wanna dance with somebody’ thinking, “oh my God I sound just like her!” …I didn’t! And my family and friends never hesitated to let me know that. I sang on my…
