Category Stories: Wellness, Health, and Safety
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Home Is a Verb: Building a New Life in Galway
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It鈥檚 10:30 am, and I鈥檝e stumbled, bleary-eyed, off the bus into Galway City. The drive from the Shannon Airport to my new apartment鈥檚 only about an hour, but it feels more like five. I鈥檝e been sitting on an airplane for almost half a day, and my perception of time and sense of place can鈥檛 be…
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England, Exams, Mental Health, and Me
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In England, most classes are assessed by a single exam. That kind of high intensity situation can be very stressful for a neurotypical person; for those with anxiety like me, it can be terrifying. And yet, even knowing this, I chose to study abroad here, and so can you. Part of the reason I chose…
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5 Ways to Survive and Thrive as a Vegetarian Abroad
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鈥淎 special note to vegetarians: vegetarians are poorly understood in Latin America, and they are often undernourished.鈥 After reading this sentence in the IFSA-Butler housing application, I began to worry. As someone who has been mostly vegetarian all my life and fully vegetarian for over 5 years, I couldn鈥檛 help it as thoughts started running…
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How to Stay Safe While Traveling Abroad
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I was like many of my friends who looked forward to studying abroad so much because I could have a chance to have freedom and live in a country on my own. The opportunities for traveling around and visiting other European cities also made me so excited. However, along with the excitement came our worry…
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Beyond Fresa Y Chocolate: LGBTQ+ Culture in Havana
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The Revolution in 1959 brought sweeping changes to Cuba. Most notably, the nationalization of the economy, free education and healthcare, and the literacy campaign. However, the egalitarian Cuban dream did not actually belong to everyone, and one such marginalized group was the LGBTQ+ community. Sodomy was outlawed and openly gay individuals were interned in concentration…
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Panic Attacks and How to Stay on Track
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Picture this: you鈥檙e hanging out with a group of your friends when suddenly you feel as though you can鈥檛 breathe. A minute ago you were perfectly fine, but something small set you off and now your chest is being crushed by the weight of your anxiety. You don鈥檛 want to draw attention to yourself, but you…
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