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Volunteering at a Nursing Home in Rennes
When I learned about the collaboration between CIEE and a nursing home in Rennes, I was excited and reassured. As a student on the pre-health track, I was very hesitant... keep reading
🛍️ Finding Pop-Up Stores! 🎀
Pop-Up stores and events are everywhere in Korea, especially in Seoul!!! Seongsu is the most popular and one of the crowded touristic places in Seoul, but it is so worth... keep reading
🏫 Choosing your Dormitory at Yonsei! 🛏️
Housing can be stressful to choose especially when you don't know what to expect and how it looks like. In this article, I will write about the advantages and disadvantages... keep reading
What I Have Learned: Tips for Your First Time Abroad
For myself and many others, studying abroad with CIEE has been the first time living in a foreign country. While this experience has been absolutely filled with fun, exciting, new... keep reading
Navigating Seoul: Tips for Using Public Transport as a First-Timer
Coming from a city that relies more on cars than public transportation, navigating around Seoul was one of the aspects of study abroad I was secretly pretty nervous about. Previously... keep reading
Brand [NEW] Ticketing Experience: How to Ticket with NOL World
No matter if you’re new to ticketing or you’ve done ticketing before, ticketing is stressful, and ticketing in another country can be scary. As a K-pop fan, I was excited... keep reading
New City, New Goals: My Journey in Seoul Begins
Second-time CIEE study abroad student, now living in Seoul at Hanyang University while simultaneously interning at a marketing company in Gangnam. She reflects on the fast-paced adjustment of settling into a new city, finding Hanyang's workload manageable but self-directed, and navigating Korean professional culture at her internship. The post closes with a promise to document the full, unfiltered experience, not just the highlights, and an encouraging note to anyone considering a similar leap.
My study abroad experience as a transgender woman (EN) / Mes expériences d'études à l’étranger en tant que femme transgenre (FR)
English version (French version below) I’d like to start by saying that I’m only going to talk about my own experiences: I haven’t yet transitioned legally or physically, and I’m... keep reading
Participating in an activity in Rennes
One of my favorite things about Rennes has been some of the great things I’ve gotten to do with the community here, all of the activities that are possible at... keep reading
Connecting with Family and Why Go Abroad: Emilia Esseln after two Semesters in Berlin!
One of our Open Campus students, Emilia Esseln, shares her experiences after study at CIEE Berlin for nearly two semesters!
Strikes and Protests
Some of the first things you probably thought about when you were considering life in France are the strikes and protests. And while it is true that the French are... keep reading
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
What’s my favorite part of academics while studying abroad through CIEE, you ask? Why, TEFL, of course! TEFL, which stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language, is a semester-long... keep reading
Stage d'enseignement
Pendant ces dernières semaines, j’ai fait un stage de pédagogie et d'enseignement avec des élèves en école primaire. Pour la première séance, j’ai observé le cours pour apprendre comment la... keep reading
A Day In My Life!
Welcome to a day in my life in Rennes, France! Different from my more routine college life in the States, each day in Rennes looks a little different for me... keep reading
Adapting to Life in a Second Language
My plane landed in Rennes four weeks ago, on the morning of January 9th. I’d spent my last three nights in the United States sleeping on the floor of my... keep reading