Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York (HONY), has recently spent fifty days abroad to expand his photography project in underdeveloped, war- and/or poverty-stricken countries as part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The goal was to depict people from countries such as Iraq, Ukraine, and Jordan through the emotional and humane lens of his … [Read more...] about A-broadening Your Horizons: HONY Abroad
A-broadening Your Horizons: The Language Barrier
There is a joke that goes: “bilingual” is someone who speaks two languages, and “trilingual” is someone who speaks three. What do you call someone who speaks only one language? American. However stereotypical it is, the joke holds some truth. Most Americans who speak a second language do so because of family origins, but even then it is common that the second language won’t … [Read more...] about A-broadening Your Horizons: The Language Barrier
A-broadening Your Horizons: The #1 Study Abroad Outcome
Ah, to study abroad. The experience that causes student travelers to return home exclaiming grand clichés: “I will never be the same again,” “If someone had told me that this would’ve happened to me, I would’ve never believed him,” “It was tough but it was worth it.” Yet, they hold truth and evoke a certain type of wonder in the minds of those back home, who may develop a … [Read more...] about A-broadening Your Horizons: The #1 Study Abroad Outcome
The Book Is on the Table: It’s Not Just about Money
Brazil is one of the most prosperous developing countries with a booming economy. From this, many believe that Brazil is on its way to success, especially foreigners who do not see behind the closed curtains. But despite recent economic growth, Brazil continues to lack on the education side, and it does not matter how richer the rich get, as long as the poor the poorer and … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: It’s Not Just about Money
The Book Is on the Table: Growth in Study Abroad
American universities commonly attract foreign students, but Brazilians have always been a very small number among them. Columbia University, for instance, only had one student from Brazil in 2007. Today, the reality is different; many universities across the country have dozens of Brazilians in their programs. Their backgrounds are diverse, some who come from wealthy families … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Growth in Study Abroad