February R & O

The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and, instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

-Samuel Johnson, Piozzi’s Johnsoniana

Time’s The World’s View of Obama’s Win

Eleven diverse countries give their reactions on the new leader of the free world: President Barak Obama.

Cecil Woodham-Smith Writing Competition

Creative writing competition gives you the opportunity to write a letter to President Obama on: World hunger, climate change, or child labor. 

Study Abroad Packing 411

Spending spring break or summer abroad?  This site walks you through everything you might need to bring with you.  General rule of thumb: Bring half as many clothes and twice as much money.

Summer Internships Abroad 

Great listing by country of summer internships!  Also link for jobs abroad.

Hostelworld

While you are abroad, hostels are a super cheap place to spend the night.  From this site you can book nights and find hostels in almost every country.

“Hostelworld.com provides on-line confirmed bookings for hostels, budget accommodation centres and package tours, as well as comprehensive content such as city and country guides.

All bookings are made securely, in real-time and are guaranteed for you.

Scholarships-Free Money

This site has a plethora of scholarships that are suited to you.  Many can be applied to studying abroad!

 

Till next time…

 


Leave a Comment

(required)

(required)

Formatting Your Comment

The following XHTML tags are available for use:

<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

URLs are automatically converted to hyperlinks.