by Kristi Vargas | Mar 4, 2019 | Official Blog
Explaining Your New Life to Old Friends As an international student, you’ve had to adjust to time differences, cultural differences and long distance relationships with loved ones. But perhaps the most painful and unexpected, is the “experience distance” you may feel....
by Kristi Vargas | Feb 25, 2019 | Official Blog
7 Faux Pas International Students Make and How to Avoid Them “Faux pas” is a term borrowed from French that literally means “false step.” A faux pas is an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation. It is SO EASY to make awkward mistakes when living...
by Kristi Vargas | Feb 18, 2019 | Official Blog
Share Your Culture First I want to say I’m proud of you. You have ventured to America to further your education and learned a new culture far away from home. You are adapting new values and hopefully understanding more about yourself. However, as you learn more about...
by Kristi Vargas | Feb 11, 2019 | Official Blog
Lessons I Learned Dating I was all dressed up with nowhere to go for most of my adolescence. I went to prom by myself, hitting my teenage understanding of rock bottom, when I pumped my own gas in my floor-length gown. I had a longing for someone I had never met, his...
by Kristi Vargas | Feb 4, 2019 | Official Blog
Chinese New Year Red is the color of my memory about the Spring Festival because it summarizes my feelings of the old times in my home city of Beijing. Beijing is an ancient city, the roots of many families have been grounded there for generations. If you ask...
by Kristi Vargas | Jan 28, 2019 | Official Blog
The Culture Map Living within another culture has unique demands when it comes to communication. It is not simply a matter of being able to speak another language, it is also a matter of understanding how and why people communicate the way they do. In 2014, Erin Meyer...
