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- Type: Article
- Author: Trina Moyles
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
For poor farmers in Nicaragua, palm plantations mean environmental destruction, chemical exposure—and a paycheque. Is there an alternative? Our 4x4 negotiates the rain-soaked path that was crudely cut into the tangle of rainforest. Foliage whips...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Suchita Chadha
- Category: Study Abroad
Is it safe for women to study abroad in India? Perceptions can differ widely from reality. As other university students were recovering from midterms, Carlie Silva, a junior at Vassar College, New York, was spending her spring break choosing a study...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer-sending organizations share the inner secrets (not really) of their work. “I wish I had started to learn the language earlier.” “I wish I had packed more toilet paper.” “I wish that I had done more research about my destination country.” It's...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Travel Health
Ask these questions before buying travel insurance. Planning a trip abroad is sometimes just as fun as the journey itself. After all, nothing beats that spark of initial excitement when you finally book your flights. However, there’s one purchase that...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emily Flynn
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
How do you share the emotions surrounding a trip didn't live up to your expectations—without offending others? After one year of planning, working, saving, dreaming, fundraising and longing for the day that I would get on the plane to Bali for my study...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emily King
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Why Amsterdam is the ideal student exchange city. I may be biased, but after living in Amsterdam for three months, it's hard to imagine how studying abroad in any other city could have given me a better experience. With three universities, a large...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Sophie Demetriades
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Hints: Start early and don't forget to read the fine print. Prior to the exciting—yet mildly daunting—experience of packing my life into three suitcases and moving to the beautiful city of Bologna, I managed to secure my accommodation for my year in...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Sophie Demetriades
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
When a pros and cons list doesn't work, Sophie goes with her gut. Making my decision to study abroad for a year has probably been the most challenging choice I’ve faced to date. Before beginning my time at the University of Leicester, the idea of...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emily Flynn
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Em explains why she decided to study midwifery in Bali—and how it's given birth to new perspectives. I am a student midwife in the United States. This is not a statement that garners much respect amongst many people I speak with back home. When I tell...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Steph Dyson
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
As an English speaker volunteering in Peru, Steph steps up her Spanish game. When I first boarded my plane to South America over a year ago, I had to confront the truth I had been avoiding—my Spanish was dreadful. Sitting down next to a Bolivian lady...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Steph Dyson
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Volunteering abroad offers a privileged perspective of a country that travel on its own rarely does. I’m a strong advocate of slow travel and long stints of volunteering, moving from being a camera-wielding spectator to becoming a participant in the...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Adele Priestley
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
When it comes to embarking into the unknown, luck has nothing to do with it. With the date of post-secondary graduation looming in the near future, most seniors are frantically searching for jobs. The only thing worse than paying a small fortune for a...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cynthia Ma
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Putting classroom lessons into a real-life context isn't always easy. My hardest lesson in Japan happened almost two months into my stay in Nagoya and halfway through the school semester. The requirements of the study abroad program at Nagoya Gakuin...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emily King
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
When it comes to a semester overseas, forget midterm exams. The real tests happen outside the classroom. It may seem like studying abroad is all about visiting new places, making new friends and generally just having a good time—which, in large part,...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Kwan-Ann Lim
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Nailing job interviews overseas is about more than just a great resume. Kwan-Ann Lim shares her tips for success. “I have heard that you are not very good at interviews. That’s okay—just take each rejection as practice. Interviewing is a skill that you...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Kwan-Ann Lim
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How one little word can change your life. The move was not my idea. It all started the day The One got home from his weeklong trip to Melbourne. “Babe, I really think that we should consider moving to Melbourne. The people are friendly and Melbourne...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor Smith
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How training for a half marathon—by not training—teaches Taylor about adjusting to a new culture. This month, my employer asked me to run a half marathon on their behalf. As a proudly serious runner back home, I agreed enthusiastically. Training for a...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Tori Holmes
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
When it comes to freelancing abroad, time management is perhaps the most important skill to master. As I get ready to leave for Copenhagen tomorrow, I am again reminded just how lucky I am to have a job that gives me the flexibility to travel. As a...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor St. John
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
If you’re blessed with both the opportunity to go to Scotland and fine weather once you get there, don’t waste any time in getting out to explore. Prior to my arrival in Scotland at the start of August, I’d had more people than I can count warn me...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor Smith
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Volunteering with a project that turns refugee girls' drawings into murals. In Iraq, the typical workweek is Sunday to Thursday, because Friday is the day of prayer in Islam. Apart from being my day off, Friday is my favourite day because I spend it...
