By Loren H.

Published March 25, 2016

If you've been abroad, or have had friends who have studied abroad in the past, I'm sure you have seen a graph like this one. If you haven't, this is a graph explaining the stages of culture shock that someone experiences when they study abroad. I was presented with this image during my study abroad…

By Caitlin S.

Published March 17, 2016

During summer 2015, I spent an eye-opening month studying Korean language at Ewha Womans University. That's right — womans. However, if you're a male reading this, don't be discouraged. Male exchange students are permitted during summer sessions. Before I delve into why I chose Ewha as my school of choice, I want to outline how…

By Andrea H.

Published March 8, 2016

For the past three days, I have immersed myself in an entirely different culture. I had the privilege of participating in the 30th International Noho Marae weekend. I stood next to other international students as we were welcomed by the Maori people to share their space and culture, and to become a part of their…

By Muhamedali K.

Published March 7, 2016

As someone who loves snow, I have been having withdrawals here in Manchester. As I have said many times before, it is great here in the U.K., and Manchester specifically, but we have had quite a gray winter up until now. I suppose even Manchester got tired of the rain, because we woke up to…

By Austin G.

Published March 2, 2016

I am writing this post after my first successful attempt to do laundry here in France. An experience I will surely laugh at later, but caused a fair deal of frustration initially. My problems partially stemmed from the language barrier of comprehending simple directions, but mostly from my general lack of knowledge of doing laundry.…

By David L.

Published Feb. 29, 2016

In baseball, spring training is the period before the Major League Baseball season begins where the teams practice together after the off-season break and play scrimmage games against on another. In a way, the last month and a half has felt like my own personal "spring training." I arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Jan.…

By Valerie S.

Published Feb. 26, 2016

On Wednesday, I went to my riding lesson again and it was fantastic. I rode an amazing horse named Charlie and we did a lot of flat work and then got to ride bareback. I hope to build a lot of confidence while riding here. It's also nice to be able to hang out with…

By Kelly D.

Published Feb. 11, 2016

After being in Spain for three weeks, I think I can now safely say what I like better about it and what is better in the States without having judged too quickly. I like... How most people speak more than one language. For example, my Spanish sister is learning five languages right now in school…

By Brianna D.

Published Feb. 8, 2016

¡Buenas! I have to warn you that today's post is written a tad out of frustration because in the 25 days that I've lived in Spain, I have discovered that my high school and college Spanish teachers have done me wrong. OK, that was a little dramatic. I'm not saying that they totally taught me…

By Nicholas F.

Published Feb. 2, 2016

Austria, not to be confused with Australia, is a small country in Europe that's called home by roughly 8 million people and, now, after months of waiting, I can include myself in that count. In this blog entry, there's a lot I could talk about. So to keep this from becoming a biography of sorts,…