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Notes from Abroad

Notes from Abroad: Glasgow, Scotland

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Alison Kane Glasgow, Scotland is very similar to Boston, a city I grew up with. In terms of size, geography and history, they seem to complement each other very nicely. Aside from getting used to a Scottish brogue and [...]

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Notes from Abroad: Singapore

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Meagan Pratt The most shocking difference I have experienced while in Singapore has been something essentially simple: The amount of people. Usually living just outside Boston, I didn’t think that the city would be much different from the busy [...]

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Notes from Abroad: Robina, Queensland

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Corinna Horelik After attending Australian Pop Culture lecture, one question posed in the lecture stuck in my mind that appropriately describes one major difference I have noticed since my arrival on the Gold Coast, Australia. A lecture slide read, [...]

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Notes from Abroad: Brussels, Belgium

February 2, 2012 Columns

Question: “What has been the most shocking difference you’ve experienced abroad compared to the U.S.?” By Brady Del Pozzo Right when I stepped off the plane, it became immediately evident that I was no longer in the U.S. I thought (ignorantly) that signs, message boards, etc. in the airport of Brussels would be in English, [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Nantes, France

December 8, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What are you going to miss most about being abroad? ” By Hanna Ogilvy Luckily for me, I will also study abroad next semester. Thus, when asked what I will miss the most about being abroad, I have to refine my question to: What I will miss most about Nantes? –and this is not [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Barcelona, Spain

November 17, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What are you involved in at your institution? How has it contributed to your experience?” By Rachel Wang As mentioned in my previous Note from Abroad, I signed up for a language exchange with a local Barcelona student which Universitat Pompeu Fabra had put together. I have been consistently meeting up with Julia for [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Rome, Italy

November 17, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “What are you involved in at your institution? How has it contributed to your experience?” By Domenique Hogan The Rome campus of Lorenzo d’Medici is significantly smaller than most universities. Although there are no sports teams to join or service learning opportunities, there are a number of trips that are planned by the LdM [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Dublin, Ireland

November 3, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “Are there any holidays that you have experienced or are looking forward to experiencing?” By Cole Anderson Here in Ireland, there are a number of holidays across the calendar year, some of which are only celebrated here and others are celebrated worldwide, but have their roots in Irish history. The two specific holidays I’d [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Manchester, United Kingdom

November 3, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “Are there any holidays that you have experienced or are looking forward to experiencing?” By Allie Esposito Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire Night is comparable to our Fourth of July in the United States. It does not celebrate any sort of revolution or independence, but it does have a lot of fireworks! It will [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Denmark

October 27, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “Describe a friendship you have made with a local. How has this relationship influenced your experience?” By Monica Tshanakas In Denmark, I have had the unique opportunity to spend my abroad experience living with a Danish woman, Dorthe. I did not know what to expect before I came to Denmark, nor did I speak [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Ireland

October 27, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “Describe a friendship you have made with a local. How has this relationship influenced your experience?” By Justin Lawlor Over the past month and a half, I have grown quite close to an Irish classmate of mine by the name of Peter. Since the first day of class in early September, Peter seemed to [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Spain

October 27, 2011 Notes from Abroad

Question: “Describe a friendship you have made with a local. How has this relationship influenced your experience?” By Rachel Wang I recently signed myself up for a conversational language exchange program that was offered through my university. Two hours after I received an e-mail from the program about my assigned partner Julia, she enthusiastically e-mailed [...]

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