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Working Abroad: Go Local, Escape the Expat Path

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Jan 29, 2015 / 0 comments

Martina Clark is a freelance writer (travel and memoir) and an MFA Candidate at Stony Brook University in New York City. Prior to writing full-time, she spent 20 years with the United Nations and other international organizations working on HIV awareness and education.

#StudyAbroadBecause it teaches you what you're made of

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Jan 29, 2015 / 0 comments

Emily Monaco is a born-and-raised New Yorker based in Paris. After many years of trying, she has come to the conclusion that she will likely never be French. She writes about her experiences with Franglais and food on her blog, tomatokumato.com.

snsvs joins the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad Initiative

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Jan 27, 2015 / 0 comments

snsvs has joined the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad initiative to help more Americans to gain international experience through study abroad programs. This is one of more than 450 new commitments announced by IIE.

 

Florida Culture for the week of January 26, 2015 by Josh Garrick

by Josh Garrick / Jan 26, 2015 / 0 comments

Florida Culture for the week of January 26, 2015 by Josh Garrick

Top Tips for Visiting Disney World

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Jan 25, 2015 / 0 comments

You’re planning a trip to Disney World in Orlando, and wondering where to start, yes? It can be overwhelming, when you dig into the internet, to discover exactly WHAT you should be doing to plan a trip to Disney, and have fun while doing so.

 

Global Education Professional Development for Teachers

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Jan 24, 2015 / 0 comments

The Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC) is a year-long professional development program for elementary, middle, & high school teachers aimed at globalizing teaching and learning in U.S. classrooms.  Participants are selected through a national, open competition. TGC is a program of the U.S.

3 Career Paths Suitable for a Digital Nomad

by Connor Gayne / Jan 23, 2015 / 0 comments

If you want to travel the world and are looking for a job to support that goal, here are three jobs that are portable for digital nomads: being a freelance writer, monetizing a travel blog, and being a website designer (although they may not be jobs for everyone). I chose to explore these three jobs as possible career paths because they interest me greatly.

Robert Burns: Inventing Tradition and Securing Memory Worldwide

by Dr. Pauline Mackay / Jan 23, 2015 / 0 comments

Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) is Scotland’s National Bard, but he is also one of the world’s most widely commemorated poets.

An Astromonic Look at Norway's Night Sky

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Jan 22, 2015 / 0 comments

The comet Lovejoy is now visible at the sky, among many millions stars. These photos were taken with my canon 6D, and my 200 mm lense, at jan. 20. 2015.

 

They Eat Horses, Don’t They? The Truth About the French

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Jan 22, 2015 / 0 comments

Eating horses. Not to mention garlic, snails, frog legs, wine (always, wine).

French women don't get fat.

That ubiquitous striped shirt, accompanied by a jaunty beret.

Bidets, perfume, double kisses, rudeness, oh that Metro, topless beaches, chicness.

Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite.

 

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