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Care Packages to Send a Future USAC Student
Posted On December 18, 2020

Happy holidays from USAC! 'Tis the season for giving, and while now is typically when we'd be offering you advice on what to send your student who is abroad for …

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Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice
Don’t Miss Out on the Holidays During a Study Abroad
December 16, 2019

Just because you're studying abroad during the holiday season, doesn't mean you won't get to celebrate. We know spending the holidays away from home is hard, but there are things …


Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion
Being Thankful Abroad
November 12, 2019

The year you spend abroad will be one of the best of your life. You will make tons of new friends, try delicious new foods, experience a new culture, and …


Tips & Advice
9 Holiday Care Package Ideas You Can Send Someone Studying Abroad
November 5, 2019

The holidays are right around the corner, and whether you’re a student who is studying abroad, a parent whose child is abroad, or have a friend currently overseas, holiday care …


Adventuring  / Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice
8 Christmas Markets You Can Visit While Studying Abroad
November 26, 2018

In the wake of Thanksgiving and the impending holiday celebrations, this is the time that most students really start to miss home, but don’t let that heimweh (homesickness) get in …


Adventuring  / Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion
Study Abroad in Israel – Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
August 22, 2018

Week 8 This week, I experienced Yom Hazikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day – for the first time. As a foreigner in Israel, Yom Hazikaron impacted me profoundly. In the United States, …


Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice
Homesick for the Holidays
December 15, 2017

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and… Homesick? Did the holidays pull a Rudolph and shed some light on a bit of end-of-semester homesickness? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Most …

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