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- On Getting Lost 2:36pm Nov 17
- 2009 IIE Open Doors Report Released 9:29am Nov 16
- Guest Blog Spotlight: Top Ten Things NOT To Pack When You Go Abroad To Europe 6:50am Nov 11
Author and insatiable traveler Rudyard Kipling once wrote that, “The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” This statement would be entirely irrelevant if it didn't provide a clever segue into what I actually want to point out: The second condition of understanding a f...
On November 16, IIE released their annual Open Doors Report. It gives a range of data on international education from the 2007/2008 academic school year. This years' report shows that the number of Americans studying abroad grew by 8.5% to 262,416 students studying overseas...
Guest Blog by: Jenni Maier (blogger extraordinaire, studied abroad in Madrid)Before you go abroad everyone and their mom (and annoyingly enough your mom) tells you what to pack. But no one takes the time to sit down with you and tell you what NOT to pack...
With an increased focus on on global education in recent years, it is no surprised that colleges and universities throughout the United States are expanding overseas...
There are always new and exciting things happening in the world of study abroad! Here are some quick highlights:Interested in being green while studying abroad? IES Study Abroad recently announced new programs they will be hosting which are part of a "go green" initiative for study abroad...
Guest Blogger: Angela ArnoldMost people study abroad during their college or their high school years. I decided to do things differently and study abroad as a full time teacher and graduate student.You see, I studied French in high school and came to love the language and culture...
Guest Blogger: Martha StaidWhether you’re planning to study abroad or just want to travel somewhere cheap and off-the-beaten-path, Central America is a great destination. Here are five top places to visit, and things to do there. ...
Just like many other institutions, the world of higher education is not immune to the negative impact of the financial crisis. The Forum on Education Abroad recently released a report that shows fewer students may be studying abroad...
Whether you are studying abroad for a week, month, semester or year, packing can be a daunting activity. To make the whole process a little easier, here are some tips on how to pack for study abroad.1. If you are planning on studying abroad in Europe do not bother packing sweatpants...
Dear Mobile Mike,Before I left for London, my Mom made be bring this horribly 80’s fluorescent pink fanny pack. She assured me that it would be a safe way to keep track of my valuables while being fashion-forward and trendy. ...
Dear Worldly Willie,I've been abroad in Tokyo for a whole semester...and I still can't communicate...
Dear Worldly Willie,I'm currently abroad in Quito, Ecuador, and I just can't seem to get along with my host family. It seems like everything I do ticks them off. I mean, it's not like the vase I broke was that expensive, and I'm always quiet when I stumble in at dawn...
Inspired by Worldly Willie, A Study Abroad Advice Column for Troubled TravelersDear Mobile Mike,Let’s say that hypothetically, I were to have this friend on my abroad program who spends ALL her time on facebook. ...
While studying abroad is a wonderful way to experience another culture, it often provides students with a somewhat limited scope of the country they are in. Many study abroad programs place students in dorms and classes solely comprised of other American students...
Eco-travel is the new travel, sustainable energy is the new fossil fuel, and not-murdering-baby-seals-with-massive-petroleum-spillage is the new...well...you get the idea...
