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What happens when a move abroad happens in fast forward? "What? Where?" "So quick? Have you got time to adjust?" "Do you know the city? Do you even know anyone there?" From leaving one of the most renowned international companies in London to starting...
- Type: Article
- Author: Izzy Shen
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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One of the two main Muslim holidays, Eid al-Adha, is always celebrated memorably with never-ending feasts. As anyone who has lived in a predominantly Muslim country before can attest to, there are two main Islamic holidays in the year. The first Eid,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Annie Elle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Learning and flipping back and forth between two languages is always a fun, yet tricky, challenge. One of the elements of living in Tajikistan that keeps me on my toes regularly is the bilingual environment. For over a century, Tajikistan was under the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Annie Elle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Adjusting to new schedules is just the start of understanding different academic systems. “We’ve got you tomorrow for second pair.” This is what one of my students told me at the beginning of fall semester ‘22. I was clueless. Not totally clueless—I...
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- Author: Robert Eckhart
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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What happens when your first month abroad becomes two years abroad? Two years ago, we arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, and everything was brand new. We didn’t know how the recycling/waste collection worked, we didn’t know where our local corner shop was,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lynsey Clayton
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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The cat distribution system works—just be ready for it when it finds you. “The cat distribution system works!” If you get as many cat reels as I do, you’ve undoubtedly seen these. A woman backpacking in Indonesia finds three kittens crawling out of a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Robert Eckhart
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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As an expat, learning a new country's social etiquette can result in embarrassing and often funny faux pas. One of the quickest ways of being outed as a foreigner is through social etiquette, or more specifically, a failure to follow it. I try to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Annie Elle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Is it different to live abroad when you no longer have a home to return to? For many of us, when we first leave home to live abroad, our parents are keeping the nest safe and warm for us. This was certainly my experience too. I hopped on a solo flight...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lynsey Clayton
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Celebrating holidays internationally is always a blast—and Persian New Year is no exception. One of my favorite things of living in another country is observing and being a part of their holidays and festivities. Nothing quite reminds you that you’re...
- Type: Article
- Author: Annie Elle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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A guide to overcoming the initial administrative and cultural hurdles. When I chat with my friends from home about my life overseas, I tend to get asked the same questions over and over: "Is it hard to make friends?" "What do you eat?" "How do you get...
- Type: Article
- Author: Annie Elle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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An abrupt change in plans meant I needed to take a crash course in Central Asia. “Taji-what?” “Oh, one of the Stans. . .” “Tzatziki-stan?” “. . .you just made up that country.” Although I have worked in 15 countries and traveled to over 110, none of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Annie Elle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Finding solutions through movement. Nothing really beats the feeling of being a stranger in a strange place. It’s when simple tasks become suddenly immense achievements; when ordering precisely what you want from the dinner’s menu it’s a bit of a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Enrico Belcore
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Why you should forgo Ubers and public transit in favour of your own two feet. Traveling can come with a lot of stress, with most of it stemming from transportation worries. We've all had anxiety over whether we'll catch our plane or not, or rushing to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Parker Blair
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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I've learned that jumping into the unknown always pays off. Studying abroad has been one of the best experiences of my life. Sitting on the tarmac, about to head home, my stomach is churning. I can’t believe my time is over. The butterflies are partly...
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- Author: Jordan Tranter
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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Think Portugal serves up nothing but warm weather and sunny days? Think again. When you bring to mind Lisbon in Portugal, the weather you immediately see in your mind is clear blue skies and hot sunny days. And for much of the year, this is very much a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lynsey Clayton
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Could my new home be the lost city of Atlantis? If you take a taxi from São Miguel’s airport, you may be offered to go on a full tour of the island. If you do embark on the improvised trip, the taxi driver will turn into an experienced storyteller,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Enrico Belcore
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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What happens when the thing that brought you to a place becomes the thing you like least about it? In life, we sometimes have to learn lessons the hard way. As is often said, sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Sometimes when...
- Type: Article
- Author: Parker Blair
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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You can't go to Oz or Narnia or Westeros—but you can go to Gagauzia. There’s some places that when you hear of them, you just know they can’t be real: Asgard, Westeros, Narnia, Oz and. . .Gagauzia? But here’s the thing—Gagauzia is real and you can...
- Type: Article
- Author: Robert Eckhart
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Forget WWOOFING; working in a coliving space might just be the ultimate volunteer abroad position. Since I have arrived in the Azores, I feel like my days have been stretched out. Looking at the sheer number of people I met so far, all the events and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Enrico Belcore
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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A spirit of adventure is the antidote to the monotony of routine. "Be a tourist in your own city!" That’s what they say. But what does this phrase even mean? Is it paying for overpriced meals in the expensive pockets of your hometown? Is it staying in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Jordan Tranter
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
