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10 Fears You Have When You Actually Start Your Study Abroad

Planning a study abroad trip and actually going on it are two entirely different things. When you’re planning the trip you’re more likely to focus on the logistics as well as all of the places you plan on traveling and all of the friends you’re going to make. On the other hand, you spent so long fantasizing about how amazing everything is going to be that when you board your plane and realize that it’s actually beginning there’s all sorts of new worries that pop into your head. Eventually you’ll get the hang of it and have the time of your life, but here are ten things you’ll probably worry about within the first few weeks of your study abroad. 10. Being the only American in your class. The people will by no means treat you like you’re an outcast, but they might talk about your accent or ask you what it’s like

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Why Going Home For School Breaks is Like a HS Reunion You Don’t Want To Have

You might realize that you whenever you go home for break – winter, summer or spring – you always seem to run into people you went to high school with. Whether you come from a small town or a big city chances are you still end up seeing someone you know. For some people that may be a great thing, but for others it’s something we could easily live without. This article is dedicated to the latter. 10. The gossip never stopped. People always claim that gossip stays in high school, but they were extremely wrong. It’s like every time you come home you get filled in on all the latest gossip, but you could honestly care less. 9. People make a game out of seeing who’s doing better in life. When people see you for the first time after high school it’s like all of a sudden they care about what you’re doing with your life.

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What A Typical Day Walking Around The University of Alabama Campus Is Like

A typical day of walking around UA is just about the same as any other day at any other school. You see a lot of people either going or coming from class or you just enjoy the scenery of the campus. There’s a lot of places to walk at The University of Alabama. You might not want to walk to some places, but it’s walk-able. Ususally for me, when I walk around campus I see a lot of people most likely looking on there phones. Sometimes those people are close to running into someone or a pole and I just stand there and watch them most times.   Other than walking with cellphones it’s also people who have headphones on. They’re most likely in there own world, I do the same, but some people be feeling the music way too much. It’s nothing wrong with feeling the music, but it’s

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20 Types of College Friends Described By Movies and TV Shows

When people think of groups hanging out at school a lot of the time we think of cliques – the jocks, the cheerleaders, the nerds, the troublemakers, the band geeks, etc. But have you ever thought of those groups in terms of the friendships you may see in movies or TV shows? Sometimes you may find yourself watching a movie or a TV show and thinking wow, that’s exactly how me and my friends are. If you haven’t, even if you have, then here’s a list of 20 TV shows and movies that might describe your friendships. 20. The Skins Friends Whether it’s a Tuesday or a Friday, these friends are always partying together. 19. The Pretty Little Liars Friends This group of friends seems to have bad luck follow them no matter where they go. 18. The Friends Friends This is the group of friends that all friends aspire to be. They have fun no matter where they go and they always work through their

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12 Things To Stop Apologizing For

“I’m sorry.” It’s one simple phrase and yet it holds so much meaning. So why do people throw it around so often? We seem to say I’m sorry for so many things and a lot of times it’s out of habit. While it is an appropriate thing to say in certain situations we shouldn’t just throw it around to the point where it loses all of its meaning,  so here are 15 things you should stop apologizing for. 12. Crying. Crying is a natural thing that all people do. You may cry in random situations and you may cry when other people think it isn’t necessary, but you still have nothing to apologize for. Emotions are a tricky thing and sometimes you may find yourself crying a reason you absolutely cannot locate – but that’s okay! Who cares if you’re crying because your favorite fictional character died? Who cares if you’re crying because