What first comes to mind when I hear the word intern are the stress-driven medical students in Grey’s Anatomy or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. Well… I am here to change this all-too-common stereotype of menial tasks and…
Joy in the Simplest of Things. Last week, my boyfriend, Drew, and I were looking at apartments in our new college town. Drew was in need of a new phone as he dropped his phone on the stone floor about…
The vitality of human connections. Everyday for three months, I was surrounded by unfamiliar human beings. Human beings who made me laugh, human beings who added unneeded obstacles to my life, human beings who showed me a different way of…
Thinking about taking a trip to the city where there are more bikes than people? Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands, with it’s 60 miles of canals, over 3,000 houseboats, stroopwafel, Red Light District, world-renowned museums and legal marijuana, often…
For study abroad students, Thanksgiving is usually the first holiday that they will miss away from their home, family, friends and turkey! Since Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the US, follow these six tips for your celebrating your first Turkey…
Arab Baths: enchanting, historical & rejuvenating. Go back in time during your visit to the Hammam baths in Andalusia with locations in Cordoba, Granada, Madrid and Málaga. Keep reading for everything you need to know before entering the baths. History:…
Happiness is a fresh cut. It is hard putting your hairdo first when you have classes, weekend travel and a brand new culture to experience abroad. For the girls who’s locks are so dead that it takes minutes to brush out and the…
So you’ve been abroad for a month. You’re finally comfortable with the public transportation, you’ve ingested some pretty unique foods and you just realized how fast the last four weeks went. Before you know it, you will be on your flight…
11 Useful Tips for Weekend Travel: Immersing yourself in your host countries culture is one of the most influential aspects of studying abroad. Learning the language, meeting the people, visiting the museums and eating the food are just four experiences…
If you’ve studied Spanish through a Latin American teacher or textbook like me, you’re most likely not familiar with the Spanish slang words used everyday in Spain. Below is a list of eight slang words/phrases that will help your communication with the…