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- Type: Article
- Author: Sagan Pope
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Teaching English through physical education. After not having a place of my own since mid-July, having packed up my home in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain to move to Madrid, I have now spent two weeks in my new place. It took only an afternoon to unpack...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Sagan Pope
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Reverse culture shock hits Sagan on a trip back home. What’s it like to pack up your bags and head off to a country you’ve never been to? A country where you may only know the basics on the language? For the first time, it was a mix of pure excitement...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Hannah Pym
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
The United Kingdom starts to feel like home for Hannah. It has been almost a month since I arrived in England. Already, England is beginning to feel like home. I spent a week with some of my English relatives before driving over to Norwich. Safe to...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Cora struggles with the language barrier in her first weeks abroad. I arrived three days ago to this small island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, La Réunion. I am currently staying with Sylvie, one of the teachers from the school I will be teaching at,...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Trina Moyles
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What it's like to write a book in southwestern Uganda. After living in Kabale for a year and half, I’ve learned this much: true rain approaches from the north. You can see it before you hear it on the rooftops, a wall of charcoal gray clouds, steadily...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Gillian Arfin
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How to turn a vacation into a new life. When I first came over to Perth and I was looking for a job, I went directly for what I knew—hospitality. I got a job in a café with good hours, close to where I was living. It was convenient, easy and fun. No...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Liam O'Donovan
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
From a small town to a big city, Liam is finding solace in unexpected places. Living and working in one of the most densely populated cities in the world can take its toll on you. I grew up in a small(ish) city of about 60,000 people in a country with...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Evelyn Robinson
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
The defining moments in a year spent abroad. There are times in life that push you beyond your comfort zone. Those are moments that cross a line you’ve never stepped over before, the ones that break new and unfamiliar ground. While at the time you...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Liza Bayless
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Liza gives up her scheduled plans for an uncharted adventure. Most of us embark on study abroad adventures with the hope of fitting in some travelling. During long weekends here and there, vacations and before or after the semester, students look to...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Hannah Pym
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
The journey to study abroad. The morning of departure day was surprisingly calm. My usual neurotic self had a great night’s sleep and I woke up quite relaxed. This was unexpected as I had spent the last few weeks stressing over every minute detail of...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Mike Land
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Thirty-three years ago, Mike was filled with doubt as he set out to volunteer. All that has changed. We settled in a circle in the living room, near wide windows that let in the late-afternoon light and started talking about what waited “out there.”...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Cora prepares to spend the next seven months working on an island in the Indian Ocean. I hate goodbyes. I avoid them at all costs. Instead of saying a proper goodbye, I will sometimes pretend to go to the washroom, say, “Be right back,” and then hide...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Never heard of La Réunion? You're not alone. When thinking about living abroad for seven months, my emotions range from complete excitement and enthusiasm, to nervous anxiety, to temporary spurts of panic. No matter how much reading I do from...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Trina Moyles
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Trina makes the move from travelling to living. I came to Uganda on somewhat of a whim. When I arrived, I never could have dreamed that I’d stay for so long—nearly two years—and that I would gradually transition from being a “traveller” into imagining...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Adele Priestley
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Jumping through hoops to get a work visa in Chile. I stood in the back of a crowded room, clutching a packet of papers to my heaving chest, and trying to decide which line I needed to stand in. Luckily at 5 feet and 7 inches, I tower over most...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jonathon Cusack
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How will legalized marijuana affect tourism in Uruguay? An hour crossing through the murky brown waters of Rio De La Plata is all that separates Colonia De Scaramento in Uruguay from Buenos Aires. This small colonial village, which has changed hands...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Natalie Segovia
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Natalie reflects on her (near) year of travel. Two hundred and sixty-five days. Just 100 days short of my goal of spending an entire year abroad is cut short because I have to go home for my sister's wedding. It's been one crazy year though. I flew to...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor St. John
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
There's no better way to see a country than to live in it. For what, as part of the larger picture, amounts to a pretty unique experience—moving around the map in search of new jobs and new adventures—the day-to-day reality of a working holiday is much...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Tiffany Wang
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Tips for a perfect work abroad getaway. Since moving to Southeast Asia, I’ve had many opportunities to travel with friends and even family. However, I’ve also known that I wanted to do a short solo trip at some point during my time here. When I found...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Liza Bayless
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
The first stages of living abroad. For better or for worse, the first few weeks of an extended abroad experience are a time of extremes. One moment you’ve got a handle on things, prepared to conquer whatever challenge is thrown your way. The next,...
