Category Stories: Wellness, Health, and Safety
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Making Your Host University a Home: How Women鈥檚 Soccer Transformed My Study Abroad Experience
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As I prepared to go abroad in the fall of 2016, one question continued to worry me about my upcoming studies: how was I going to get involved in a community that I only got to spend half a year with?After all, one of the most significant reasons that had motivated me to study abroad…
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Mad to Live: Engaging in Action Sports and Their Respective Communities
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I was extremely fortunate to spend much of my time in South America pursuing my passions and dreams of backpacking, skiing, surfing, and mountaineering. To supplement my memory of the experience I wrote journal entries, landscape descriptions, and poems. Here is a journal entry from 25thof July, 2017 Miercoles, D铆a 16 con los Avydonkeys, Day 8…
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How to Deal with Weight Changes While Studying Abroad
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You鈥檙e Not Alone. Issues surrounding body image, health, and beauty can be pretty difficult to grapple with in general. But what happens when you鈥檙e suddenly placed in a new cultural context? While studying abroad, you may realize that the new people around you hold different standards and values when it comes to these subjects, which…
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The Quest for Tranqui
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It was the second week of orientation. My friend Allie and I were sitting in ParqueBarrancas de Belgrano, one of the many green spaces in Buenos Aires. Barrancas is a grassy hill peppered with trees, where locals sit around drinking mate, throw around a frisbee, or play with their dogs. Allie and I sat there…
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Predominantly Catholic Ireland Faces a Controversial Vote on Abortion
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As I watched the festive St. Patrick鈥檚 Day parade jubilantly marching through the streets, I learned that 2018 marks the 100th聽year of the women鈥檚 right to vote. Many of the groups in the parade chose to display a reflection of women taking action and gaining rights; many enthusiastically shouted that a woman鈥檚 place is in…
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Handling Illness While Abroad
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No matter how carefully students approach study abroad, illness and injury are often an unavoidable part of the experience. Visiting a doctor鈥檚 office in a foreign country can be both intimidating and stressful, however taking care of your physical health while abroad is extremely important, and experiencing a new healthcare system, while never ideal, can…
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Going to Therapy Where English isn鈥檛 the Dominant Language
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Going abroad when you struggle with mental health or are used to a certain style of healthcare can be a daunting idea, especially if you鈥檇 like to study abroad where English isn鈥檛 the native language. Luckily, if you鈥檙e considering Buenos Aires, Argentina, you have some great options! In 2005, the World Health Organization ranked Argentina…
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Goodbye London, Or: It鈥檚 a New Beginning
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Four months ago, when I just arrived in London, I was shy, scared to make friends with others, and also anxious about whether I would enjoy my time here. I remember clearly that I wouldn鈥檛 even go out of my room as my social anxiety hindered me from meeting with other people. Now, as my…
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It鈥檚 Fun Studying Abroad (IFSA)
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IFSA is more than just an organization to help students study abroad. They made me feel less alone while I was abroad. The status of being a foreigner was definitely evident, regardless of the similarities between American and British cultures. A majority of students in London commuted to university, and therefore many friend groups formed…
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Strengthening My Queer Identities in London
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It can be quite hard to study abroad if you identify as a queer person, because not all countries are open towards queer and trans people. However, London is an amazing city where different kinds of gender expressions and sexual orientations are accepted by the majority of Londoners. As a result, my queer identities have…
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