As a Hospitality and Tourism Management Major, I’ve learned that travelling allows us to enjoy time off from our ever busy lives and daily routines. It can also provide us…
Different Ways to Travel as a Student
After A Semester Abroad, I Feel More Like Me
I was faced with a question when I started packing up what has been my home for the past 5 months. That question was, “How do you feel now that…
5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started Travelling
It is that time of year – summer break, end of exams, graduation… And many people I know are finally making their first steps into the world of travel….
RUAbroad with Janine: Solo Travelling in Belgium
Search up “solo travelling” online and you’ll read and hear all about what makes it so special, why you should do it, and tips on where you should go. Most…
Organizing Your Travels While on Exchange
Being on an exchange program is an excellent opportunity to travel around your new country as well as surrounding countries. Although booking plane tickets is often seen as the concrete…
6 Free Apps and Tech Tips For Your Trip Abroad
After a stressful semester of switching programs, going to school full time, and then working two jobs to pay for my ridiculous shopping habits (I’m working on it… kinda), I…
Talking Social Justice, Representation and Thinking of Youtube Beyond The Onscreen: VidCon Europe
Last year, FCAD sent a group of 9 students to VidCon, the world’s largest convention about YouTube and online video. This year, I happened to be studying abroad in the…
6 Tips Every Exchange Student Needs To Follow
After being in the Netherlands for about 2 and a half months now, I think it’s safe to say that I’m completely settled. And by settled, I mean I’ve probably…
Turning 21 on Exchange
Most people dream of their 21st birthday as a weekend in Vegas, or huge celebration in an another American city, as did I until recently. But I never dreamed I…
The balancing act of a life abroad
When I walked through the immigration counter at the border between Singapore and Malaysia, “Welcome Back Stefanie Mara Phillips” flashed on the machine that authorized my identity. I had just…