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Month: March 2018
Death Valley and American Food
America is a country full of contrasts – I know I’m probably repeating myself over and over again, but it’s so true! Yesterday we were sleeping in a fancy hotel in the gambling city Las Vegas, while today we are heading into the desert. This road trip is simply amazing as it teaches us both […]
4 Differences You Never Knew Existed Between European & American Universities
You want to go abroad and study at a different university? Do it! Just don’t expect the student life be the same in European countries. Movies, television, and music constantly create a coherent idea of what college is like for American students. We all know the insanity of “American Pie”, the gamesmanship of “The Social […]
6 Reasons You Should Download Rosetta Stone And Start Learning A Second Language Right This Minute
Grammar, sentence structure, prepositions, tenses, participles, maybe even a case system, and definitely lots of vocabulary: that’s what a language consist of. So why should we make our life harder than it already is? Learning a second language? Come on, we surely have better things to do, right? And with English being called by scholars […]
The Skywalk over the Grand Canyon
It’s the end of February with 4°C (39°F) in Bloomington-Normal, while we wake up to beautiful sunshine in Las Vegas and rock our short sleeves and sunglasses. #sograteful Whereas one part of the gambling city slowly woke up, the other didn’t even go to sleep yet. Today was going to be a special day. Anticipation […]
4 Things To Do If You Are FREAKING OUT About Graduation And Don’t Know What To Do
Are you freaking out about graduation just like me? Life after university can be tough. There are so many possibilities waiting for you: pursue a postgraduate degree, search for a graduate job, travel the world or even set up your own business. See what YOU can do! Read and share <3 Click here!
Fabulous Las Vegas
Las Vegas – a place of never ending entertainment, of flashing lights, excessive music and extreme architecture. A city that never sleeps, always laughs, but never smiles. In the middle of all of that – us, three European musketeers, ready to discover a new part of the United States of America. Believe me, we were […]
10 American Things That International Students Find To Be Completely Strange
I decided to accept another challenge: Why not become an author and write for the ODYSSEY, a student online newspaper? At the beginning I wasn’t sure whether to do it or not, but it actually turned out to be really fun! As I always like to share with you guys whatever I consider fun or […]
Visitors from Europe
Last year in August I left Germany and moved to the United States of America for a year. It was a rough time of goodbye’s and hello’s, of tears and excitement. Sure, I was infinitely grateful for the opportunity to go and live in the U.S., however, it meant a long time apart from the […]