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Travel notebook: Meandering across Mexico
Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from assistant culture editor Andrew Beale’s blog about his self-funded travels in Mexico. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author. June 20 Revolutionary idea: Refuse all help from the government.
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Column: Returning home to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Nick Andre knew he needed to stay in Haiti. His wife and five children were there. And even though he had a job teaching Haitian Creole at Indiana U. and was pursuing a master’s degree in French Linguistics, something told him he needed to be home.
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Column: Sunday Night Out
“Just get to the river, turn right, and find us” were the only instructions Sean and I received from Arthur as we walked through the 12th Parisian arrondissement in search of the Seine.
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Advice from Paris for students studying abroad
Rising U. Miami senior Claudia Curiel, who studied abroad in Paris through the Inter-university Mission for Coordination of Franco-American Exchanges, offers her advice for others looking to study abroad in the future.
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Column: European trips don’t have to burn a hole in your pocket
As a student, the only thing more exciting than having money in your checking account is going to Europe. Having lived in Europe for a number of years, here are some tricks I’ve found for making sure you still have a positive balance when you return home to Orlando.
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Column: Shanghai Nights
SHANGHAI, China – The bricks on the sidewalk beneath my feet are perfectly aligned—newly laid for the World Expo; I can still smell fresh paint on the walls and highways.
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Column: Flirting with Italy
BOLOGNA, Italy—“American girls, I have not talked to one in so long,” started off the dark-haired, clear-eyed Italian boy standing across from me. “But most of the girls I talked to…they are not like you. They are….I don’t know….fat. Why are you not?
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Column: Sorry, I Speak Your Language
SHANGHAI, China—When I met my boss at the newspaper I am interning for in Shanghai—a newspaper that publishes entirely in Chinese—I was surprised when he greeted me in English. "Hello!
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Column: The social network in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile—“Does it bother you that I go out all the time?” I asked my Chilean host dad. He was driving me to a house party thrown by a friend of mine…on a Monday night. Apparently, it does not bother him in the least.