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Book Samples for All!

Huzzah!
Tell me, dear readers: whaddaya think about this new-fangled eBook craze?
Me? I’m all for the digital revolution, being a geek at heart, but I’ll admit as readily as the critics that the current technology is in dire need of improvement. Amazon’s Kindle - and Barnes & Noble’s upcoming Nook - are wonderful devices, certainly, and [...]

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Fear Not: The Money

Fact: Study abroad is expensive.
Opinion: That’s probably why so many students - interested or not - pass on it.
Fact: There are a ton of scholarships out there that can get you on the next flight out.
Embarrassing admission: I’ve never gone for any of those scholarships m’self, but let’s take a look at your options, shall [...]

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Link Dropping: Gazelle

On a temporary (read: this week) hiatus courtesy of some school-related issues this week, but I thought I’d pop in to offer a site I ran across recently: Gazelle.

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Fear Not: The Danger

Watched the news recently? Cracked open a newspaper to scope out the world around you?
It’s a scary place, apparently. Drugs and war and violence and elephants — all very serious business, of course (maybe not the last bit), and all worth reporting, but all completely irrelevant for a budding study abroad-er. That’s a bold claim, [...]

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Fear Not: The Language Barrier

Or, y’know, don’t be afraid of anything.
That’s easier said than done, of course, but you know what? That’s a-okay! I’m here for you, ladies and gents, and I’ve come with the first part in that series I mentioned last week. You know, the time when I begged politely encouraged you to get off your butt [...]

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