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Fall break, Thanksgiving and Remembering Why You Chose to Study Abroad
By Imogen Henry-Campbell, Case Western Reserve University, USA As the end of the semester approaches, and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I would reflect on the incredible experiences I have gained from studying abroad. It is easy to forget why you chose to study abroad when you doing the third round of midterms and have spent endless evenings in the library. I was feeling slightly lost, terribly homesick and unmotivated until I realized how lucky I am to have experienced new things and to have travelled around the world. Over the last month alone I have managed to travel to Toronto, see Niagara Falls, experience a traditional American…
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Thanksgiving Travels (or the real reason I went on study abroad in the first place)
By Elizabeth Pace (Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) So here it is. After 13 weeks, 8 midterms, 9 lab reports and countless homeworks and surprise quizzes we finally got a week off. Thanksgiving break; the first decent length of time I’ve had to escape Illinois and actually see some of the country I’ve been living in for the past three months. As any of you who are friends with me on Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat will know I definitely made the most of the (much needed) time off as me and a couple of other fellow Brits set off on an East coast adventure I like to call…
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Thanksgiving in NY
By Helen Sheldon (Stony Brook University, New York, USA). Many times during my time studying abroad, people have invited me to their homes and have treated me like a close friend of years. My time in the USA has opened my eyes to the kindness of people who are not necessarily close to you, and the ease at which they accept you into their homes and do everything they can to help you feel comfortable and settled whilst living away from home in a different country. One family in particular accepted me into their home this Thanksgiving. I was fortunate enough to spend the 5 day holiday at one of…
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Thanksgiving in Montreal
By Lisa Scott (Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada). Thanksgiving weekend in Canada is an opportunity for people to gather with their families and celebrate their good fortune. Traditionally most of the students from Queens University will head back to their home town, visit family and eat a thanksgiving dinner which must involve turkey. As an exchange student at Queens University ready to encounter my first Thanksgiving weekend (England doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving), I opted for a long weekend away in Montreal. I started the weekend along with thirteen of my friends by walking up Mount Royal to reach a viewing platform which over looked the entire of Montreal. The view was amazing…
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