5 Tips to Improve Your English
I remember sitting on an airplane headed to study abroad in China with my Chinese-English Dictionary gripped in my hands. I only knew how to say a couple of Chinese …
How to Find Housing in the USA: A Practical Guide
For hours, I stared at my computer screen, dozens of websites open and bookmarked. I knew I was moving to San Francisco, but I didn’t know where, or when, or …
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How to Prepare for a Tornado
Many international students and visitors to the United States are fearful of tornadoes. If you live in the Central and Eastern United States, it is essential to prepare well. But …
How Americans View Friendship
Relationships are a funny thing when you’re crossing cultures and learning to live in another country, let alone make new friends.The key to friendships in the U.S. is being aware …
Goodbyes Stink!
Last week, we began talking about transition. Specifically for those of you who will be leaving a place you have started to call “home” and moving on to another. One …
Transitioning to a New “Home”
For many, the end of the semester signals a long, sigh of relief. Finally— the end of exams, the end of studying, the end of your exhausting internship. But for some …
Got Joy?
Does joy sometimes seem elusive? Sure, we experience moments of happiness between the chaos of daily life. A particularly good scoop of ice cream might boost our mood after a …
Finally. . .Finals. . .
“So close and yet so far.” I’m convinced there’s no better way of describing finals week than this. Every May of college, I remember staring longingly at the calendar as …
What does your personality say about you?
Do you know the real you?Take a moment to think about yourself. What would you say is true about you?Do you prefer to study alone in the library? Or do …
Out of Death, Life
It happened suddenly. The reds and pinks of Valentine’s have faded into yellows, purples, and greens. Chocolates have morphed from hearts to eggs and rabbit-shaped things have started appearing everywhere! …