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Column: Immerse yourself when studying abroad
I spent last weekend in Florence, Italy — home to Michelangelo’s “Davide,” Botticelli’s “Primavera,” and Brunelleschi’s awe-inspiring dome. But what stuck with me from that trip wasn’t the art. On Saturday, we stayed out so we could go to the midnight bakery.
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Department of State warns tourists of violence in Mexico
The lone Mexico Security Update issued since Feb. 8 issues a clear warning on the U.S. Embassy's webpage: "On Feb. 14, the bodies of two U.S. citizens who were kidnapped on Jan. 22 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa were found in a remote area outside the city with apparent bullet wounds to their heads.
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Flaring debt crisis violence affects study abroad students, tourists
Kaylee Roupas watched from a mountaintop in Greece as thousands of citizens filled the streets of Athens. She watched as businesses were vandalized and burned. She watched as bombs and flares flashed and exploded. Roupas, a Penn State U.
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Column: Homesickness settles in Morocco
Homesickness did not hit until I woke up Sunday morning, knowing I was going to throw up camel meat in a matter of seconds. That’s not a typo. I had camel kefta for lunch last weekend and think it might be the death of me. I’m still shaking off whatever sickness I got from it.
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Arrivederci Italy, merhaba Jordan
For the last five months I’ve been living and studying in Florence, Italy, which is one of the most popular study-abroad locations for American students.
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Column: College is the time to travel abroad
College is the time to be curious. We need to take advantage of our time and embark on an adventure before we lose that chance. Traveling and studying abroad — completely immersing yourself in another culture — can impact your life significantly.
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New Yorkers ranked as rudest
Travel + Leisure magazine released the results of its annual online survey last week, and New York City won the title of rudest city in America.
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Study shows students drink more while studying abroad
In college, students have almost unlimited possibilities and freedoms as they break away from adolescence and become adults while gaining their degree, but those under the age of 21 still cannot legally drink alcohol in the United States.
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Obama loosens visa requirements
International students will face fewer barriers to studying in the United States because of a recent effort by President Barack Obama to simplify visa applications. An executive order issued Jan. 19 is designed to encourage travel and tourism in the U.S.