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To my great fortune, Freiburg lies right on the edge of the Schwarzwald or Black Forest. I absolutely love hiking and being outside, so being able to hike in the Black Forest has been a dream come true. I am not the one only in my program that loves to hike, so I have had a good group of friends who have been ready to lace up their boots and hit the trails.
This week was an especially incredible one.
Let’s talk about money! We all need it to survive in this crazy cash-hungry world. However, as college students, most of us can’t seem to find enough cash in our pockets. This blog post is dedicated to all those frugal warriors that stretch their dollars. Let’s face it, studying abroad is wildly expensive. Even in the best conditions, there are unforeseen expenses and fun opportunities that require the almighty dollar, euro, franc, pound, rupee, peso, yen, etc.
In truth, there are so many good reasons to go to Lisbon. Because the flights are short, because the food is cheap, because the sun is shining...
My weekends abroad are coming to an end. However, I really took advantage of the days I had and have managed to visit some amazing places. During this semester I was dedicated to visiting as many Italian cities as I could. Here are my favorite ones.
The decision to accept an international internship is undoubtedly challenging. It’s often easy to point out reasons why you shouldn’t go abroad instead of understanding all of the amazing outcomes that would lead you to say YES.
Weekend trips to different countries are almost a part of the lifestyle of studying abroad. With only about a month left in the semester, I would like to present the travel tips I’ve learned to adhere to as a poor college student trying to experience the world. At this point, I have visited about seven different countries and 12 different cities. Yes, it has been fantastic. And yes, it has taken a toll on the welfare of my bank account.
Alright, so I've been in China for about 13 weeks and I think this is one of the most beautiful places I have been so far. (Guilin gives it a run for its money—check my previous posts.) But, if not the most beautiful than it is at least the most breathtaking! These are the Yellow Mountains; here they are called Huangshan, and you can either hike to the top (they say it’s the top, but you've still got a ways to go once you get to this point) which takes I think somewhere near four hours or you can take the cable car.