In partnership and collaboration with Positive Health Wellness This article continues from Healthy Travel Part I: Why Traveling is Good For You You Get Away from the Everyday Stresses in Life The more you get away, the more you move away from the everyday stresses of life. You get to take your mind and body out of work, family […]
In partnership and collaboration with Positive Health Wellness Traveling is one of the best things that you can do for your health. It helps your physical and mental health, with many travelers saying that it’s also excellent for the soul. Sure, there are some stressful and worrying moments. But overall, when you get out on the […]
How to Make Friends with Locals That point in your semester, year or month abroad inevitably comes when you realize that outside of your actual language classes, the only time you’re practicing the language you came abroad to learn is when you’re ordering your coffee in the morning on your way to class. Other than […]
How to Keep Relationships Healthy While Away Getting accepted into a study abroad program means winning a mini-break from your day-to-day life. You get to live in another country, explore beautiful landscapes, meet new people and then, finally, you’ll return home. What you may sometimes forget amidst all the excitement, and hustle and bustle, is […]
When abroad, you are going to encounter an entirely new culture, way of life, and way of behaving. Therefore, before going abroad it is important to reflect on your own culture. That’s right. You have a culture. Many study abroad students are so focused on the “other” that they don’t realize or stop to reflect on […]
Study abroad and the quest for global citizenship Introduction Over the last decade the field of International Education has been increasingly pushing study abroad as the principle means of shaping their students into “global citizens”. However, many critics are adamantly opposed to the idea of global citizenship, believing that it weakens or replaces national citizenship […]
Though Korea is known as the “Land of the Morning Calm”, you will be hard-pressed to find anything calm about last-minute travel in the country. Mind you, Korea has one of the most efficient and extensive transportations systems in the Far East, but it is highly advisable to make your plans with ample time in […]
My thoughts when getting ready to leave the house every morning always involve three rather interesting questions: “Will I get stared at? Touched?” and “Why?” – Life in Asia at its finest… But let’s back up a bit… So you’ve been considering going to Asia to study, work, or for a short trip, and, in between […]
As I turned the corner, there he sat. His dead stare rendered me unable to move, unable to breathe. I froze as I tried to remember what the guide instructed us to do in this situation. I remembered nothing — my mind was as empty as the space between us. I noticed another set of […]
The recent influx of mesmerizing and breath-taking photos on social media news-feeds everywhere can only mean one thing: students from all over the world are beginning their fall semesters abroad. I’ve already joked with one of my friends currently in Copenhagen that I may have to temporarily “unfollow” her for the next four months so […]
