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  • 4 major Financial Keys to Make Study Abroad Affordable

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    4 major Financial Keys to Make Study Abroad Affordable

    pending a semester abroad and taking in the sights and sounds of another country seems like a luxury that only a lucky few can afford. However, if you plan carefully, spending a semester abroad can be an affordable option. Here are my four major financial keys to making your dream semester abroad a reality. 1. Consider…

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  • How Study Abroad Helped Me Overcome Anxiety

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    How Study Abroad Helped Me Overcome Anxiety

    I was a freshman in high school when I learned that college students could choose to study in a foreign country. From that moment, I knew that I wanted to take advantage of the incredible opportunity and anticipated the day that I would embark on my own adventure abroad. When that day finally arrived, and…

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  • On Transitioning From Home to Abroad: 4 Must-Read Tips

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    On Transitioning From Home to Abroad: 4 Must-Read Tips

    As I prepared for my three months in London at the end of this past summer, panic rushed through me. Scrolling through Facebook, tapping through Snapchat, and seeing all of my friends enjoying the beginning of junior year at my home university gave me major FOMO (fear of missing out). I began to question why I…

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  • The 2 Best Tips for Traveling With the Tube

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    The 2 Best Tips for Traveling With the Tube

    Let’s start from the beginning. I was set to leave the country on December 30, 2014, and I had been extremely anxious as to what I was supposed to do with my luggage when I arrived in London. My biggest concern was carrying two full size pieces of luggage and a carry-on while navigating my…

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  • 5 Tips for Backpacking Around Europe

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    5 Tips for Backpacking Around Europe

    In the fall of 2015, I had the privilege of being able to study abroad at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. While there, I spent a bunch of my time visiting other countries. I haven’t been able to really quantify the experience that I had abroad. Since I’ve been home, I have had…

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  • Counting Pounds and Pence: Being a Low-Income Student in London

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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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  • How Study Abroad Changed My Life – A Digital Story

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    How Study Abroad Changed My Life – A Digital Story

    Not only did I get a taste of a new world, but I got a taste of freedom that I was not aware I was lacking. https://www.youtube.com/embed/IwISDTw0kiM?feature=oembed Emely G. | University of Redlands | IFSA-Butler at Royal Holloway, University of London in England | 2015

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  • How I Learned the Culture of the London Underground – A Digital Story

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    How I Learned the Culture of the London Underground – A Digital Story

    Growing up in New York City… I assumed there would be no surprises on the underground in London. I did not find out how wrong I was until I rode the tube in full costume to the IFSA-Butler Halloween party. https://www.youtube.com/embed/wVhY4VMtY3o?feature=oembed Jessica C. | Psychology student | Wesleyan University | University College London Partnership in…

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  • Flooded With Love for England – A Digital Story

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    Flooded With Love for England – A Digital Story

    “The entire northwest of England is flooded. Trains aren’t running, shops are closed, classes have been canceled, students are being sent home. And all you can do is laugh.”Katie’s last weekend in England was not at all what she expected, and that’s exactly what made it so special. https://www.youtube.com/embed/H86EPfeNcAc?feature=oembed Katie Y. | Marketing student |…

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  • 5 Tips to Keep the "Study" in Your Study Abroad

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    5 Tips to Keep the "Study" in Your Study Abroad

    People choose where they study abroad for many different reasons, but one of the threads that links everyone together is their desire to study in another country. There are many ways a person learns while studying abroad, but in the classroom is an important one. When I studied abroad at University College London in London, England, I…

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