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Save Money in Northern Ireland

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3 Ways a Student Can Save Money in Northern Ireland

November 6, 2017 Sonya Padden 0 Comment Affordable Travel, Budgeting, Coleraine, Cooking, IFSA-Butler, Northern Ireland, Oregon State University, public transportation, saving money, Shopping, Student Life, Study Abroad Tips, Ulster University

What I Didn’t Plan For Financing a study abroad program can be a challenge for some students, especially, it seems,

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Impressions of Sydney

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3 First and Lasting Impressions of Sydney

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 Sonya Padden 0 Comment Australia, first generation scholar, first impressions, Franklin and Marshall College, IFSA-Butler, Macquarie University, Student Life, Sydney

First impressions are everything. Whether they end up being right or wrong, they help us size-up our surroundings. When I

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Threats in the U.K.

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Coping with Recent Terrorist Threats in the U.K.

October 25, 2017 Sonya Padden 0 Comment Communication, Connecticut College, Health and Safety, IFSA-Butler, Ifsa-butler staff, King's College London, london, Safety Abroad, STEP program, United Kingdom, work to study

This summer, I began to grow nervous about my decision to study abroad in the U.K. A few terrorist attacks

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Cafe con leche

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Café Musts in Buenos Aires

October 16, 2017 Sonya Padden 0 Comment Affordable, Argentina, Argentine Universities Program, Being local, Budget, Buenos Aires, IFSA-Butler, international correspondent, Macalester College, making friends abroad, Resources, Student Life, Work Study

Buenos Aires is often accused of being culturally a ‘European’ city, and while I can’t speak much to that because

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Why men aren't studying abroad

Diversity and Inclusion Exploring Identity Abroad Men and Women Abroad Perspectives

Men are the Minority— Why Men Aren’t Studying Abroad

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 Sonya Padden 0 Comment Argentine Universities Program, Buenos Aires, Diversity, IFSA-Butler, inclusion, international correspondent, Like Me, Macalester College, men in study abroad, Work Study

In popular discourse, men have historically not been part of the minority dialogue – except, of course, when they are

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