Student Expats

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Students

Today’s cultural students come in all shapes and sizes. Of course, there are the ubiquitous junior-year-abroad 20-ish college kids. But the students category of cultural expat includes so much more. A student can be one who takes a formal course of study at a college or a university, or someone who comes to a country purely to immerse himself in the language and the culture.

There are those who combine studying another country’s language and culture with volunteerism. And there are people whose studies are less formal, but no less formative, who simply go and live among the native residents and absorb their language, culture, cuisine and art.

Earth Day Musings

Today is the 39th Earth Day here in the US. Doesn’t seem possible it’s been that long — I remember the first one pretty vividly. Sigh. Anyway, it got me to thinking. One of my areas of concern in moving overseas is that I be in a people-friendly environment, at all levels. Not only do [...]