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blog Eat Like a Local: Finland Edition Before coming to Finland, I had absolutely no idea about the typical Finnish dishes. I was lucky enough to spend the first week with my landlords which gladly welcomed me into their house and had me try their local food.
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blog Finding Strength in My Weakness Before studying abroad, the amount of times I heard sentiments such as “you’ll come back a different person” or “you’re going to grow so much” was similar to the number of times during winter break I got asked “So, what are you studying?” and “Where are you going to college again?”
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blog How to Make the Most of Your Time Abroad The possibilities seem endless when you are in an entirely new place, with no familiar faces, and no one to tell you what to do. The task of deciding where to eat or what to do with your free-time can seem daunting with so many choices.
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blog Auditioning for TedX in Turku, Finland On April 7, I took the stage at SparkUp Turku with a four-page speech about intersectional identity and epigenetics as seen through the metaphor of houses and walls. It was one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever had the pleasure of doing.
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blog Traveling through Ghana There are many things, places, and people to see in Ghana, but these have been a few of my favorite. Traveling helps make Ghana stay as new and exciting as the first week I arrived.
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blog Living in a Dorm for the First Time Living in a dorm for the first time while studying abroad sounded like a challenge from the beginning. I have always lived with my family because my university in Argentina is in my hometown, but I was ready to take on this challenge and live the student life from a different perspective.
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blog How to Balance Work and Play During Your Study Abroad Program While experiencing a new way of life during my time abroad, it has been easy to get swept up in the moment and forget that this is *study* abroad and not just an extended vacation. That is, until I remembered that I had opted out of making this a pass/fail semester.
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blog Packing Tips for your Backpacking Trip One of the best opportunities to take advantage of while abroad is getting to know the natural assets of your host country but, wherever you go, there are several supplies you can’t forget.
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