DiversityAbroad.com Newsletter March 21, 2012 Ten Tips for Students Preparing for Summer Study or Intern Abroad!  It has been a little over a year now since I took the first step off the ledge of uncertainty and embarked upon one of my MOST life changing experiences. A year later, I can look back on my "expatriation experience", as I like to call it, and give practical advice to all the study abroad newbie's. As the school term winds down, those planning a summer study abroad are no doubt wondering what exactly to expect from their upcoming journey. Take it from me, expect the unexpected. Whatever you expect will happen, expect it not to happen. That's not said to scare you off and demand a refund from your program provider, but simply to encourage you to be alert and aware that studying abroad will be like nothing you have experienced. Read More...
-Tony R. King Featured Blogs  This last weekend my friend came to visit me from Belgium. Her name is Autumn and she goes to my home university at SUNY Oneonta. I met her just right before I left because I had found out that she was also studying abroad ...  "Bienvenidos a Panamá"! = WELCOME TO PANAMA! I think I got no sleep last night …and if I did, it was all a blurrrrr… So a friend and I are studying abroad in Panama on a very short... Latest From Study Abroad & Global Exchange Forum Thailand is the best place to spend family vacations. The country has plenty of beautiful and attractive places which parents and their children will definitely love. IWhat are the best scholarships for study abroad? Looks like I'll get some money from my school, but I'm still little short. Travel Abroad News | Like Us/ Follow Us International Programs & Deals Immerse yourself in Puerto Rican Culture and learn Spanish while you enjoy the beautiful setting of the second oldest city in the Americas: the Old San Juan. Learn More The first 20 students who apply to a Fall 2012 semester Global Campus or Global Alliance program with the promo code FALL12 receive a $500 gift card. Learn More Immerse yourself in a new culture through UC Berkeley's Summer Travel Study Programs. Each program contains courses and thought provoking activities to make the most of its extraordinary locations. Learn More Want to improve your Spanish language skills through an affordable, full-immersion language program? Then IES Abroad's Salamanca Summer program is for you! Learn More Gain a greater understanding of another culture & yourself. You may attend a local high school, attend a local university or work on a volunteer project. Change your world today. Learn More |
