Studying abroad can be an important step in your university career, but also an amazing opportunity to travel to new places. While your university work and social life may be the centre of your experience abroad, it is worth taking the time to explore the country you moved to or maybe even some neighbouring countries. […]
Studying abroad from dream, to goal to reality
I was a pretty romantic kid growing up; at eight years old I was a true idealist with access to HBO. One night, at three in the morning (the magic hour), I witnessed my first black and white film, Sabrina starring Audrey Hepburn. It’s the story of a young working class girl, the daughter of […]
Don’t speak the language? Speak the Culture!
I was jetlagged, achy and worst of it all – I was starving. After a night of not sleeping all that well, I was in the middle of an Austrian market at 9 in the morning, my head spinning as I tried to decipher exactly if what I had in my hand was yogurt or […]
Studying Abroad with a Chronic Illness or Disability
Choosing whether or not to study abroad can be a daunting task – let alone figuring out where to study abroad and when. For those who live with chronic illnesses or physical disabilities, the choice can be even harder. Studying abroad is not impossible to do when you have physical aspects of yourself holding you […]
Tips on Keeping In Contact With Younger or Special-Needs Siblings when Abroad
It is one thing to explain to a parent or a friend why you are going abroad, but another thing entirely to explain it to a younger sibling or a special-needs sibling. ¬They might understand or at least have an idea of where you are going (especially if you show them pictures), but they might […]
University of Rochester
Basic information Located in the northern part of New York state and 2.5 hours’ drive from Toronto, Rochester is a beautiful and peaceful city with great quality of living, with easy connections between the US and Canada. What’s more attractive, the University of Rochester—founded in 1850, ranking 34 in 2017 US NEWS as best university, […]
Austin College: The World inside a Small Campus
With the mascot as a kangaroo, you know this school’s gotta be something special. Austin College is a small, private liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. That’s just a fancy way to say that at this institution students are known by their names rather than a number, and are taught broadly across disciplines […]
Webster University
It has both a national and an international presence, with its home campus located in the middle of the last place you would imagine— St. Louis, Missouri. On a sprawling 47-acre campus in the historic suburb of Webster Groves, Webster University began first as a Catholic, women-only college in 1915 by the Sisters of Loretto. […]
Healthy Travel Part IV: Encountering Alternative Lifestyles
In partnership and collaboration with Positive Health Wellness This article continues from Healthy Travel Part III: Boost Your Mood and Creativity Find It Easier to Boost Weight Loss Efforts If you’ve ever wanted to lose weight, you want to look at traveling more. Sure, you must eat out more, and you don’t always get to control a number […]
Healthy Travel Part III: Boost Your Mood and Creativity
In partnership and collaboration with Positive Health Wellness This article continues from Healthy Travel Part II: Escaping Everyday Stress Boost Your Creativeness to Boost Your Health Did you know that more creative people are healthier? Okay, so this isn’t in every single case, but you will help to improve your life and health by focusing on a […]