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		<title>Interview Martha &#8211; A Polish Girl in the UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francois K.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! Q) What is your name? I am Barbara T. Q) How old are you? I am 24 years old. Q) What is your home country? I was born in Poland, I spent my childhood there. Q) Where do you currently live? I live in the United Kingdoms. Q) What field do you study? I [...]
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		<title>How to deal with Culture Shock</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francois K.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to our favorite but not officially-recognized-as-a-reliable-source Wikipedia, culture shock refers to “the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, disorientation, uncertainty, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown culture such as one may encounter in a foreign country.” Indeed, some people may feel&#8230; let&#8217;s say uncomfortable after having spent some [...]
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		<title>The hardest step: Dare to speak in a foreign language</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francois K.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here, I could tell you about my own experience. I have recently given classes, as a French teacher. The classes took place in a restaurant owned by a French guy, in a very friendly atmosphere, and were followed by about 20 persons. One of the thing I have noticed during those classes is that the [...]
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		<title>What can I gain by doing my Masters abroad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To have experience abroad, in a company or as a student, is really important in companies which work on a worldwide scale. Managers are more and more required to have a cultural comprehension and a certain criticism concerning the national market. A Master degree is a valuable investment, in particular because of its acceptance everywhere [...]
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		<title>Interview with a study abroad student from Bosnia Herzegovina</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandre Q.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is your name and how old are you? Haris LIBIC, 20 years old. What is your home country? Bosnia Herzegovina Where do you currently live? I currently live in Irvine, CA What field do you study? I am a student at University of California Irvine (UCI), where I am currently doing a Bachelor in [...]
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		<title>What can I do with my study abroad experience for my career path?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MariaAbroad</dc:creator>
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		<title>5 Great Study Abroad Programs</title>
		<link>http://mariaabroad.com/2010/05/5-great-study-abroad-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M.</dc:creator>
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		<title>What is Culture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Gary Wederspahn, culture is the shared set of assumptions, values, and beliefs of a group of people by which they organize their common life. In our world we can distinguish lot of cultures because of the number of countries for example, but also we can see some scales in these ‘country cultures’. When [...]
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		<title>Differences Between Living in Spain and France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria P.</dc:creator>
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		<title>NAFSA: Award for Campus Internationalization Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria P.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading the headline you might be asking yourself what NAFSA is and what is has to do with you.  If you are planning on studying in the USA or leaving the USA to study abroad, you may be interested in NAFSA’s mission and activities. NAFSA is the Association of International Educators. This association promotes international [...]
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