Tag: Europe
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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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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…