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Anxiously Awaiting Abroad

My name is Julie Kelman, and I’m ecstatic and grateful for the opportunity to study abroad on a Northwestern program for the second time....
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Bienvenue

by Annalie Jiang   Oh Paris, how do I even find the words? After two days here, I can understand why it is the...
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Post-Summer, Pre-Milan

“Dolce far niente,” or in English, “The sweetness of doing nothing.” For a typical Italian mantra, it certainly has been the goal this summer to find...
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Great City, Amazing People…and American Horror Story

During my last few nights in Beijing, I managed to find a Chinese website to watch American Horror Story on and then promptly watched...
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The Pursuit of the Perfect Döner Kebab

At the IPD Berlin pre-orientation meeting, I remember the student ambassadors (aka students who went on the program the previous year) gushing about how...
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Eating My Way Through China

As my study abroad time wraps up, I want to return to the one thing I’ve always looked forward to during my time in...
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Until Next Time…

It’s hard to believe just how quickly these past eight weeks have passed by. When we first arrived, we were bright-eyed bushy-tailed as we...
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Finding the best street in Berlin

I read a New York Times article a few weeks ago in which different writers named their favorite streets in Europe, one street per...
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Soothing End

Blind persons give you a Chinese massage in 盲人按摩.  While I heard about this practice, I never had the time to investigate. Time not spent...
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Green in the City

Besides being a Global City in the Center of Europe, Berlin is also a very green city. During the second session of classes, we...
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