Bridges Blog

Why can’t we just be friends?
“If you believe in love at first sight, you’ll never stop looking.” – the tagline of the movie Closer “Why can’t we just be friends?” Perhaps this question isn’t universal

Season of Love
Pink shades flood every surface of the grocery store, heart-shaped boxes of candy fill entire aisles, and it might seem like there are suddenly couples everywhere! Love is in the

Budgeting as an International Student in America
When you come to the USA as an international student, one thing that is sure to be different from your home country is money! Some things will be more expensive

Finding Myself In The Middle Of Two Cultures
After leaving my home in Florida and moving to Paris, France I was haunted by a deep and undeniable feeling that only part of me had arrived in this new

How to Interact with Professors in American Universities
It can be hard going to a university in a different country, because there will be so many cultural differences. One difference may be the way that students interact with

Wearing a Badge of Shame
Joy. More than anything in the whole world, I wanted joy. From the outside, I’m sure many people believed that I was genuinely happy. But internally, I sensed my thoughts