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Summer Study Abroad in Florence: A Day in the Life of a Study Abroad Student
Last summer I spent three weeks travelling, learning, and eating all throughout Italy. I went with seven other LIM students who I (for the most part) hardly knew. Professor Lueders, the new head of the Visual Merchandising department, also met us ...
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Interning Abroad: On How and Why We Survive
That title was a bit of a doozy and I don’t mean to come across so deep. When I say survive I don’t mean eat, sleep, shelter. Survive, to me is more like laugh, learn, and get over the small things. I want to tie this in with the importance of ...
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Studying Abroad in Taiwan: How the West Goes East
For those of us in the Western Hemisphere there has always been a certain romanticism of the East. Distance lets us admire and fantasize about the fantastic scenery, the exotic cuisine, and the colorful people.
I’ve traveled to Tokyo and Seoul ...
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Airport Troubles: Wearing to Work on Monday the Same Clothes I Left Home in on Friday
When last I wrote, I spoke of packing carefully, leaving early, and travel prep for my internship in Cork, Ireland. Now I am going to tell you that it didn’t really work out like I had planned.
A lot of things aren’t going to always work out. For ...
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Post-Australia Blues: Back in NYC and Feeling Reverse Culture Shock!
“The time is 8:35 pm and we have arrived at JFK. For those who are visiting New York, enjoy your stay, and for those who live here, welcome home.”
I looked out the window of the airplane thinking: “Am I really home? “Where did the last five ...
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The Great Barrier Reef - Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
It had to be around 3 o’clock in the morning after a long day of Uni. I was sitting around with some friends listening to music and talking about what the last few weeks in Australia were going to be like.
There was no time to waste! I looked ...
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On Packing Up and Leaving to Do an Internship Abroad
One personal item, one carry on, and one checked bag. These are the pieces of luggage that I need to fit four months of my life into. As with many other parts of the interning abroad preparation process I needed to do research, even on packing! ...
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Senior Co-op: Why I am Interning Abroad
As a senior I will be entering my co-op semester five weeks from now interning with Fota Island Resort in Cork, Ireland. While co-op semester is challenging on its own, going abroad will make it unique. I am writing a few blogs in the hopes of ...
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Planning For My Senior Co-op Abroad
Sabrina will be doing her Senior Co-op at Fota Island Resort in Cork, Ireland.
Have you ever believed that maybe (for once) you managed to prepare for every contingency? I knew that interning abroad was never going to be as easy as deciding to do ...