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Takeaways from Studying Abroad Twice

ichilds — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:18:55 +0000

Because I studied international policy, my professors encouraged me to study abroad to better understand how countries approach policy challenges. I chose University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, as I was doing research on international affairs in the Indo-Pacific region at the time. Beyond academics, my time in Sydney pushed me to step [...]

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How Study Abroad Helped Me Include Indigenous Perspectives in My Career Aspirations and Beyond

ichilds — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:45:26 +0000

I knew studying abroad would change and grow me academically and personally, but I wasn’t prepared for how deeply living and studying in Wollongong would reshape my perspectives. Looking back, it changed the way I think about the world around me through knowledge, sustainability, and the systems we rely on. I’m an environmental science major with an interest in urban [...]

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Diving into World-Class Marine Research with Study Abroad in Australia

ichilds — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:11:17 +0000

I received the call around 4 p.m. on Sunday. After a day hunkered down in the library, slogging through a lengthy metagenomics assignment for my bioinformatics class, my brain is mush. I’m about to call it an early night when the ring tone I had set for this occasion frightens me into action. For the past week, I have been anxiously anticipating this moment, and now I’m in for one of the longest days of my [...]

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Packing for Success with Study Abroad

ichilds — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:35:13 +0000

Two days before I was bound to leave for Australia, I sat in my room with the contents of my entire closet around me. For the first time in years, I was incredibly uncertain about what was ahead and incredibly uncertain about what to pack to prepare for those uncertainties. Over the years, I’ve become [...]

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How Studying Abroad in Australia Gave Me a New Appreciation for Sharks

acarter — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:25:05 +0000

Surrounded by deep-blue water for miles, the other seven snorkelers in my tour group and I stay completely still and wait. Through our diving masks, all eyes are trained on one spot in the water. I gasp underwater as I finally see it. Emerging out of the deep is the ocean’s biggest fish, a whale [...]

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Study Abroad Strategies: How to See Australia on a Budget

acarter — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:49:54 +0000

Options for public transportation in Australia Coming to the University of Melbourne with IFSA, I knew I wanted to travel without spending hundreds of dollars. After researching transportation passes in Australia, I found three options: the Queensland Pass, the Queensland Coastal Pass, and the Discovery Pass. Since I was based in Melbourne, the Discovery Pass [...]

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Just Say ‘Yes!’

Kate — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:24:11 +0000

Once upon a time (well, just three months ago), I was a shy, overly cautious girl my friends used to tease for being laser-focused on my career path. I meticulously planned my life around things that aligned with my interests, waving away anything that seemed even remotely off-topic. It was as if I had [...]

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Do It, Go Abroad

Kate — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:39:32 +0000

Do it, go abroad. That’s what everybody I talked to about going abroad told me whenever I brought it up. No matter if they went themselves or if it was their biggest college regret, they all said it would be the time of my life and a unique experience. I am 100% happy I listened. [...]

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Five Habits I Picked Up In Sydney

Kate — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:25:04 +0000

The past five months studying abroad in Sydney, Australia have been the time of my life. I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to explore new places, immerse myself in a new country, experience life as a student at a very different university to the small liberal arts college I was used to, [...]

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Sophia’s Study Abroad Experience

Kate — Tue, 23 May 2023 23:34:29 +0000

Studying abroad with IFSA’s Griffith University Gold Coast Internship Program has been life changing. We’re housed in a beautiful apartment on the beach. We have a gym and a pool and can walk right out the front door and be on the beach. We’re also walking distance from everything to do in Surfer’s Paradise: including [...]

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