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  • Ashley in Costa Rica
  • 27-Nov-2012
The experience is more than the preparation

“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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  • Jerrin in Ecuador
  • 15-Nov-2012
Ecuadorian Politics & U.S. Election

I have always believed that politics are very important, but for the most part are one's own opinion and neverRead More ⇾

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  • Winnie in Egypt
  • 14-Nov-2012
Graffiti

The political situation here is tense due to the sporadic protests.  At first it was disconcerting, then it shifted toRead More ⇾

banner for The moments that transcend cultural boundaries: A beautiful paradox
  • Winnie in Egypt
  • 09-Nov-2012
The moments that transcend cultural boundaries: A beautiful paradox

“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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  • Jerrin in Ecuador
  • 08-Nov-2012
We are all in the same boat!

Traveling to South America for a semester is the hardest thing I have done in my life this far, evenRead More ⇾

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  • Ashley in Costa Rica
  • 05-Nov-2012
The meaning of home-made food

Embracing the small pleasures of food abroad in Costa Rica has made my study abroad experience one worthwhile. Tasting theRead More ⇾

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  • Megan Grable
  • 15-Oct-2012
Learning Outside of the Classroom in China

http://youtu.be/zOeIgcaVEW8 In this video, Megan talks about her academic life in China.

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  • Jerrin in Ecuador
  • 09-Oct-2012
Leaving for Ecuador – Bittersweet

If you had asked me a year ago if I would study abroad my response would have been "Of course!Read More ⇾

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  • Winnie in Egypt
  • 08-Oct-2012
Four cultural (and amusing!) lessons from surviving the first month in Egypt

Four cultural (and amusing!) lessons from surviving the first month in Egypt: Cultural lesson #1: Expecting a cohesive cultural normRead More ⇾

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  • Jerrin in Ecuador
  • 07-Oct-2012
Fresh Fruit Juice in Quito

From day one here in Quito I have been pleasantly surprised with both quality of food here and also myRead More ⇾