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Counting Pounds and Pence: Being a Low-Income Student in London
On my second day in London, the English orientation staff joked that Londoners have the perception that Americans are born with a gold Amex card in hand. Although the room erupted in laughter, I knew it was very likely that a few of the one hundred or so Americans studying in London with me this…
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An Athlete Abroad
The light from my computer reflects off of my glasses. My eyes are scanning the page at breakneck speed. Click, click, click, my fingers fly across the keyboard and furiously venture deeper into the virtual realm. Italy, England, Greece, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, and many more countries are listed in my laptop’s history. I need to go to…
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Student Life at Oxford: Clubs and Societies
At my US college, people struck up conversations in hallways, in classrooms, in the dining hall, even in line for coffee. I realized this five minutes into my college career: freshman year I was moving into my dorm room when a boy in my hall, fresh from the shower, and a complete stranger, stopped to…
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6 Things Every Celiac Should Know (and Consider) About Study Abroad
I am one of the captains of the women’s golf team here at Amherst and so was really enthused about the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I was tested for and diagnosed with Celiac disease three years ago after returning from a summer abroad in China, where I experienced…
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The Day I Died: A Journey Back to Reality
I rolled out of bed with my eyes glued shut, creeped lazily down the stairs, and poured myself a cup of coffee. After stuffing a heaping bowl of Rice Krispies down my throat, I climbed into the basement, and went back to paradise. In the cozy basement of my home, I raced around a crowded and…
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The Long-Term Benefits of Studying Abroad
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist to figure out the short-term benefits of studying abroad. You get to spend a semester traveling the globe, eating exotic food, meeting interesting people, and immersing yourself in a different culture. You’ll have enough stories to last you all year, enough pictures to cover every…
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How I Came to Hear Myself – A Digital Story
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
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A Culinary Journey Through London
[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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Cemented Memories
London has a smell. I’ve heard people say that places have certain smells, and I’ve heard that smells are a catalyst of remembering. But, you wouldn’t know that London had a smell until you left it, and then came back.Upon arrival in London for my six months abroad, I was in no way thinking about…
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Flat 25
Everyone has the preconceived notion that while abroad they will become friends with locals, go out every night, and travel to countless exotic places. I learned, however, that it is better to go in with no expectations since chances are that nothing will be as expected. People’s pictures during their time abroad make it look…
