Hello Everyone! I've made it to Arusha, Tanzania! And, so far, so good. I have travelers insurance, I'm remembering to take my Malaria medication and I've survived through about 30 hours of transit! I even was able to read up on some Tanzanian history (the first European that sailed to Tanzania...

April Dahlquist, a f eatures writer, from the Daily Illini ( www.dailyillini.com ) writes a fascinating article titled, " Make an impression at your next interview with study abroad experiences ". April had the time of her life during her Rome study abroad experience and now asks how to use...

Since I am writing 2 different blogs about my study abroad experience (and trying not to repeat posts) you'll find that a lot of what I post on this blog is related to program-sponsored events and my thoughts and reactions to the experiences I'm having while studying abroad, while my personal...

...and tell you who I am, or so I'll try. You know how on the first day of school there are always "ice breakers", aka when the professor asks you to share several really embarrassing things about yourself in front of the whole class? Yeah, I hate those. It's like, why on Earth does...

In preparing your study abroad travels, one of the most important things for you to discuss with your parents are finances. How will you be spending money abroad? A convenient approach to cover costs and obtain cash abroad is to use a credit card. However, be forewarned! Banks and credit card companies...

Last week we had our 2nd cooking class sponsored by Academic Programs International (API), the program I am studying abroad with in Buenos Aires. During our first cooking class we learned how to make empanadas and a traditional Argentine cake (whose name I can't recall at the moment) at our resident...