A few years ago, my sister called me looking for help. Her purse had been stolen on the train and she lost her passport, camera, and money. Luckily she wasn’t traveling alone and her friends were able to lend her enough money to get to the bank and to the US Consulate for a replacement [...]
While reading Slate.com the other day I came across a series of articles about signage and how the public interacts with various signs in airports, train station, and subways. The second article in the series discusses Penn Station in NYC and its mismatched signage, which leaves visitors scratching their heads while locals stroll by. Like [...]
What do the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and Yosemite National Park in California all have in common? Any takers? They are all World Heritage sites. Odds are if you’ve traveled anywhere in the world or are planning a study abroad trip, you’ll visit at least one World Heritage site. What is [...]
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You just landed in a new country. You take a deep breath. You’re studying abroad. Once the excitement dissipates you realize you have no clue where you are, you don’t know the language, and you don’t recognize anything (save a few chains like McDonald’s or Starbucks). You ask yourself, “Why am I here?”
Of course you [...]
With the current economic struggles, more people are turning to school and discovering new cultures through studying abroad. The other day my friend told me she attended a Henna party as a pre-wedding ceremony for her friend. Along with several other attendees, she had a Henna design painted onto her hand. She thought the [...]
Studying abroad opens the door for students to travel. Some trips are planned, others happen by accident. Before studying in Paris last year, I spent two months backpacking around Europe. At one point I found myself in Munich, Germany. Next stop: Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest,” which sits on the border of Germany and Salzburg, Austria. [...]
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