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Study Abroad with the Gilman Scholarship!

Grant Allen Study Abroad Too Expensive? Try The Gilman Scholarship! I had always known that I wanted to study abroad. Coming from a military...
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Move On and Along

  Studying abroad in Germany this past summer had been an absolute privilege. I was thrown into a completely different culture where societal norms...
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Same Person, New Friends

  It has been 2 weeks, 1 day, 14 hours and 32 minutes since I first stepped foot in Europe. I have parted ways...
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Maybe too far from home?

I am back in the States, back at Northwestern. And the culture shock is back, too. As I said in my first blog post, being...
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China was Hot’n’Fun

Socio-cultural climate into which I was plunged was an experience like no other. Beijing University was a universe of its own and I have...
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I feel like a Dothraki

After the mid-program break, my classes of Chinese got more intense. I was finally able to put together sentences in Chinese and have a...
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China – Here we go again

The main reason why I chose this program is because I’ve got a taste of China already. I’m not just talking about the amazing...
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Breaking up with Beijing

After one month spent in Beijing it was time for a break. Not that Beijing is not fun and amusing, but traveling around China...
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¡Bienvenidos a Barcelona!

Passport? Boarding Pass? Bags? Check, check, and check!
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Pre-Departure

It is the day before I leave to Barcelona, Spain and I am very excited to embark on this amazing journey. As someone who...
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