Story Location: New Zealand
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Financing Study Abroad: Pre-Departure Costs
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For a first-generation student, finances and the perplexing processes that surround them tend to be a top priority. When going through the study abroad process, I wasn’t remotely aware of the financial impact that attending a foreign university might have. In fact, there are a number of surprising investments that have to be made prior…
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New Lives, New Cultures
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One month, down three to go! Time in New Zealand so far has gone by so fast and everything is so different here than it is at home. The people are so nice and fun to be around, and the landscape is amazingly beautiful. That is one thing that does remind me of home. Coming…
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The Final Push – A Digital Story
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If I had gone on a getaway to Fiji instead of roughing it that weekend, I would’ve missed out on some truly breathtaking sights. With 5 miles left to go on their longest day of hiking the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, Lily and her friends really needed a morale boost. What they got was that…
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Let’s Be Friends…Maybe
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Studying abroad is about going somewhere new, expanding your world views, and making lasting memories and lasting friendships… or at least that’s the expectation everyone walks in with. Somewhere new? Check: New Zealand. Expanding world view? Check: signed up for a Māori Society class and living with a Kiwi. Lasting memories? Just the travel time…
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How Studying Abroad Changed My Outlook on Life
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When I first arrived in New Zealand I was set on what I was studying and I had a my life figured out. I wanted to graduate college and work for one or two years paying off my undergraduate debt, retaking classes I didn’t do well enough in, and studying for the MCAT. I would…
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Zorbing Into Culture Shock
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The door opened and it all beganI zoomed my body into a plastic bubble that was going to be my carrierMy splash was nothing sleight of measurableI saw the edge of the worldAnd it let meThere were moments of complete certaintyThat nothing could ever possibly be better than thisBut then in a flash it wasAnd…
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Abroad in a Word
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I asked my friends who made the bold and brave choice of studying abroad—in Paris, Budapest, London, Cape Town, Buenos Aires—how they would, in one word, describe their time abroad. This was a challenging task: condensing an eclectic experience, one that many of us are still processing, into one succinct word. The words were, as I…
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If Not Now, When? Conquering the Bucket List Abroad
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I’ve been building my bucket list from the day I was born. Learn to ride my bike with no training wheels, take my first road trip. Maybe it’s because my story starts small—the same small town in Western North Carolina, the same small school from pre-school to graduation—but I’ve always itched and ached for wider…
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Freedom From My Phone – A Digital Story
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“There is a big difference in experiencing something with your phone and without it. I can promise you the latter is the better one. It is a freeing feeling – it’s just you, your friends, and the country that you are in.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/vKR8uFoOtO0?feature=oembed Kit A. | Bucknell University | Victoria University of Wellington Partnership in New…
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Coping With Grief Abroad – A Digital Story
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“New Zealand gave me the time I needed to focus on my grief, but also I think balance to keep me healthy with it. For me, being abroad was healing. I let in some new friends to help bear the burden, I learned an instrument to comfort me in times of solitude. I opened myself…
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