Blogs about: Cultural Adjustment
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Homestay Etiquette: night on the town
Many of you go abroad to gain independence and escape the safety bubble of your community and university. Friends, family and familiar scenery is replaced with strange smells, food, people and… more →
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Refugees removed from Atlanta-bound plane over smell
wrote 2 weeks ago: A refugee family from the Central African republic were removed from an Atlanta-bound American Eagle … more →
The Monsoon pt. 1
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m calling this part 1, because I’m sure I will have more to say about the monsoons in … more →
Adjusting To Life Abroad
wrote 3 weeks ago: The thing I want most from this blog, is for it to be a real and accurate account of my experiences. … more →
The Lesser known Stages of Culture Shock
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wrote 1 month ago: I thought I was through with the culture shock. I mean, heck, I’ve whined and blogged about i … more →
"Bloom Where You Are Planted"
wrote 1 month ago: Greetings from a cold and rainy Valencia day, where we are huddled inside having a relaxing Sunday. … more →
Through the Mist of a Waterfall
wrote 1 month ago: (picture from http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/islandblogging/blogs/000017/0000010839.shtml) The walls … more →
Public Housing residents in Chattanooga claim refugees “abandoned”, ask for full-time interpreter
wrote 2 months ago: Residents of the Boynton Terrace public housing site in Chattanooga report ongoing problems that ref … more →
Jerash and Umm Qais Photos
wrote 2 months ago: One of the many Greco-Roman remains in the ancient city of Jerash. This was a temple dedicated to th … more →
Adjusting to France — Part 1
wrote 2 months ago: Coming back home is always a challenge for me. I’m not talking about coming home for Christmas or a … more →
Overcoming Culture Shock
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wrote 2 months ago: One of the toughest parts of studying away is the culture shock you faces in you host country. Depen … more →
2 months in, we are...
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wrote 2 months ago: eating: rice and beans. missing: dark chocolate (any chocolate!) learning: ‘African babies do … more →
Homestay Etiquette: night on the town
wrote 3 months ago: Many of you go abroad to gain independence and escape the safety bubble of your community and … more →
Food is Comfort
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wrote 3 months ago: However, being abroad is about being “outside of your comfort zone.” New experiences tend to be in … more →
The unspoken demons of immigration: grief and loss
wrote 4 months ago: Though Asian Americans have a long history of presence in the United States of America and many of t … more →
Touchdown in Amman, Jordan
wrote 4 months ago: By John Mitchell After being on several planes for 18+ hours, I finally landed in the Hashemite King … more →
Positives and negatives
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wrote 4 months ago: By Laura Hough Despite Italy being a Western European country, there are some differences that seem … more →
The New Digs
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wrote 5 months ago: Judging from the responses to my series of apparently depressing, cultural transition posts here is … more →
The culturally awkward teenage phase
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wrote 5 months ago: St. Xavior College was letting out of class at the same time I was walking up to class. They came d … more →
Until next time
wrote 5 months ago: By Brittney Durbin Well guys, this is it… My last blog post for the MU Study Abroad page. I ha … more →
