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Featured Articles on Study Abroad and Educational Travel
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Student to Student Study Abroad Articles
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Contemplate Travel and Work Abroad Before Graduate School
Brooke Schedneck finds that with ample research, travel and work abroad before starting advanced study at home are a uniquely rewarding and not mutually exclusive combination.
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Graduate Study Abroad
Jessica P. Hayden summarizes the wide variety of study abroad programs available worldwide and provides primary resources for prospective students who wish to continue their education overseas. |
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Beyond the Comfort Zone: "I Would Do It All Again in a Second"
Transitions Abroad's 2004 Student Writer's Contest winner Kate Gustafson reports on her decision as a student to venture into unknown territory in Nepal and then the more familiar Western land of Scotland. She developed new perspectives studying and living in each country. But given a choice, she would opt for the less "comfortable" world she found in Nepal where her initial fears were transformed into enchantment.
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Planning for Study Abroad in Developing Countries
Transitions Abroad's 2003 Student Writer's Contest winner Meredith Alt provides tips for preparation and reports on the advantages of overseas study in the developing world - a chance to experience cultures before McDonald's and other Western multinational corporations make their inevitable invasion. |
Planning for Study Abroad
Gloria J. Bennett suggests questions for your study abroad advisor about one of the most important decisions you can make; where and how to study abroad. |
Student's Guide to Study Abroad
Student Writer's Contest winner Chanomi Maxwell-Parish discusses how to go about selecting a study abroad program. |
How to Work Abroad After College
Katie Kreuger tells the story of a transition from college study towards her goal to work abroad, and provides helpful tips for others who are contemplating taking the plunge overseas. |
International Fellowships and Scholarships
Erin Alisa Guntly provides insider advice and resources on the opportunities for international Fellowships and Scholarships. Such sponsored forms of study abroad require no work but often lead to an international career. |
Cost-Cutting in London for Students
Juliette Diggs offers ten budget tips for those who study or live long-term in expensive London. |
Study Abroad at Universities in New Zealand and Australia
Stacey Hartmann describes the study abroad options for direct enrollment in New Zealand and Australia. |
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Anti-Americanism Abroad
Amy Johnson reports on an eye-opening student discussion and deconstruction of the "love/hate" relationship which greets Americans who travel and study abroad. |
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Choosing a Study Abroad Program
Lara Rauba provides a checklist for selecting your study abroad program, along with resources to help you along in the process.
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Working Away: Reasons to Work Abroad After Graduation
Tamara Hughes provides advice and resources about the world of student options which are often unexplored. |
How to Live and Work Abroad
Rob Atchison, with only a degree and a desire to travel, describes his transformational experiences in Italy and provides resources for others to do the same. |
Which Way to Go? American Programs Abroad vs. Direct University Enrollment
Jillian Schedneck offers her experience with this difficult but important question for the student about their educational options when deciding how to study abroad. |
Extracurriculars Abroad: How to Get Credit for Offbeat Courses
Leah Bloom describes how to gain academic credit from more exotic or offbeat courses taken while studying abroad. |
Sports and Study Abroad: How to Combine Them Both
Bruce Myint discusses his experience playing tennis at Cambridge and the opportunities that opened up for him to meet people from around the world while studying for his Master's. |
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Student Participant Reports
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Study Abroad Advisor Articles
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Job Strategies While Abroad: How to Get the Best “Career Punch” From Your Study Abroad Experience
Author of the bible on work abroad, The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas, Jean-Marc Hachey, Transitions Abroad's new International Careers Advisor discusses preparation for future work abroad while a student overseas. In Marketing Your Study Abroad , Jean-Marc describes the dos and donts when returning and pitching the benefits of your study abroad experience to employers. |
The Year of Study Abroad
Founding Editor and Publisher of Transitions Abroad, Clay Hubbs, highlights the importance of the Congressional designation of 2006 as the Year of Study Abroad. Clay describes the trends in study and work abroad he has seen develop since the magazine was first conceptualized.
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The Benefits of Study Abroad
A new study by Professors Mary Dwyer and Courtney Peters of IES Abroad lays out clearly the personal, academic, intercultural and career development benefits of overseas education - which they discover is often the best preparation for work abroad.
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Why Study Abroad?
Sheila J. Curran highlights the many advantages of study abroad for those who wish to gain a career advantage. |
Studying Abroad Without Being Rich: A Financial Aid Recipient’s Guide to International Study
Susan L. Pugh provides tips to planning for study abroad and receiving financial aid. She urges students who have financial concerns not to pass up an opportunity of a lifetime before investigation all options. |
Parents and Study Abroad
Linda Bartnik discusses the role of the family in making study abroad decisions, and how study abroad advisors may facilitate fruitful discussions concerning such a key decision in the life of the student. |
Delay the Real World: Volunteer Proposal Wins Fellowship
Colleen Kinder, author of Delaying the Real World: A Twentysomething’s Guide to Seeking Adventure, offers interesting findings from her new student fellowship program. |
Serve and Learn: Combine Community Service with Academic Study Abroad
Hannah Kane, campus organizer of Actions Without Borders, provides examples and an in-depth analysis of the benefits of combining academic study abroad and volunteer service abroad. |
Debunking Reasons Against Studying Abroad
Dr. Brian Harley debunks the myths concerning study abroad which sometimes cause students to hesitate unnecessarily before taking the plunge overseas. |
The Rise of Study Abroad in Asia
Stacey Hartmann on the growing opportunities and trends for U.S. students seeking cultural contrasts along with study abroad tips for Asia by Michael Swift. |
Hong Kong: A Gateway to Asia
Dr. Glenn Shive on the many opportunities for study abroad, internships and scholarships in Hong Kong - a gateway to Asia for which he provides extensive resources. |
Virtual Advising
Tina M. Cassler wonders whether face-to-face student contact and study abroad advising is becoming obsolete or just evolving in the age of the web. |
Top Ten Reasons for African Americans to Study Abroad
Starlett Craig reports that since African American students form the largest ethnic group in U.S. higher education, it is important to understand the myths associated with study abroad that have limited their participation. |
Art Study Abroad in Florence with SACI
Transitions Abroad interviews Mary Beckinsale and discovers the unique background, offerings, and student body of SACI's art school - which is located in the heart of Florence. |
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Language Study Abroad Articles
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Spanish Language Study in Latin America 
Volker Poelzl, Living Abroad Editor for Transitions Abroad, describes the many country-by-country options for language study in Latin America and provides inside tips. |
Why You Need to Study a Foreign Language
Sherry Schwarz interviews Edward Trimnell, contributing editor for Language Study and Immersion. Edward exposes the myth of the need for a global English and the cost of Americans' monoligualism. |
Accelerate Language Learning
Tim Ferriss, a self-described language-addict, offers some key insights his extensive study and experience at home and abroad have provided to accelerate the language learning process. |
Learning Language Faster
Curtis West provides practical tips and study advice to help you speed up the process of speaking and thinking in another language. |
Learning a Language While Volunteering Abroad
Expert and author of many books on English Teaching Abroad, Susan Griffith offers advice and vast resources for volunteer work abroad in which immersion into the native culture will accelerate the language learning process, and provide a more enriching overall travel experience. |
Language School Hopping: Study Spanish Across Central America
Jennifer Colletti participates in an organized language learning vacation which includes six different language schools in four different countries. |
Study Spanish at Language Schools in Nicaragua
Joshua Berman and Randy Wood provide the inside scoop on some of the best Spanish language school bargains in Central America, where the tuition remains in the local communities. |
Study French in France
Sharon Goldstein sorts through the many and varied options for studying French in France or elsewhere abroad - from standard to intensive to immersion programs. |
The Best Way to Learn a Language: Small-Town Italy
Roger Norum reports that study in a small town involves the type of immersion which is most conducive to language learning, while providing the intimacy which connects you to the natives. |
Study Spanish in Spain on the Costa del Sol
Joshua K. Hartshorne, a very experienced language student abroad, describes the best language course he has found anywhere on the Costa del Sol in Spain. |
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Adult Educational Travel Articles
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High School Study Abroad Articles
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Best Study Abroad Resources
Bill Nolting and Clay Hubbs have selected the best information on study abroad and what to look for in study abroad programs for learning travelers of all ages. |
Undergraduate and Graduate Study Abroad
Details on credit-bearing summer, semester, and academic year undergraduate and graduate programs, listed by country. |
Language Study Abroad
Language study and vacations abroad, including studying Spanish in Spain, Mexico, or Costa Rica; Mandarin in China; Italian in Florence; and French in Paris. |
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Adult Study and Educational Travel Abroad
Country-by-country listings of a variety of educational programs open to or designed for post-graduate adults to senior citizens.
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Teen Study Abroad
Listings of organizations which offer programs or sponsor exchange programs for high school-aged students.
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Key Study Abroad Websites
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