Like many college students, I chose my study abroad program location without having ever visited before. When my plane touched down in the Barcelona airport, that was the first time…
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Embarking on a new journey like study abroad, although exciting, can feel scary and confusing at first — especially if you are traveling alone. Feelings of homesickness tend to play a…
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“Chicas! Cena!” These are the sweet words I hear every night when my Mama Tica serves dinner. It is just one of my favorite things about Costa Rica. In fact,…
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You’ve made it through the grueling plane ride, lengthy customs line, and collected your luggage. So… now what? Once the initial excitement of studying abroad in a new country wears…
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One of the best parts about studying abroad is the opportunity to travel to amazing places quickly and easily. What’s extra great about studying in Salzburg is that it is…
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One of the things I was most excited about for study abroad was the chance to live in a big city. Growing up in the midwest, I’ve never lived in…
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One of the biggest adjustments (but let’s be honest, lots of things when you study abroad are big adjustments) when you go abroad is balancing being a student with traveling,…
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I think one of my first childhood idols (besides Hannah Montana) was Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. I not only have her curly hair, but I was always the brightest…
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Athens, Greece: a concrete jungle containing over half of Greece’s population. Concrete buildings that go on for miles and that I can never stop staring at. Places filled to the…
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Salzburg, Austria is really centrally located in Europe, so you can get just about anywhere quickly (and cheaply) if you take a train or bus, which is what I’ve relied…