29 April 2013
China is well known for its grueling college entrance exam – the gaokao. The exam is infamously known for pushing students to the end of their wits, but new changes have been introduced recently to relieve the academic burdens students feel.
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16 April 2013
The hostel “Rocking J’s” in Puerto Viejo is renown for its tiled structure, party atmosphere and mysterious owner named “J.” And while my friends and I were almost able to leave our mark at the hostel by creating our own mosaic on the wall, we met the infamous J himself.
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16 April 2013
When most people think of Costa Rica, they imagine pristine beaches with clear, blue-green water or dense, green rainforests with sloths and those poisonous little red frogs. So what is the real Costa Rica like? Dirty.
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16 April 2013
Spring break in Latin America is an interesting mix of devout Catholicism and beach vacations. While I indulged in both of these aspects during my week off, I also ventured outside of Costa Rica for the first time to experience Nicaragua.
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09 April 2013
Jose Vasquez from El Salvador studying at Northcentral Technical University received funding and mentoring from the Clinton Global Initiative University for his project to provide mobility freedom to the elderly and disabled in his home country.
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08 April 2013
Aya Chebbi from Tunisia studying at Georgia Southern University shares a video from the Arabic Club. The best way to educate others about different cultures is to have them involved. Take a look!
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01 April 2013
Watch this fun video to learn about the history of April Fools Day and see the best pranks of 2013 so far!
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01 April 2013
ISV Ambassador, Ivaan Shrestha delves deeper into the complications and issues international students face while studying in the United States, from culture shock to making new friends.
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29 March 2013
ISV Ambassador, Ivaan Shrestha shares his research about the challenges international students face while in the United States by observing and interviewing students on campus at Anderson University in Indiana.
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28 March 2013
When you need to show two documents of identification and one needs to be a letter of employment, this may cause a problem for international students. This happened to one student in Mississippi trying to apply for a driver’s license. America called to find some answers!
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