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Experience Mormonism (or Hinduism or Islam or Buddhism) For Yourself...

Are Americans losing their religion? That's the question that ABC News posed when it reported that "young Americans are dramatically ... read more

United States

Harnessing the Power of Social Media

Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Flickr: they have combined forces to create a vast online community that allows you to ... read more

United States

Study Abroad Without A Passport

As you approach your temporary home, an elderly man wearing traditional attire catches your eye, and you smile and nod. ... read more

Australia

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 ... read more

India

This 2007 College Graduate Was Headed For Hollywood But Ended Up In India

When aspiring actress Caitie Whelan interned with Folk Arts Rajasthan (FAR), a U.S.-based nonprofit, she was moved by the plight ... read more

Brazil

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Malawi

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 ... read more

Cape Verde

Where Has *Your* Morning Coffee Traveled?

Two courses taught by Professor James Hayes-Bohanan at Bridgewater State make us wish we were back in college. The Geography ... read more

Japan

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 ... read more

Mexico

Remember All That Hype About The Swine Flu? (1 Comment)

Now that the hype surrounding swine flu appears to have passed, it’s time to take off our masks, breathe deeply, ... read more

Ecuador

Spain

Don't Let The Rotten Economy Scare You Away From Studying Abroad!

Every year, more and more American students spend a semester abroad. In fact, the past decade has seen a nearly ... read more

France

Study French Sexuality In The Heart Of Gay Paris

"Explore Gay Paris!" No, it’s not an enthusiastic invitation to spend your evening bar hopping in Paris’ gay district. Rather, ... read more

Senegal

Hip-Shaking Required: Dance Programs Abroad

  If my study abroad program had required me to dance for academic credit, I never would have graduated. My ... read more

China

You're Never Too Old For A Global Adventure

The big 3-0 looms like a cloud over many of us in our mid- to late 20s. At 30, we ... read more

Australia

United Kingdom

United States

Minding The Gap: Should More U.S. High School Grads Take A Year Off? (3 Comments)

In Australia, it's called "going walkabout." Taking a gap year between high school and college has long been part of ... read more

Brazil

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 ... read more

Costa Rica

Dominica

Ecuador

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 ... read more

Israel

Israel: How Much Violence Is Too Much?

So you want to study in Israel, and you've managed to convince your parents and your academic adviser to support ... read more

Cuba

Will Obama Lift the U.S. Travel Ban to Cuba? (1 Comment)

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