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No peanut butter, cheddar cheese, or deli meat!
Grocery shopping in Switzerland is definitely a task. First of all- the prices are outrageous. I bought a small package ...
First Impressions: Article 2
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The Italian Romantic Ideal Invaded
You can’t help but hear them: they’re the ones laughing so loudly they bring the room to a hush and ...
Re-Planning
Sadly, I will be postponing my study abroad experience a semester. I had planned to work this summer and then ...
An Earthquake Is Not A Carnival Ride
by Jes Stayton, Greenheart Travel’s high school abroad participant It’s interesting that I didn’t really think about earthquakes ...
Going Abroad
Everything felt different. It didn’t feel like another state in the U.S., it felt like a completely different world. The ...
Adjusting to Attention Abroad
by Jes Stayton, Greenheart Travel High School Abroad participant Being an exchange student in Japan is a little ...
Speeding My Way Through Costa Rican Spanish
On the first day of Spanish class in Zapote, Costa Rica, Alisa and I were supposed to arrive a half ...
Hella Stealing from our Roommate's Ghost
Getting off the plane Alisa and I couldn’t have been more relieved; we had 5 months of language learning to ...
Rivalry in Rome
We left Texas in January. Texas, apparently, hasn’t left us. To any and all of our readers whose loyalties lie ...
Nothing shows the real País Vasco like its little fishing towns: Bakio, Mundaka and Bermeo
And that's pretty much the truth. Bilbao's known for its professionals, its industrialism, businesses and Guggenheim with tourists. San ...
Aupa Athletic, and...oh yeah. I'm done!
I walked the two miles home from school day in the pouring rain and wintry breeze, sans umbrella. Despite ...
This might possibly be the last post I make...
...and most definitely the longest. You have no idea how much that both elates and depresses me. But even though ...
This might possibly be the last post I make...
...and most definitely the longest. You have no idea how much that both elates and depresses me. But even though ...
Part II of Adventures in Japan: Life as a high school exchange student
by Jes Stayton, Greenheart Travel High School Abroad participant The day begins and ends with homeroom, each about twenty minutes. ...
High School Abroad: Adventures in Living in Japan
by Jes Stayton, Greenheart Travel High School Abroad participant Hi! I am an American exchange student living in Sendai, Japan. ...
Home Stays Abroad: 15 ways to be part of the family
by Jill Robinson with Greenheart Travel Home stays abroad are one of the best ways to experience a culture while ...
How I became part of a Czech TV commercial
Not literally of course. I'm an intern, not an actress; although some who know me well enough may beg to ...
A Volunteer's Gift to a Ghanian Community
by Jill Robinson with Greenheart Travel There is a genuine enthusiasm when you talk to Maya Brod about her volunteer ...
5 Ways to Save Money While Traveling or Studying Abroad
by Jill Robinson with Greenheart Travel If we waited until we were financially stable and debt free to travel or ...
Google translate
What a lifesaver. It's not perfect, but it more often than not does the job. Well enough to communicate the ...
Introduction: Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer
The Philippines is a caravan of more than 7,000 islands traveling through the Ring of Fire, the vigorous ...
Yes Means "I don't know"...and half a dozen other things
“Today we are going to learn about simple past,” I announced to the freshman class. Here are a few ...
Photo Picks: Playing Around in Kenya, Floating Meditation in India, Street Food in China
FIRST PICK: PLAYING AROUND Photographer: Chris Minihane What it's about: Daniel, pictured here, is a Kenyan Maasai who lives near ...
Five Reasons to Help Convince Your Parents to Let You Study Abroad
by Jill Robinson You have studied Europe on a Shoestring front to back, worked overtime to save for a flight ...
Fudan University
Studying abroad at Fudan University was less than what I expected. There was a lack of communication and a nonchalance of accurate information. I ...
Knowledge is Unremittingly Personal
There is power in a yet-to-be-fulfilled promise; a power in time. One of the astonishing strengths of love is that ...
Rediscovering Soul
Reopening wounds and “dancing in my blood” has ameliorated some of my missing spirit, but only just enough to realize ...
Expensive Semester
I knew going into studying abroad that it was going to be expensive and in preparing for it, I am reminded ...
Been Down Under? Got Video Skills? Read on.
If you've studied abroad in Australia and are itching to go back, Study in Australia is awarding two round-trip plane ...
Finding a job at home or abroad... Giving up's just not an option.
Just a few years ago, college graduation was quickly approaching and I was faced with the all too familiar and ...
A Gen Yers perspective, from half-way around the world
Before leaving for Prague, I became obsessed with the study of my generation, most commonly referred to as Gen Y, ...
It's A Big World After All: "Global Lives" Offers Footage Of Ordinary People From Brazil To Japan
How many people in the world are reading a magazine right now? Eating breakfast? Kissing? Trying to imagine everyone's lives ...
How to Land an International Assignment
I get a lot of emails asking me the best way to find a job abroad. So I thought I'd ...
Leave The Sudafed At Home: Bringing Your Medications Abroad
You're in Japan, thousands of miles from home, and you find yourself cursing your mom for making you pack Sudafed ...
Embrace Your Inner Vegetable: Live In An Eco-Village Abroad
The state of the global economy has made it clear that what happens in one country can negatively affect the ...
Does Cancún Make You Feel Icky? Try the Alternative Alternative Spring Break
There comes a point in every school year, say about February, when the prospect of spending one more month in ...
Will Obama Lift the U.S. Travel Ban to Cuba?
If you were planning to study abroad in Cuba in the fall of 2005, chances are that the U.S. Department ...
