Story Location: Peru
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Peru, Biology and Biochemistry: Tips for Studying Abroad
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STEM students have long been underrepresented in study abroad. Up until recently, students majoring in or studying science, math, or engineering were, for the majority, unable to participate in study abroad due to the nature of their course loads. STEM majors often have a specific track they need to follow, with courses specific to the department which need…
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How To Navigate Course Enrollment in Peru
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Now that you’ve made your decision to study abroad in Peru, you’re probably wondering about the classes that you’ll be able to take while you’re there. Maybe you need to fulfill some major requirements, gen-eds, or need to make sure that you’ll have enough credits to graduate on time. Unlike programs in other parts of…
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Study Abroad as a Married Student
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There are many reasons why I chose to study abroad in Lima, Peru, during the spring 2016 semester, but the dominant motivation was the choice to marry my husband, who is from Peru.I always get mixed reactions when I tell people that I got married at the beginning of my study abroad program with IFSA-Butler,…
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Parasites: The Best Thing to Happen to Me Abroad
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Oh, the places you’ll go. You hop in a taxi and feel the sweat forming on your quizzically raised brow “Hacia, ‘The Place’ en Miraflores, por favor,” you manage in your sleepy confusion You try to take a mental picture of the people, the noises, the traffic, the smells (what is that?) don’t worry, you are…
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An Open Letter to Myself Before Study Abroad
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You are so different now than you were before, my friend. You were so young, so naïve. You’d been brought up hearing about the bad things in the world and of course you knew that they weren’t just stories… But you’d never witnessed first-hand a significant lack of education. You will learn that there is…
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The Plight Of Indigenous Languages: How Quechua Opened My Eyes
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I was sitting in class, anxiously awaiting its end so I could throw my books in my bag, sprint to the nearest combi, and scarf down a plate of my host mom’s delicious food before going out. Perhaps it was because I was already distracted that I was so thrown off guard when my professor…
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