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How to spend a year abroad - for free

February 19, 2013

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I just turned 15 when I began to realize that staying in one place for too long was not the thing for me. All of a sudden, people around me started going abroad for a highschool year in the US and Canada or an Erasmus semester in Denmark or Spain. That was something I definitely wanted to try too. I dreamt of the whole wide world at my feet, in particular th[...]

Tips on finding the right language school

June 16, 2011

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Travel Prep

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You love traveling? Maybe even staying in one place for a bit longer than just a few days in order to feel the atmosphere? You adore shopping at the supermarket around the corner, bargaining at the local market and flirting with this cute bartender working at your new favorite café? There is just one problem: Communication. Speaking the local language facil[...]