Search articles and blog posts
-
There's no greater barrier to travel than self-doubt. How to deal with uncertainty—even if you're headed to Iraq. Everyone wants to travel these days. Social media and increased access to the wonders of the world have inspired minds to wander and dream...
- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor Smith
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
-
Four easy steps to battling homesickness before it happens. If you ask me how it all happened, I can hardly recall the inspiration behind my decision to travel to Japan. I have always been fascinated by Japanese culture, solely because it is so unlike...
- Type: Article
- Author: Cynthia Ma
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Mapping the path to Japan's picturesque Kakizore Gorge. After my first week in Japan and after recuperating from severe jet lag, I was feeling well rested and enthusiastic about seeing more of the country. Cue the urge to go on a hike and add in some...
- Type: Article
- Author: Cynthia Ma
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
All it takes is a little research and some cost-cutting techniques for fun-filled weekend in Norway's capital. A group of 10 of us huddled together in the crisp morning air, our breath condensing and creating little clouds of warmth. We had filled two...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lyndsay Burginger
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Adele considers how her daily norms have changed since moving to Chile. 1. I no longer refer to myself as "American." North, Central and South America; the one thing we all have in common is being “American.” Any time I used a sentence containing...
- Type: Article
- Author: Adele Priestley
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
-
A comprehensive guide to surviving a weekend at Germany’s most famous beer festival. Last weekend, I boarded a coach and began my first trip out of the Netherlands to Munich for Germany's infamous Oktoberfest. While there, I learned that for a festival...
- Type: Article
- Author: Emily King
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Sick of germy children and gerund verbs, Danika looks at other overseas work opportunities for English speakers who don't want to teach. If you’ve got dreams of working internationally, your career options are probably a) English teaching; b) English...
- Type: Article
- Author: Danika Wilkinson
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
-
Why I Continue to Travelhttps://www.studyandgoabroad.org/volunteer-abroad/blogs/1598-a-star-what
Despite continued incredulity from others, Vanessa insists on wandering the globe. Here's why. It is a cool October night. E and I walk down a cobblestoned street in Antequera, Spain. We have been cycling through the nearby countryside and are now on...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vanessa Nirode
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
-
How the small country of Ecuador is experimenting with innovative immigration policies. As a student of economics and politics and the son of Ecuadorian immigrants to the United States, the topic of immigration holds a special place in my heart. That...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mauricio Rubio
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
-
The top three differences that one study abroad student notices about Amsterdam. I have now been in Amsterdam for three weeks and am slowly settling into my role as a pseudo-Dutch person. I have bought a bike, eaten countless Stroopwafels and even...
- Type: Article
- Author: Emily King
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
A UK student explains her decision to study abroad in the Netherlands. Three days ago, I landed in Amsterdam for what is going to be one of the most momentous experiences of my life—my third year abroad. For me, the decision to study abroad was a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Emily King
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Taking time out from helping others to help yourself. As I’m writing this, I’m struggling to beat off the last lingering vestiges of an upper respiratory infection at my volunteer placement at a birth clinic in Bali. It took me 32 hours of traveling to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Emily Flynn
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Emily discovers that not all volunteer abroad programs are built the same. In 2006, I was working with a small non-profit called FORGE, which stood for Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment. This volunteer placement in a refugee...
- Type: Article
- Author: Emily Flynn
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Looking to make friends in your new city? Get out there and "meet up." I’ve been in Amsterdam for a few weeks now and can finally say it’s starting to feel more like home. My days have fallen into a routine and I’ve gotten used to the sounds of the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Tori Holmes
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
-
Lyndsay compares her post-secondary institution at home with her Swedish school. I’ve been in higher-education institutions for six years, so I understand the normalities of how college works. You pick your classes, you go to them, you take a test and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lyndsay Burginger
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Matatus, boda bodas and a whole lot of crazy; dealing with local transport in Kenya. Commuting in Nairobi is fast-paced, especially on public transit. Matatus are the local buses. Riding on matatus usually involves being crammed into a 12-seater van...
- Type: Article
- Author: Evelyn Harford
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Getting sick in a foreign country is a traveller's worst nightmare. Heck, getting sick is a pain in the butt. No one wants it, so they give it away to everyone around them. "Would you like to cough and hack and wheeze for the next week?" "Uh...okay!"...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lyndsay Burginger
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Lyndsay tries to entertain herself on a 10-hour flight to Sweden. Sitting in a cramped position for more than four hours is less than desirable. Sitting in a cramped position without any source of entertainment is a nightmare. On my flights to Sweden...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lyndsay Burginger
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Lyndsay decides to study abroad in Sweden to learn about food, customs and culture. Meatballs. Ikea. Snow. These three words are what first came to mind when my sister Hayley handed me a flyer advertising a study abroad program in Jönköping, Sweden....
- Type: Article
- Author: Lyndsay Burginger
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
-
Nervous about moving overseas? Here are four soothing reminders. With my move to Amsterdam just days away, I’m starting to feel the mix of nerves and excitement that come before any big change. While I can’t wait to start this new chapter in my life,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Tori Holmes
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
