#study abroad experiences

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SO told some of my friends already but I was watching NHK with my roommate today and apparently there was this dude who broke in to people’s houses only to eat their sweets. Took nothing, just ate their cake and shit. His first house he literally ate a bar of ice cream and that was it. There was also apparently another guy who broke in to someone’s house, ate their curry and drank their beer and took a video. 

[itlookedlikeasparrow]

Adventures is Assignment Submission

"Where do I submit it?" "Online" "Oh okay" *searches Blackboard, finds nothing*

*emails professor* Hey sorry to bother you where do I turn in my lab report? I thought it was online but there's nothing on Blackboard. I'm attaching it just in case.

Professor: through the hub (hate it when they give such short answers to my well thought out and courteous emails)

"Hey friends can I borrow a printer?" "yeah sure" "....what size paper? A4?" *prints lab report* *walks to hub*

*no turn in bin for course*

"Hey sorry I'm supposed to submit this today but there's no bin" "Oh you have to do it online"

Me: "....."

"You go to this page and click on this and make sure it's a pdf and ..."

*walk back to dorm* *convert report to pdf* *go to appropriate web page*

"Hey friends what's an 'assessment marker'?" "professor's name" "Oh okay"

*submits assignment*

....Thank the Lord I finished writing it early.

[ramblingstudents]

Eric Milburn: Study Abroad Introduced Me to My Greatest Passion

Home Again, Home Again!

“Study Abroad Introduced Me to My Greatest Passion” by Eric Milburn via “The Northwestern“

“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous…

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[christieeex]

Recap of My 1st Month Abroad

I've been in Hong Kong for exactly one month now (:

It's been a really eye opening experience so far. Not only have I been learning to adapt to HK culture, but I've been meeting so many other students from all over the world. It's pretty fun learning new slang words from different countries and also teaching people Bay slang as well.

"What's a ratchet, and why does everyone always say 'thirsty'?! And what's a chipotle? Is it like chips and chocolate?!" HAHAH, omggg I dieeeee !

The only major thing thats been stressing me out a lot here is how people can be so RUDE. Everyone's always in such a rush that they will literally push and shove you out of the way so they can pay for their things first, get onto the train before you, or let doors slam in your face because they can't afford to take the extra 2 seconds to be kind and courteous human beings.

Like seriously, the other day when I was taking the MTR, a lady literally SHOVED her suitcase in front of me while I was exiting the train, just so she could slip in front and get off before me .. T___T Like was that really necessary?! YOU CAN'T WAIT THE EXTRA .5 SECOND FOR ME TO GET OFF FIRST?!!! AGHHH!

But I guess on the brighter side, I did also witness my first ever MTR fight, and it totally made my friends and I's night, HAHAH. For those of you who may not know, Hong Kong citizens lately have been really into recording public arguments and fights and then posting them onto the internet. (Kinda like WorldStar) 

I also realized a lot of girls here don't go to the gym. My roommate says that girls here would rather skip meals than exercise to "stay fit."

Okayyy, I should probably go to sleep (:

[tylermanoukian]

The Best Things You Learn Aren't Used in a Classroom...I

Nearing the one year anniversary of my departure to my beloved Italy, I find myself constantly…

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30 Signs That I studied Abroad

30 Signs That I studied Abroad

My friends in my study abroad program, otherwise known as USAC, made me aware of this fun link which identifies 30 signs that a person has studied abroad in Europe. For me, many of them are true. I won’t say which ones, but…

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[apriltuesday]

Conversations with people studying abroad in Budapest next semester are (almost*) THE BEST.

* second only to conversations with people who studied abroad in Budapest last semester, of course

[apriltuesday]

Things I was surprised to find surprising upon returning to the US.

the quality of the grass (better)

the size of the chewing gum (bigger)