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Adapting to a New Culture

Posted on07. Nov, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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Adapting to a new culture is not easy. When you move abroad, especially when the culture is very different from your own, you will be frustrated. The best thing about living abroad and adapting to a new culture is what you make of it! It can be the best experience of your lifetime, or it [...]

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20 Ways to Study Abroad and Save

Posted on26. Oct, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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20 Ways to Study Abroad and Save
This guest post was contributed by Rose Jensen, who writes about the online college courses. She welcomes your feedback at Rose.Jensen28@yahoo.com.
1. Decide where you want to go and why you want to go there. Certain cities like London are pricey because they are study abroad hotspots. Lesser traveled cities [...]

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5 Tipps when you miss home

Posted on21. May, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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5 Tipps when you miss home
So, you made it. Finally you live all by yourself in a foreign country. Your dream of living abroad has finally come true. After all the research you have done, all the talks to your parents to let you go study abroad, all the savings to pay for your time [...]

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How to keep in touch with family and friends when studying abroad

Posted on16. May, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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How to keep in touch with family and friends when studying abroad
Keeping in touch with your family and friends while you study abroad is often harder than it seems. First, there is the time difference. Then, there is so much to do and explore. And third, a combination of both: You finally have a few minutes to squeez in [...]

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How to learn a language in just weeks

Posted on12. May, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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How to learn a language in just weeks
When you want to study abroad, you need to learn the language, otherwise you will miss out on the best part! Here are are 6 tips that will help you to learn the basics of a foreign language within just a couple of weeks!
1. Free Podcasts
Search for free language [...]

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Expat Blog Directory

Posted on07. May, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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The Expat-Blog is a great directory of blogs from and for expats. You can even search for your fellow countrymen and -women in your neighbourhood and read their specific advice on living in this area. This is great, especially for planning stages of going abroad and in case you do not speak the local language.
For [...]

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Reasons to stay with a host family

Posted on07. May, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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Advantages of staying with a host family
If you have the chance, try to stay with a local host family. I know, this does not sound very exciting at first. After all, an important reason to go study abroad is to go wild and crazy in a place where nobody knows you and you will never see [...]

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How to make the most of your stay abroad

Posted on15. Apr, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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How to make the most of your stay abroad
When you have the chance to go abroad, you should consider it a chance of a lifetime! The adventure that lies ahead of you is an experience that you will never forget. The reason why people enjoy their stay abroad so much and whish it would never [...]