Story Location: New Zealand
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D.U.D.E.
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It was cold…and wet…and windy. Of course. But, it was still ultimate. By the time I reached Dunedin, New Zealand, I had been playing high-level college competitive ultimate frisbee for two years. In that time, I had gone to College Division 1 Nationals once and travelled across the country a few times to compete at…
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Financing Study Abroad: The Cost When You’re There
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It was early morning when I landed in the Auckland Airport in New Zealand following a 13-hour night in the air full of naps and binge watching The Lord of the Rings. I made my way through Customs and Biosecurity and took my first step into the rainy, warm, New Zealand air. After some time absorbing…
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A First Generation Student Abroad
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As a first generation college student, I never thought I would have made it here, but now I am sitting in this amazing country writing this article. I didn’t think it would ever happen, but I fought hard for it and with my friends’ and family’s support, my dream was able to come true. Studying…
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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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