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  • Gabby in Kyrgyzstan
  • 18-Jun-2014
Bishkek Bound

Before coming to Bishkek, I had never been out of the United States except for a few quick jaunts intoRead More ⇾

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  • Abigail in England
  • 17-Jun-2014
Leaving the Comfort of Home

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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  • Michael in Peru
  • 17-Jun-2014
Science, Medicine, and Global Health

Since before my freshman year of college began, I have desired to obtain the dual degree MD/PhD.  The MD signifiesRead More ⇾

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  • economicpeople
  • 17-Jun-2014
Touching Tangier

I have a confession to make: I do not like planning. When it comes to traveling, my mentality is, 'let'sRead More ⇾

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  • economicpeople
  • 13-Jun-2014
Finding Fes

Life has settled for me in Ifrane. The first weekend after classes started, most of the exchange students took aRead More ⇾

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  • Chinazo in South Korea
  • 13-Jun-2014
Culture Shock… What’s that?

I’ll be honest, I used to laugh at the idea of culture shock and reverse culture shock. Now for me,Read More ⇾

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  • Michael in Peru
  • 28-May-2014
The Oscillations of Life Abroad

While this graph certainly describes many of the joys and struggles of studying abroad, my experiences would look a bitRead More ⇾

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  • Chinazo in South Korea
  • 20-May-2014
The Burden of Traveling

"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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  • Michael in Peru
  • 20-May-2014
Seeing Peru Through Peruvian Eyes

For my first few weeks, finding friends was a struggle.  I have become accustomed to making friends in the universityRead More ⇾

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  • Sean in Russia
  • 23-Apr-2014
Russian Food

There are many similarities between Russian and American food culture, however, some differences make themselves apparent. For example, food isRead More ⇾

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  • Tyler Clark in Spain
  • 23-Apr-2014
A Fish out of Water and Battling with Homesickness

I think that at some point, we all fall into some sort of routine. When I'm at home in theRead More ⇾

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  • economicpeople
  • 22-Apr-2014
It’s About the Journey, not the Destination

After so much uncertainty and anticipation — I am in Morocco. This semester, I will be studying in Al AkhawaynRead More ⇾