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Unlike your friends, family, and significant others, we at Go Overseas love to hear your travel stories. Especially the ones that make us laugh! So last month, we asked, and you answered with your best stories from abroad. Not just from studying abroad, but also volunteering, teaching, and just plain ol' traveling abroad!
Read on for our first ever compilation of Go...
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Studying abroad in the Middle East is a guaranteed transformative experience that'll shatter any preconceived notions you had about this part of the world. Prepare yourself for unbeatable hospitality, rich history, compelling current affairs, spectacular scenery, fascinating languages, and delicious cuisine.
The Middle East is one of the most eye-opening and...
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The minute you land in your new study abroad country, you're busy taking in the newness around you. You're smiling at the street vendors selling fruit on every corner. You're captivated by the sudden openness of the people around you. Or perhaps you're noticing a discreet segregation of genders, ages, or confused by why your host mother shies away from some of your...
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In the movie "Spring Breakers," a bunch of former Disney stars head to Florida and get themselves into a world of trouble -- and some intimidatingly small but very brightly-colored bikinis. While this is perhaps a slight exaggeration of the experience of most college spring breakers, there's no escaping the myth that spring break is a time to cut loose, get...
I've traveled to over 40 countries in the past 5 years, so although my long-term relationship experience is quite limited (it's almost Valentine's Day so I'd rather not dwell on that part), I still find going out with locals to be one of the most interesting parts of my experiences overseas.
Make sure you're both on the same page from the start.
However, the idea of becoming romantically...
Originally published on April 2nd, 2014
We all want to be sexy, right? I know I do. But what does it mean to be sexy? Is sexiness something that can be bought at the store like groceries - acquired without work, as impersonal as a telemarketing call? Or is sexiness the kind of the thing that must be earned?
At GoOverseas, nothing turns us on more or gets our motor running like learning a...
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Originally published on November, 20th, 2013.
After a year and a half of living in another country, plus those six months I spent studying abroad in Argentina during my more youthful days, I've come to the conclusion that I will never want to date anyone who hasn't spent some period of time living abroad -- and you shouldn't settle for any less, either!
Living and...
Leaving a loved one at home to study abroad? We've got advice for you!
Originally published on July 7th, 2014.
You're about to embark on a life-changing adventure, heading overseas into the unknown with passport in hand and a spirit of adventure. You may be looking for language classes or have already enrolled in an exchange program so that you can soak up a foreign environment. You're...
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As a student or volunteer abroad, you'll likely have the option to live with a host family. At first, it seems like the obvious choice: it's affordable, gives you an instant support system in country, and can help you learn the local language and culture.
Before you decide if it's right for you, let Go Overseas help you understand what it's like living...
Originally published on February 12th, 2012
Every year from February 1 - March 1, the United States and Canada partake in a month long celebration honoring the history and many contributions of Africans Americans. For 2015, the theme for Black History Month is "A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture" (from ASALH).
This theme celebrates the transformation of African American culture and...
