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Notes from Abroad

Notes from Abroad – Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 26, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What will you miss most about being abroad?” By Danny Wong Being in Argentina for the last two months has really changed my life. I certainly don’t say that lightly either. While it’s awesome to tell people I’m actually living in Latin America, the thing I’ll certainly miss the most are the casual bus [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Thessaloniki, Greece

April 26, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What will you miss most about being abroad?” By Danica DeVito I will miss the new friends I have made while here in Greece. I enjoyed meeting all of the Greek students and learning more about their culture from them, while also teaching them about the United States. Conversing with them every day made [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Manchester, England

April 26, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What will you miss most about being abroad?” By Lauren Davis What I will miss the most are my flat-mates! From the very start, they have been so kind and welcoming. I remember the day I moved in; I arrived to my flat at about 7 a.m. I was unaware that anyone was in [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Melbourne, Australia

April 26, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What will you miss most about being abroad?” By Jeremy Koufakis There are two things that I will really miss about being abroad. The first one is that I will really miss hanging out with Australians. Australians are typically laid back, full of national pride and love their sports. Being laid back means they [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Seoul, Korea

April 19, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What has been the most meaningful part of your time abroad?” By Ann Situ The most meaningful part of my time abroad was definitely learning to become independent. Overall, I am a pretty independent person, but I was never used to traveling alone in a place I didn’t know or couldn’t speak the language [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 12, 2012 Notes from Abroad

By Danny Wong Question: “Tell us something about your host country that only a local would know.” Inflation is a b*tch. I felt misled when I arrived in Buenos Aires and paid about $15usd for a coffee, a ham sandwich and a coke. While it’s not an exorbitant amount of money for a modest lunch, [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 12, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “Tell us something about your host country that only a local would know.” By Danny Wong Inflation is a b*tch. I felt misled when I arrived in Buenos Aires and paid about $15usd for a coffee, a ham sandwich and a coke. While it’s not an exorbitant amount of money for a modest lunch, [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Seoul, Korea

April 5, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What has been your favorite trip so far and why?” By Ann Situ My favorite trip by far was going to the DMZ, which is the de-militarized zone where Americas and North and South Koreans kind of work together. They’re both supposed to stay there in peace, but it’s actually just to make sure [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Robina, Australia

April 5, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What has been your favorite trip so far and why?” By Eric Mee I originally thought it would be difficult to answer this question as I’ve been to Sydney, Brisbane, surfing, the rain forest, and even climbed a mountain to see the first rays of sun to hit Australia; yet my trip this past [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Manchester, England

April 5, 2012 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What has been your favorite trip so far and why?” By Lauren Davis My favorite trip so far was to Italy. I visited Fiumicino, Venice and Rome for a week in March. The first stop was to Fiumicino, a small fishing town outside of Rome. Although this was just a quick overnight trip before [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Gold Coast, Australia

March 22, 2012 Notes from Abroad

“Describe a professor or project that has taught you about history, politics, or business from an international perspective.” By Corinna Horelik For my Australian Pop Culture class, I am required to create a themed journal containing five artifacts that represent the theme I have chosen, followed by a closing analysis that wraps up the Australian [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Buenos Aires, Argentina

March 22, 2012 Notes from Abroad

“Describe a professor or project that has taught you about history, politics or business from an international perspective.” By Danny Wong Here in Buenos Aires, I am taking a class related to anthropology and we recently had a discussion about the problems with anthropological studies. We discussed how there were fundamental problems with how studies [...]

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