When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. ~Susan Heller What and how to pack isn’t as easy as it looks. Just like the research and time it takes to secure cheap airline tickets, packing can also take a lot of…
Category: World blog
ID cards for international students
Half the fun of travel is the esthetic of lostness. ~ Ray Bradbury Whether or not you buy International ID cards is a personal decision. Your decision should be based on your use for the card, and specifically its benefits. Most foreign universities will give you a student identification card for the institution. However, there…
Common paths to studying abroad
Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices. ~ Alfred A. Montapert To understand the paths to studying abroad and your options, first identify the department or office on campus that helps students study abroad, and then go there. If your home institution doesn’t have a study abroad designee or process…
Study Abroad and Religion
Religion is one of those things that many Americans practice but don’t always understand or talk about. Nonetheless, your religion may influence where you’d like to study abroad. You may want to learn more about your own religion or you may want to learn about another. I call myself a Christian, but I lived with…
Passport, visa to study abroad
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. ~Malcolm X Passport and Visas How do I get a passport, visa? A passport is a form of international identification that states your citizenship and other important information needed by immigration. If you don’t already have a passport,…
Study Abroad and Family
Study Abroad with family Students with partners and children are taking advantage of study abroad opportunities. If it is your dream to go abroad, then don’t let anything get in your way. But, how would you deal with Study Abroad and Family issue? More nontraditional students are going back to college, and more study abroad…