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Category: Pre-Departure

Pre-Departure Thoughts

Within the past couple of months, it has been made clear that I am called into international Christian missions work. This is definitely not the...
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First Week in Stellenbosch

Our first week in Stellenbosch was a whirlwind. Getting myself set up in a brand-new city was fun, and weird, and at times, kind...
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Uncertainty

As I sit at the gate waiting to board my connecting flight to Dubai, the main feeling I have is uncertainty. I can picture...
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Surviving International Fees

Money. By far it is one of the most stressful things to think about when it comes to living in a foreign country. What is...
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Opportunity Awaits

Hello from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago! I arrived four hours before my flight, and it took me a prompt half hour to check...
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International FOMO

In these days before I depart for Hong Kong, abandoning the familiar saddens me a bit. Travelling inherently holds this trap: leaving a home,...
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4147 Miles

24 miles. If you start at my house and drive straight for 24 miles on Golf Road, you will end up at Willard Residential...
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City of Light, City of Love?

Hi, my name is Tiffany, and I’m an obsessive planner (after all, my major is Learning and Organizational Change). What’s kept sleep at bay, my clicking...
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How Long Can I Reasonably Put Off Packing? An Introduction

  As I sit here, in my cozy abode in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, I wonder– how many more episodes of Breaking Bad can...
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A New Adventure

After months of packing and bumbling excitement, I’m finally 19 hours away from landing in the beautiful country of Singapore. Next to me, my...
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