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IFSA-Butler students contribute to Abroad View magazine!

Not only are IFSA-Butler students contributing to Abroad View, but one of them is also the editor-in-chief! Meet Sarah Kessler, a Northwestern University student that studied abroad in Mérida, Mexico. Sarah also wrote a blog for IFSA-Butler while she was abroad, which you can check out here: http://www.ifsa-butler.… Continue

Added by Lisa Burg on February 25, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Should I go to Germany for a Semester?

I want to go, but the costs might not permit me. I found out I have to buy international health insurance or travel medical insurance to be allowed to go. I only carry catastrophic health insurance now because of the costs. I got a… Continue

Added by pat griswold on February 18, 2010 at 9:52am — No Comments

new years eve

the first thing i did to celebrate NYE was go to an f-nye party at the koko club on the 30th!! there was no drinking that night for me but it was a great club!! i had alot of fun and i can't wait to go back there on the 29th of Jan to see reel Big Fish. NYE was memorable. My friend Kaylee from the USA and I went out with 8 germans- our one friend and 7 of his friends from germany. we were tricked into going into the center of the city by being told we were taking the tube to bond street... and… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on January 19, 2010 at 8:12pm — No Comments

Almost a month until I leave!

So I haven't actually LEFT for Argentina yet, but I figure a couple blog posts before I go wouldn't hurt! I'm currently back in Oklahoma City living with my dad - have been now for a month. I go to school in Tulsa which is about 2 hours from here, so while I have the ability to drive up and see my friends I really want to put everything there on the back burner for a while until I get back. I wish this month would go by faster! I've been doing my fair share of research about BA and the country… Continue

Added by Andrew Parker on January 18, 2010 at 3:56pm — No Comments

holidays in the UK

The holidays were enjoyable this year, despite many various setbacks. Christmas eve started out with Kaylee and I coming back ot London from Spain early in the morning on an airplane with screeming kids and no battery power left in our mp3 players. We got to the border control area right after a huge airplane full of Canadians landed. The line took forever becuase out of 2 planes most of the people had to basically have extensive conversations with the border patrol people in order to get back i… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on December 27, 2009 at 12:46pm — No Comments

$$

This is a very expensive city! I have been here for one semester and I have spent half of my money!! that would be alright it the spring semester wasn't almost twice as long as the fall semester!! it is ok, i will get a job. it is easy for me to think in pounds instead of dollars, but then when i go and buy something it doesn't seem ot be that much until i see my credit card bill!! I need to get my bank account sorted out... it would be so much easier if i had a UK bank account. I can spend cash… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on December 13, 2009 at 8:20am — No Comments

IFSA-Butler Peru Adopts Ancient Textile!

As part of IFSA-Butler Peru's commitment to Peruvian history and to the neighborhood of Miraflores (where IFSA-Butler students live), the IFSA-Butler Peru program has adopted a Wari (a civilization predating the Incas) culture textile that was discovered at the Huaca Pucllana. La Huaca, as it's also known,… Continue

Added by Lisa Burg on December 3, 2009 at 11:55am — 1 Comment

World-renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass at Egypt orientation!

IFSA-Butler is pleased to announce world-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass will present a private tour and lecture to Egypt program students during orientation in January 2010. Dr. Hawass currently serves as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directs ongoing excavations at Giza,… Continue

Added by Art on December 2, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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i love you meagan. thanks for reading :) Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on November 30, 2009 at 12:26pm — No Comments

the rumor that british poeple hate americans is not true! i have met many british kids over the past…

the rumor that british poeple hate americans is not true! i have met many british kids over the past few weeks and they usually just ask me where i am from. also, they are not good with geography! i was expecting all europeans to know exactly where everything in the world is. i studied the world before i came over here! also they don't all have crooked teeth. it's not that much worse than the USA. i eve saw a 12 year old with braces... though it was only 1 with braces in the 2 months i have been… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on November 29, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

IFSA-Butler Students Chelsey Muroda and Sarah Wigman Meet Australia's Prime Minister!

Chelsey Muroda, of Skidmore College, and Sarah Wigman, of Franklin and Marshall College, are finishing up a semester abroad with IFSA-Butler at Australian National University and during a formal dinner were privileged to meet Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd! The Prime Minister was the guest speaker at the dinner and entertained students with tales of his experiences at ANU's Burgmann College, where the dinner was held. Afterward, students were fortunate to cas… Continue

Added by Lisa Burg on November 20, 2009 at 12:26pm — No Comments

IFSA-Butler Student Kevin McClory Wins Big Air Competition in NZ!!

IFSA-Butler student Kevin McClory, of St. Michael’s College, is studying in New Zealand at The University of Canterbury and participated in the Speight’s Summit Methven Big Air competition (http://www.methvenbigair.co.nz/) at the Methven ski field in September and won first prize in the ski competition, taking home $2,000 and two domestic plane tickets. He pulled a switch cork 7 and is even surprised with the outcome himself. According… Continue

Added by Lisa Burg on November 20, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Student Network "Things you should do after joining!"

Here's a brief list of the first things you should do when you join IFSA-Butler's community. Completing these steps will help you feel more connected with current students, alumni, advisors and staff members.

If you have applied to one of our programs, you may add our IFSA-Butler Dashboard application to track your application process and help friends/family stay connected with your exciting adventure!

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Added by Art on November 9, 2009 at 10:38am — No Comments

coverage in Europe

If I am in between jobs and planning an interview trip to Europe, do I need to make sure I am covered by some sort of Short Term Health Insurance. I thought that maybe I would be covered by my Travel Health Insurance. I know very little about the health care system in Europe and am concerned about what mig… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on October 26, 2009 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Wales and fashion

Wales with the social programme was amazing! we went to swansea and it was crazy! We pulled into town and i was kind of dissapointed because it was alot plainer than london, but at night it went insane! At first the group of people i was with and i started making fun of the girls dressing like it was Halloween night and a warm summer night, but after more and more poeple started pouring onto the main street, which is shut down on weekend nights, we felt soooooo overdressed! it was crazy! There w… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on October 26, 2009 at 4:24pm — No Comments

IFSA-Butler Student Hope Lewis Publishes Book!

Less than one year after returning from IFSA-Butler's Argentine Universities Program in Buenos Aires, Hope Lewis, of Wellesley College, has published a book! A Student's Guide to Being Happy in Argentina is an account of Hope's study abroad journey and includes several insider tips for students. After realizing that most guidebooks don't address students' needs, Hope, along with the help and encouragement of her mother and Argentine host mother, decided to take matters into… Continue

Added by Lisa Burg on October 16, 2009 at 2:53pm — No Comments

tavel and classes

I realized on the tube, while explaining to a guy how to get to where he needed to go, how bad my accent really is! it felt like i was speaking with my teeth clenched! and what's worse is that being in the basement of a dorm with 5 other Americans and 2 Britsh poeple is that the british people are starting to speak like us! it's mad! (yeah that's my british talk :) The weather has been good and i have been getting a feel highgate lately. now it's time to get a feel of the greator london area. to… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on October 16, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

Interest rates have gone up

Australia is the first country in the world to raise interest rates after the financial crisis. Australian economy is doing better then most and unemployment is below the expected levels. Here is the link to The Wall Street Journal on this:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125480012867566719.html Continue

Added by Felix Khanis on October 8, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

transportation

I love the tube system in London. It is easy to use and it is nice knowing that if I do get lost in the city all I have to do is find an underground station and I can easily get home or back to an area that I know. It does get hot, crowded, and smelly, and people do love to steal here in the tube, but overall it is my favorite way of traveling. When it comes to the buses, they are basically the same as the are in the states, but being on the top deck is more fun! Living in Amish country has it's… Continue

Added by Kelly Reppert on October 6, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments