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Getting Paid to Travel
Over the past week, I’ve had several people ask how I was able to travel abroad without spending thousands of dollars. Many of you are interested in international experience but aren’t sure where to begin. I’ve compiled a few simple ideas to get you started. 1. Study Abroad If you are a student (I can’t…
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Why I interned in Eastern Europe
I scrolled through the list of Student.Go internships, searching for something that might fulfill the requirements needed for my major in journalism. While sifting through positions from Miami to Louisville, Kampala and Bali, a paragraph about a photojournalism internship in Slovakia stood out on the screen. The ideal candidate should be able to work alone…
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The 7-Year Dream: We’re Backpacking Europe!
After 7 years of dreaming, planning and sporadic saving, my best friend LaVonna and I are finally going to backback Europe together. We’re planning on spending time with our pen pals in Austria, Germany and France while exploring a few more countries along the way. After spending a good portion of our lives obsessed with…
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Romani in Slovakia: Search for Identity
The sun is setting over the colorful storefronts and Gothic cathedral on the main road in Košice, the second largest city in Slovakia. Slovak children run up and down the road, playing in the singing fountain which is beginning to change colors as night falls. Slovaks are enjoying beer and wine at street cafes, and the…
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Costa Rica: One Year Later
Exactly one year ago I was on a plane headed for Central America to join the Latin America Studies Program in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. I had no expectations; I was completely alone. I didn’t know Spanish. I didn’t know anything about Latin American history or politics. I was — as my dad likes to…
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The Wanderer
When it comes to the cliched traveler move, it doesn’t get more quoting Jack Kerouac than staring into the distance at a breathtaking landscape while reflecting deeply on everything you’ve experienced. I’ve named it the Wanderer pose, after my favourite painting by 19th century German painter Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog.…
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We have to talk about Auschwitz
Auschwitz. How do I begin to speak about Auschwitz? The place fills my memory with snapshots. A doll’s chipped face lying next to its porcelain body A twisting metal sign promising work will make you free A mountain of shoes towering and spilling behind a glass case A sea of stoves stretching into the blue…
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Best Sites for Student Travelers
Whether you’re planning to backpack another continent, thinking about studying or interning abroad or are wanting to get out of town for a week, student travelers have great resources available to them. Note: Most are geared toward travelers not tourists 1. skyscanner Before starting most adventures, the stressful part is figuring out what’s the cheapest,…
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So I met a guy on the plane…
I met a man on a flight to Frankfurt, and I think it may change my life. We were crammed in seats so far back you couldn’t see the moist towelettes and eye pillows of first class, browsing through movie selections and trying not to make awkward elbow advances across the center rest, when a…
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