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5 Tips for Making Friends Abroad
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Making friends and forming relationships happens differently for everyone, but I am a strong believer that effort will take you far. Therefore, if you put time and energy into getting to know people while you鈥檙e abroad, you will benefit from it. Going abroad is scary because you鈥檙e leaving the support system of family, friends, and professors that…
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Skydiving In Scotland And Why My Parents Couldn鈥檛 Say No
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In preparation for writing this post, I read back through the journal that I kept while abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. I tried to write an entry every day, and was successful in that endeavor most of the time. It was important to me that I chronicle my time abroad. I had been warned that the…
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Overcoming Anxiety Abroad
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Having anxiety isn鈥檛 fun. Whether it鈥檚 social, general, test or any other kind of anxiety. It鈥檚 the body鈥檚 natural response to danger, an automatic alarm that goes off when you feel threatened, under pressure, or are facing a stressful situation. It鈥檚 basically the body鈥檚 fight-or-flight response. In moderation, anxiety isn鈥檛 a bad thing; it can…
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6 Things Every Celiac Should Know (and Consider) About Study Abroad
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I am one of the captains of the women鈥檚 golf team here at Amherst and so was really enthused about the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I was tested for and diagnosed with Celiac disease three years ago after returning from a summer abroad in China, where I experienced…
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The Benefits of Joining Clubs at your Host University
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Driving into the northernmost town on the British mainland late on a cold February night, I could not shake the feeling that we had reached the edge of the world. The Aurora Borealis would have been visible from this latitude were it not for the near-constant cloud cover. Instead, the lights of the town provided…
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How One Semester Changed My Life
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It鈥檚 crazy to think it鈥檚 been a year since I left for the most magnificent adventure of my life. On one hand, it feels like I was just there, but on the other, I am acutely aware of the passage of time. With each day, it feels like my friends from abroad and I fall…
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An Address tae Haggis, Toasties, and Biscuits
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Robert Burns Day Time: Sunday, January 25th, 2015; Robert Burns Day; My first Sunday in Saint Andrews. Place: The flat of a member of the Christian Union (CU) I did not know. Reason: I had been invited by a group of students at a pub who I had known for thirty minutes. Experience: Without realizing…
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Somewhere Along the Way
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Before leaving for Scotland, I watched the movie 鈥淲ild鈥 starring Reese Witherspoon, based upon the book by Cheryl Strayed chronicling her journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I related to the feelings of being stuck, and not understanding the next move or where that move would take me鈥搊nly knowing the intense desire and undeniable need…
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The Intern Life: Scottish Parliament
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6:45 鈥 Wake up! I know it鈥檚 early, but get excited to start a new day at Parliament! 7:50 鈥 Leave Robertson鈥檚 Close (your University of Edinburgh accommodation) and start your walk to Holyrood Feel free to stop in Holyrood cafe, Starbucks, Cafe Nero, or the Parliament cafeteria for breakfast along the way. (Tip: What we call 鈥榗offee鈥 Scots call…
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How Golf Defined My Experience in Scotland
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The bus left our hotel in Edinburgh where we had our orientation bright and early that morning. Within an hour, my new friends and I were pulling into the quaint town of St Andrews, but it wasn鈥檛 the town I had travelled so far to see. Ruth, our lovely Program Director, took us on an…
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