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No peanut butter, cheddar cheese, or deli meat!

2010 February 21

Grocery shopping in Switzerland is definitely a task. First of all- the prices are outrageous. I bought a small package ...

First Impressions: Article 2

2010 February 10

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The Italian Romantic Ideal Invaded

2010 January 16

You can’t help but hear them: they’re the ones laughing so loudly they bring the room to a hush and ...

Re-Planning

2009 December 19

 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

2009 December 04

  by Jes Stayton, Greenheart Travel’s high school abroad participant   It’s interesting that I didn’t really think about earthquakes ...

Going Abroad

2009 November 19

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

2009 October 28

  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

2009 October 18

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

2009 October 04

Getting off the plane Alisa and I couldn’t have been more relieved; we had 5 months of language learning to ...

Rivalry in Rome

2009 September 25

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

2009 September 25

  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!

2009 September 25

  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...

2009 September 25

...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...

2009 September 25

...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

2009 September 18

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

2009 September 15

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

2009 September 11

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

2009 September 01

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

2009 August 31

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

2009 August 26

by Jill Robinson with Greenheart Travel If we waited until we were financially stable and debt free to travel or ...

Google translate

2009 August 14

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

2009 August 07

       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

2009 August 07

     “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

2009 August 05

  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

2009 August 04

by Jill Robinson You have studied Europe on a Shoestring front to back, worked overtime to save for a flight ...

Fudan University

2009 August 01

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

2009 July 18

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

2009 July 18

Reopening wounds and “dancing in my blood” has ameliorated some of my missing spirit, but only just enough to realize ...

Expensive Semester

2009 June 25

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.

2009 June 24

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.

2009 June 20

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

2009 June 18

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

2009 June 09

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

2009 May 27

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

2009 May 19

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

2009 March 31

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

2009 March 24

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?

2009 March 09

If you were planning to study abroad in Cuba in the fall of 2005, chances are that the U.S. Department ...

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