This year, I decided to study Japanese more intensely to challenge myself. I did so because I am a language learner. I did so because I wanted to be closer to the country that has [...]

Last year, with the help of a faculty member from the political science department, I had the opportunity to plan and implement my university’s inaugural Model Arab League co[...]

“Being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity of from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake [...]

The recent executive order on immigration has caused quite a lot of controversy both within and outside of higher education. In international education, especially those working wi[...]

When I first arrived at my university my freshman year, I had to a lot to adjust to. This would be the first time I would spending extensive time in my home country after living ab[...]

So you’ve decided you want to study abroad but don’t know where to start? With these tips and advice that I offer in this post, I hope you are less daunted by the proce[...]

“You also know/I also know/Our ways are getting separated/Even going away from me/You stay in my memories/Never say goodbye” – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Never Say Goodbye) Titl[...]

I have been thinking about gratitude and how it can shape one’s perspective of the world recently. Various things within my own life have helped me cultivate an attitude of g[...]

“I am not a has-been. I am a will be.” –  Lauren Bacall There will be days where you wake up from your bed and the oxygen you breathe will feel like a wildfire bu[...]

The Institute of International Education releases data in a publication called the Open Doors report. It has data about both outbound students (US students studying abroad) and inb[...]