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The TRUTH About Studying Abroad
"Three and a half months in Spain?! Girl, you're so lucky! I'm so jealous." These are the phrases I heard all summer from my friends and family back home before leaving fall, 2018 for Spain. Yes, it's true: I get to spend almost four months in another county studying the beautiful language and culture of Spain, and for this I'm incredibly thankful. However, there are things I've run into that I wasn't expecting and/or wasn't sure how to handle.
Emily FrankPublished 6 years ago in WanderOh Boy, Oh Boy!!!
First day of school! So exciting and nerve-racking. I don't think I have been this nervous and excited to go to the first day of school since 6th grade! Yes, it was an excruciatingly long period of formal education years, but here I am! I'll have to back track soon after I finish this post as I have left out a few events, but I figured it'd be best to write about the raw emotions emerging from the first day of school and from the second day of school being a typhoon day.
An Honest Student's Year Abroad
Sitting in a massive lecture theatre brimming with over enthusiastic language students, just like me, gushing over the year that is to come. "I'm off to South America," boasts one girl. "I'm headed to China" beams another, already anticipating the oohs and ahhs that are to come. People always tell you that the year abroad is the best part of your whole uni experience. The year is supposed to be a holiday basically—you fall in love, you meet people, have amazing experiences, yada yada yada. The problem with these things is that people place such high expectations on single events that when the time comes you find yourself somewhat unsatisfied. Social media piles the pressure on even further; you're always left comparing yourself, sizing the others up, zooming and stalking and eventually throwing your phone in exasperation. This my friends, sums up part 1 of my year abroad.
Amber DacresPublished 6 years ago in WanderHow I Spent My First Semester of College in Oahu, Hawaii
Being the first student in my high school to actually travel across the globe from New Jersey, USA to Honolulu, Hawaii, USA was unimaginable. I kept thinking to myself, 'How can an 18-year-old high school graduate just pick up her things and leave her family for one whole semester?' Trust me, my parents were more concerned for my mental state and whether I had gone completely insane. But I did it! Here is how:
Katherine FernandezPublished 6 years ago in Wander9 Tips for Weekend Travel While Studying Abroad
In the fall of my junior year of college, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to study abroad in London, England. Before going to college, I never thought about studying abroad or really knew anything about it for that matter. It wasn't until my sophomore year that my roommate told me she was going and that I should go too. She told me about all the benefits of studying abroad, but what hooked me was the idea of traveling to a different country every weekend. Once that possibility was in my mind, I couldn't let it go.
Living the European Life
Me? I am from Connecticut, but my roots, they extend from Litchfeild county to Barcelona, Leuven, London, and beyond. I will let you in on my three year journey and some advice that might make your life easier, or make you laugh at me, but either way, enjoy!
Victoria GawlikPublished 6 years ago in WanderHow I Travel Whilst Living on a University Budget
Leaving for university feels like the ultimate freedom. Leaving your parents home to explore a new place, living in your own space, loads of free time between lectures, and a lovely student loan. You want to see and experience everything. You think that travelling will be easy but before you know it, you're working to endless deadlines and spending all your free time in the library. On top of that, your loan only just covers a night at the SU and some 15p noodles for dinner whilst scrolling longingly though travel bloggers Instagram wondering "just how do they do it?"
Erin TrenchardPublished 6 years ago in Wander5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Exchange Student
Whether you are thinking about becoming a FES (Foreign Exchange Student), in the process of becoming one, already are one, or you're just reading this because you want to; Hi, my name is Onnie! I was a foreign exchange student in Madhya Pradesh, India in 2014-2015 ( I believe!). It was quite an interesting 11 months and I have to say I wish I knew at least one of these things (especially number four) before I went, so I hope this helps you or at least entertains you!
Broken Bridges
As I plummeted toward shark infested water, made murky from human feces and trash, all I could muster was a cringe, brought on by the embarrassing destruction above.
Miakoda NatanePublished 6 years ago in WanderThe Road Less Traveled
We all hear the same bullet points at college orientation about activities to do and clubs to join. Sometimes study abroad gets mushed in there between drama club and inter-mural soccer, but no one ever pushes it. The only reason I inquired about study abroad was because it was something I had always wanted to do. And whether my school had a good study abroad program or not, I was going to make it happen. Luckily, my school had an awesome study abroad office with plenty of options to make my dream happen.
Rachel (Queen Wanderlust) 👑Published 6 years ago in WanderReflection
Many children dream of being superheroes like Batman or Spiderman, acquiring superpowers that allow them to read the minds of others, or the ability to be invisible or extraordinarily strong.Many dream of being astronauts and treading the moon and seeing the stars much more closely. Many others fantasize about becoming super models or great actors and appear on all the televisions. Some dream of fairies and magical creatures, or with huge dinosaurs that become their friends. All children dream big, including me, because dreams do happen. But I guess my imagination was in another dimension. I am 16-years-old, but I still dream like a little girl with big expectations. I used to dream of traveling, meeting new people from all over the world. I dreamed of becoming independent, of having the opportunity to immerse myself completely in another world and to evade myself for a while in order to be able to understand different perspectives, cultures, and lives after all.
Marta ArroquiPublished 6 years ago in WanderTraveling to South Korea?
Traveling is a whole new world to more people than we realize. In most cases, people don't travel until they can get a guaranteed or high-paying job. For me, my only option for a trip earlier than that was to study abroad. A lot went into this process just to set up my trip to South Korea. I needed to get and pay for a passport, apply to International Study Abroad programs (ISEP), and talk to my advisor about my needed or possible courses I could take. I also had to apply to the colleges there that were most likely to accept me. I got my acceptance letter and from there on kept going through the process. Even with all the confusion I had experienced, I still managed to go abroad for a semester. All of this for just one short semester cost me approximately $13,000.