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• The CC Weekly Weigh In: See Ya Never, 2009!

  
  College Candy — Authority: 664
  To say I live a blessed life is a gross understatement. I live a great effing life, and 2009 was no exception. I had a fantastic year full of old friends and new, family, road trips, good…bedmates, and some really exceptional sale purchases. Yeah, 2009 was one of my best years yet (well, out of college, so I’m not ...
  2 days ago

• America Party

  
  EphBlog — Authority: 440
  Katherine Tandler ‘11 writes from Exeter College: Another highlight of the term was “America Party.” Contrary to popular belief, Americans are quite well-received in the United Kingdom – well, at least among the student population. The Williams kids, noting this enthusiasm (which often manifests itself in ...
  2 days ago

• Dont Frown Because Its Over, Smile Because It Happened!

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  The line in the title was one of several written in VERY BRIGHT crayon on a VERY LARGE sign that one of my fellow IESers put up in the lobby of our building.Today is move-out day. I am all packed (all ten thousand boxes and bags. I DEFINITELY need a second suitcase to get home. Cripes) and the room has already been ...
  3 days ago

• Bruges!

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  Im pretty sure I promised everyone a post a few days ago. Sorry about the delay! I am happy to report that as of a few hours ago, all my exams are FINISHED!So now, BRUGES!Dennis and I left around noonish on saturday from Tilburg, with Dennis telling me repeatedly that it was only a short drive from Tilburg to Bruges ...
  4 days ago

• Laura’s Semester at Sea

  
  MyMissourian.com — Authority: 136
  Shared by Laura Mizes Laura is a senior journalism student at MU. Semester at Sea is a study-abroad program that is sponsored by the University of Virginia. Semester at Sea takes 700 students from the United States on a voyage around the world, and I was a student on the Spring 2009 voyage. Over the course ...
  4 days ago

• The Packing Video – Belize and Mexico in December

  
  VirtualWayfarer - A Place For Intellectual Musings — Authority: 106
  My anticipation is palpable.  It’s been slowly building since September when I found a cheap ticket price, decided to leap at the opportunity and selected my destination. I’ve sent the past months fighting the urge to wander, dreaming of far off places and sorting through old travel photos from trips past.  Now ...
  4 days ago

• Good Decisions vs. Bad Decisions

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  Good Decisions vs. Bad DecisionsAs the semester wraps up, I have thought about some good decisions and bad decisions that I have made while traveling (credit to my dad for the idea).Good Decisions:Traveling alone – Traveling alone enabled me to really get the most out of my trips. My day was tailor-fitted entirely ...
  4 days ago

• Keep Learning Spanish or French After Study Abroad

  
  Study Abroad Bloggers — Authority: 109
  After studying abroad, the best way to keep your new language skills is to continue to practice and learn. Of course, when you are no longer being immersed in a different culture and language, this can be difficult. A great way to keep up with your Spanish or French is Think Language. Think Language is an online ...
  4 days ago

• Seek Up …

  
  Tales of a (Recovering) Disordered Eater — Authority: 126
  Hands down, Dave Matthews Band is my favorite group. And though there are several songs I’ve deemed my “anthem” through the years, “Seek Up” has always had a very special place in my heart. When I lived in Buenos Aires during my semester abroad (fall 1999), I’d play this song on repeat play in my Discman ...
  5 days ago

• Culture Shock: When, Where, And How Has It Hit You?

  
  Matador Abroad — Authority: 466
  Above Photo: Sarah Menkedick Photos: Jorge Santiago There are cultures, then there are cultures within cultures, and then there are more cultures within those cultures. Cultures within cultures within cultures. Yes, I’m repeating this that many times to make you feel like you’re watching a spinning ...
  6 days ago

• Long Time No Post...

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  Keeping up with a blog this time of year is tough!  I am busying studying, saying goodbye, and missing Paris most of the time.  All is wonderful in Ireland though, I miss snow this time of year but the Christmas decorations are beautiful and help to bring real winter into the city! I decided to quit my job and ...
  6 days ago

• That Finals Thing

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  I must ask my readers, however few or many you may be, to forgive me the long blog-silence. Things have gotten very busy here in Amsterdam, and I lay the blame squarely at the feet of one culprit: finals.At UvA, there is not a "finals week" or even a finals two weeks, finals month, or anything. Our classes all end on ...
  6 days ago

• Dragons Mekong Semester: Fall 2009

  
  Sleeping in the Mountains — Authority: 111
  Three months ago I was on a night-bus to Tibet with 13 young men and women I barely knew. Now, Im alone in Phnom Penh, soaking up the memories, wondering how those same 13 students are doing as they transition home to America. Cue the Celine Dion, cause my middle name is Corny, but - gosh - I miss the Mekong ...
  1 week ago

• London: 11/25 - 11/29

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  I spent the Thanksgiving holiday in London. This was my first trip since Ukraine that I was to be traveling with company. It was certainly a change that I looked forward to, but I also realized that I would also be giving up a lot of the freedom that I am so accustomed to while wandering around Europe. I had four days ...
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• How to Speak Asian

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  The UIBE guards had stopped taking temperatures, and I was growing concerned that China was becoming more logical.It turns out it isn’t.Because the company I work for has a subsidiary which exports chemicals, we have weekly lessons and tests on chemistry. This idea makes sense.What doesn’t make sense is that our ...
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• Knox case a lesson for innocents abroad

  
  Quarterlife Caf| Quarterlife Cafe blog, honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii — Authority: 109
  Last week, University of Washington student Amanda Knox was convicted by an Italian jury for the brutal murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, 21, while the two girls were studying abroad in the college town of Perugia in 2007. The case caused an international debate over whether there was sufficient ...
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• The Benefits of an Internship Abroad

  
  The Campus Commons — Authority: 119
  Have you considered an internship abroad? Are you prepared to adjust to a different country’s culture, language, and work requirements? An internship abroad is a great experience for students who are interested in learning (or mastering) a different language, interacting with people from another culture and ...
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• Rotary club scholarship supports foreign study

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 514
  By Maureen Fox Daily Titan Staff Writer The Fullerton Sunrise Rotary Club will sponsor one student to study abroad for the 2011-12 academic year with a scholarship, known as the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for up to $26,000. Carolyn E. Johnson, president of the Fullerton Sunrise Rotary Club, stated in a press ...
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• Student Diplomat Video Contest Deadline Dec 15

  
  Study Abroad Bloggers — Authority: 109
  A great opportunity from NAFSA: Association of International Educators and Abroad View, the global magazine for students! Deadline in December 15th. The contest requires you submit a short video from 1-3 minutes long, about how your study abroad experience has helped to advance global understanding. The winner gets ...
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• How to React to Ugly Chinese Women

  
  Loyola University Chicago Blogs — Authority: 437
  I am always thrown off guard when I see an ugly Chinese girl.Around Chinese people, my inner sexist bigot comes out, and I expect to see female faces that are pleasing to the eye. I am of the strong opinion that if Chinese women ever learned to shave their body hair, no other nations women would be able to compete ...
  1 week ago

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