What is Victory Day? Why is it celebrated? In early May, the week before my first days of finals, I had the surreal experience of witnessing a Victory Day celebration…
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Want to study abroad in Buenos Aires? Set whatever assumptions you may have about this South American capital city aside while I share my 10 top things I believe anyone…
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Founded by the Vikings around 922 A.D., Limerick City has over 1,000 years of history under its belt. Transformed from a Viking settlement into a medieval walled town and ultimately…
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«С Масленицей из России Всем!» (S Maslenitsey iz Rossii) // Happy Maslenitsa from Russia to Everyone! This semester I am grateful to be studying in St. Petersburg, Russia. My favorite…
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A medieval Spanish city located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Granada is truly one of a kind. Its contagious energy can be characterized by a combination of…
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Every night, my host mom calls “À table!” to alert me that dinner is ready. My host dad loves to cook, and makes something different nearly every meal, so I…
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There is a popular quote among study abroad students: “Travel like a tourist but live like a local.” To me, this quote captures the essence of studying abroad. As…
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Do you want to study abroad? Haven’t had time to do so yet? Studying abroad in the summer is the perfect solution. Summer is an appealing time for students to…
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There is so much history and culture to discover in London and beyond in Cambridge. In London, I visited the Imperial War Museum for a screening of They Shall Not…
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Moscow and St. Petersburg, being the two largest cities in Russia, are often compared and contrasted. While the time I spent in Moscow was not enough to truly acquaint myself…
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