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I thought I knew what to expect during my year abroad—but there are still surprises. No matter how much meticulous preparation and practical research goes into your year abroad, you can never be fully ready for the obstacles that living and studying in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Katie Smith
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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When things don't go to plan, make a new one. September 16, 2018: The start of my year abroad as an Erasmus student at the University Of Verona, Italy. This was not, however, my preferred option of a placement abroad, nor the one upon which I had...
- Type: Article
- Author: Katie Smith
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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Three steps you'll need to take to reach your departure gate. While requirements may vary for different nationalities, I wanted to shed some light on getting your au pair visa in France. Contacting your embassy In the United States, we cannot begin the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Cody Bartram
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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How I became an au pair abroad. Technically I am saying à plus tard, and not au revoir, because I will come back. I just do not know when that will be; and more specifically I am saying it to the United States. I decided the time was now for me to step...
- Type: Article
- Author: Cody Bartram
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Trying out the Swiss approach to work-life balance. Moving to Switzerland has changed my working life in more ways than one. As well as prompting a switch to freelancing, living in Lucerne has opened my eyes to a new set of working practices. Swiss...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lucy Ferguson
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Sipping sangria at sunset? To survive, sometimes it's more like hitting the books before bedtime. When opting for study abroad in Spain, I think there’s often a misconception that you’ll spend the year swanning around sipping sangria and giving your...
- Type: Article
- Author: Anna Matthews
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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The Mindful Farmhttps://www.studyandgoabroad.org/volunteer-abroad/blogs/2377-the-mindful-farm
A farm in Thailand where food and mindfulness grow in abundance. Close your eyes. Imagine you are sitting cross-legged on a cushion in the middle of a Zen garden on the bank of a creek. The water below ambles methodically toward more swift currents....
- Type: Article
- Author: Alana Jenkins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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When it rains, it pours. I absolutely hate packing. It’s one thing to take care of the flights, the itinerary, saying goodbye to everyone and getting to the airport— but it is another thing entirely to sort out which clothes to bring along. If you...
- Type: Article
- Author: Spencer Kalan
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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Operating on a shoestring budget, this non-profit is working to improve conditions for porters in Tanzania. As an American, I admittedly knew little to nothing about Mt. Kilimanjaro before living in Tanzania. Now, having successfully summited in 2016,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Melissa Foley
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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Stranded in a Walmart parking lot and other remarkable Instagram moments. It has been roughly five months since we began our journey. Five months since we have had a fixed address, private bathroom, kitchen or running water. Does this sound like a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Michael Pace
- Category: Budget Traveller
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Slow down and don't miss lunch. How hard can it be? Starting a new job is challenging; every organization has its own rules and workplace culture. Well, multiply that by a million when you start a new job on the other side of the world. During my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Heather Sinclair
- Category: Work Abroad
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It's not as simple as it seems. It’s been just over a year since I first stepped foot in Australia. I’d always planned to travel after after my working holiday visa expired, so I spent the first six months working hard as a waitress and a cleaner to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Rachael Doyle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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A guide to a typical night out in Germany's capital. There I was on a Saturday night, standing on a busy Berlin sidewalk, in front of a cluttered convenience store with a set of wooden benches that looked like they’d been smuggled out of a high school...
- Type: Article
- Author: Caroline Cormier
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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Losing my mom was a reminder that life goes quickly. October 18th has come and gone and my flight back to Toronto has left without me. A few months ago, when I first booked my ticket to Berlin, I’d chosen October 18th as my return date. It was an...
- Type: Article
- Author: Caroline Cormier
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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When a lost item results in finding something even greater. We were halfway through the 90-minute bus ride from Haiphong to Hanoi when I had the "oh shit, I remember what I forgot" moment: My computer charger. I had recently starting blogging for Verge...
- Type: Article
- Author: Alana Jenkins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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The DIY Sabbaticalhttps://www.studyandgoabroad.org/volunteer-abroad/blogs/2368-a-dramatic-departure
How I turned the idea of an adult gap year into a reality. Most of us have had moments in the middle of the workday when we think “what if I just quit my job and travelled?” This might be followed by a few blissfully distracted minutes of daydreaming...
- Type: Article
- Author: Alana Jenkins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Navigating the rocky road to fluency. While working as a language teacher has definitely aided in my learning of Spanish, the journey to speaking a new language abroad is far from smooth. Feeling tongue-tied Early on in my time in Mexico, I’d been...
- Type: Article
- Author: Kate Buckle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Can a personality trait prevent a fulfilling experience abroad? The sun is beating down on central Switzerland. My boyfriend and I are weaving through the crowd at a local gymnastics competition, looking for shade. The event is the social highlight of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lucy Ferguson
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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It turns out scrubbing toilets is a blessing in disguise. My fantasy about moving abroad did not involve cleaning toilets. I had nothing against jobs in hospitality, I just felt like it would be a step back and wasn't related to my career goals....
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- Author: Amanda Belcourt
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Breaking down stereotypes aboard Peace Boat. As a GET Volunteer teacher, I am expected to perform duties outside of teaching group classes, private lessons, and organizing GET-specific events. Some of these other duties include greeting passengers at...
- Type: Article
- Author: Shantel Dickerson
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
