Writing Prompts

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  • Jessica Alumni Ambassador
  • 13-Sep-2018
Costa Rica to College to Career

It has been two years since I was awarded the Gilman Scholarship to Costa Rica, and it has provided meRead More ⇾

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  • travisgunn
  • 25-Mar-2014
Acquiring Acquaintances Abroad: An Arduous Assignment

For me, as a devastatingly taciturn individual, it is difficult to develop friendships, regardless of where I am in theRead More ⇾

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  • Tyler Clark in Spain
  • 20-Feb-2014
Arriving in Spain

As I sit here at my desk, I can’t help but think about how nervous I was about coming hereRead More ⇾

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  • travisgunn
  • 03-Feb-2014
Study Abroad and My Future Career: How They Relate!

When I decided to attend a four-year study abroad college, I didn’t do so with any specific career path inRead More ⇾

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  • travisgunn
  • 28-Jan-2014
Culture Shock, Traveling’s Unforgiving Accompaniment

If you’ve ever studied (or traveled) abroad, then you know about culture shock. Everyone talks about it and most people,Read More ⇾

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  • David in Jordan
  • 09-Jan-2014
Making Friends in Jordan

Wast Al-balad; what a wondrous place.  I strolled through the narrow, overstuffed streets and alleyways, keeping an eye out forRead More ⇾

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  • travisgunn
  • 06-Jan-2014
Traveling: Brutality vs. Opportunity

“Traveling is a brutality.  It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort ofRead More ⇾

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  • Carly Lesoski
  • 18-Dec-2013
It’s All About Perspective

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort ofRead More ⇾

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  • Gena in Barbados
  • 16-Dec-2013
Pavese Got it Wrong

According to poet Cesare Pavese, “Traveling is a brutality.  It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight ofRead More ⇾

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  • travisgunn
  • 13-Dec-2013
Studying Abroad: The Night Before. . . Life Goes on

Studying abroad terrifies me, perhaps even more so than it does the average person, and perhaps even more than itRead More ⇾

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  • David in Jordan
  • 05-Dec-2013
One word: Olives

I could seriously go on and on about the food here. It is really good. Really. The shawarma, the falafel,Read More ⇾

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  • Chinazo in South Korea
  • 04-Dec-2013
Eating in Seoul

Food! One of my favorite topics indeed! Since being in Korea, I have eaten so many delicious meals that it’sRead More ⇾