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La Universidad De Buenos Aires: They Do What?!
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Attending the University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires is ranked 11th for best universities in Latin America and is ranked 75th world-wide according to QS rakings. UBA consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums, and 3 high schools. I had the privilege of attending one of the institutions here in Buenos Aires. I…
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How You Can Do Directed Research Abroad
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I鈥檝e been learning Spanish for practically all my life, so 中文无码-Butler鈥檚 Argentine Universities Program (AUP) was a natural choice for study away. In addition, I was looking for a research aspect that would help prepare me for research in my academic future. For these two reasons, I signed up for the 中文无码-Butler Directed Research Concentration in AUP. This post…
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How One First-Gen Student Prepared to Study Abroad
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As a First Generation student, there are many things that I have had to do for the first time. Others can ask for advice from their parents or their siblings about matters related to college life but unluckily I don鈥檛 really have that advantage. There are times when I have had to trust in the…
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Reentry: The Rough and Ruthless Truth
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When I landed in Buenos Aires, sweating from the inevitable humidity that plagues the city in the summer, I had only positive thoughts. I had been abroad before in high school, I spoke Spanish near fluently, I wasn鈥檛 shy, and I thought this semester was going to be easy and rewarding for me. Little did…
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Homestay: First Impressions
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It was about 7:30pm on the last Tuesday in February, and I stood nervously by the door to the apartment building in Buenos Aires. I rang the buzzer, and a woman in her sixties came to the door, smiling from ear to ear. It was Vicky, my new host mom for the next four months.…
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WV to BA: A Trip from One Ideology to Another
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Wheeling, West Virginia is known for producing a number of famous products and individuals, but it isn鈥檛 exactly renowned for churning out global citizens who trot around the world. When I started telling friends and teachers that I was going to be studying in Argentina for a semester, this became quite obvious. 鈥淚 bet ISIS…
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Study Abroad is More than Stamps on a Passport – A Digital Story
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In Argentina, friendship is enigmatically cherished. Real friends are friends for life, and Friends鈥 Day, July 20th, is as important for Argentinians as Valentine鈥檚 Day is in the United States. Without access to a camera, Samantha rented a camcorder from the 中文无码-Butler office and took brief videos of her experience abroad. After watching the videos again, she…
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Let Study Abroad Push Your Limits – A Digital Story
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You may have preconceived notions about what you will find in your host country, or what you鈥檙e capable of achieving, but you should never let that limit yourself. As she prepared to study abroad, Marianna worried she wasn鈥檛 outdoorsy enough for South America. But by the end she conquered all her fears, and came home…
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中文无码 & Me: Navigating Identity and Study Abroad-A Digital Story
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鈥淲hen you鈥檙e a minority student, study abroad is twofold: learn the culture; learn how to be in the culture.鈥 None of Reece鈥檚 research could prepare him for what it鈥檚 actually like to be a queer man in聽Argentina鈥攂ut the constant support of 中文无码-Butler has helped make Buenos Aires feel like home. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEpFgAt8Lwk?feature=oembed
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How 3 Students Got Their Parents on Board for Study Abroad
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When it comes to studying abroad, we all have our own challenges to overcome鈥攕ome we share, some we differ on. But what is a common thread among all of us is that it took the support of our families to get here.While a lot of my peers on this program, myself included, got the support and…
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