holidays

On July 14th, 1789, over a thousand soldiers and armed civilian insurgents stormed the Bastille prison. This was a pivotal moment for the French Revolution, because it showed how much…

On March 21st, I found myself in the middle of the South Campus Shopping Complex surrounded by hundreds of people. Through the loud cheers and excited conversations, electronic Hindi music…

«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…

Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Buon Natale! Feliz Navidad! Wesołych Świqt! With the holiday season off to a start, countries all over the world have begun their Christmas celebrations. For the…

Struggling to find holiday gifts while studying abroad? Here are some ideas to bring home for the holidays — Spain edition! 1. Turrones Spanish cookies are very popular during the…

How do you gather the courage to finish a 3 mile morning hike up an almost 90 degree slope? You envision the rewarding end goal waiting for you on top…

Hello from London! Our 2017 London Fall semester is off to a busy start. Welcome to London University of St Thomas, Illinois Wesleyan University and Southern California Foothills Consortium! With…

Cornwall, the beautiful ancient Celtic Kingdom located on the western peninsula of England. A visit to Cornwall could fool you into thinking that you were in the Mediterranean and not just off the…

Finding the best vegetarian food in Barcelona isn’t as difficult as you may think. One of our study abroad student bloggers, Sabrina Medina, shares with us her experiences being a vegetarian…

In Spain, our equivalent to Spring Break is a week off before Easter Sunday, known as Semana Santa, or Holy Week. I decided to spend my entire 11-day break traveling…