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Morocco
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South Africa
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       - Barcelona
       - Granada
       - Madrid
       - Salamanca

Jocelyn Wu - Milan, Spring 2013

Bergamo - Posted March 4th, 2013
Bergamo, homestay, italia, Milano, Study Abroad, Travel

Cucinare con la Famiglia (Cooking with the Family) - Posted February 13th, 2013
Cooking, homestay, italia, Italy, Milan, Milano, Study Abroad, Travel

Le Prime Due Settimane (The First Two Weeks) - Posted January 28th, 2013
homestay, italia, Italy, Milan, Milano, Study Abroad, Travel

Check out all of Jocelyn Wu's posts.

Marisa Ross - Barcelona, Spring 2013

Host Mother - Posted March 1st, 2013
Barcelona, homestay, Host Family, Study Abroad, Travel

Rebecca Organ - Madrid, Spring 2013

A New Home, A New Family, A New City - Posted January 17th, 2013
homestay, Madrid, Madrid Engineering, metro, Señora, soccer, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

Mary Kelso - Siena, Spring 2013

…If I May Have Italy… - Posted February 5th, 2013
homestay, Italy, Siena, Study Abroad, Travel

Ramsey Ismail - Tokyo, Fall 2012

I Love My Homestay Family - Posted December 4th, 2012
homestay, Host Family, Japan, Study Abroad, Tokyo, Travel

Gina Daddi - Vienna, Fall 2012

Vienna Life - Posted September 4th, 2012
Austria, homestay, Nightlife, school, Study Abroad, Travel, Vienna

Alexandra L. Zabinski - Nantes, Fall 2012

Eat Your Cheese with Knife and Fork - Posted October 30th, 2012
food, France, homestay, Meals, Nantes, Study Abroad, Travel

Spider in the Bathroom - Posted September 17th, 2012
France, homestay, Host Family, Nantes, Study Abroad, Travel

Sarah Doyel - Madrid, Fall 2012

Dreams of Madrid - Posted April 1st, 2013
end of semester, friendship, homestay, Last post, Madrid, Post IES, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

“Integration” and My Spanish Home - Posted October 26th, 2012
Cultural Immersion, homestay, Host Family, host mother, Madrid, Spain, Spanish, Study Abroad, Travel

The Funny Thing About Transitions - Posted September 24th, 2012
Cultural Differences, Culture Shock, First Impressions, First week, homestay, Madrid, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

Check out all of Sarah Doyel's posts.

Mary Stewart - Auckland, Fall 2012

Queenstown - Posted November 19th, 2012
Auckland, beauty, homestay, mountains, Nature, New Zealand, Queenstown, south island, southern alps, Study Abroad, Travel

The Markets - Posted October 30th, 2012
art, Auckland, crafts, homestay, markets, New Zealand, shopping, Study Abroad, the city, Travel

It’s Just Studying - Posted October 25th, 2012
Auckland, homestay, New Zealand, Study Abroad, studying, Travel, university

Check out all of Mary Stewart's posts.

Jasmine Hunter - Vienna, Spring 2012

Some Quick Observations . . . - Posted February 2nd, 2012
Austria, First Impressions, homestay, Observations, Vienna

Aoife O'Connor - Rabat, Spring 2012

Morocco: The New Minnesota? - Posted February 9th, 2012
Fes, homestay, Morocco, Rabat, Weather

Nora Lalle - Paris BIA, Spring 2012

The Homestay - Posted April 20th, 2012
France, homestay, Paris, Paris BIA, personal

Elena Rivera - Auckland, Spring 2012

“I’ve come to the opinion that home is where the heart is.” - Posted May 8th, 2012
Auckland, Blogs, Culture, food, Home, homestay, New Zealand, Photo Blogs, politics

Kiwi-In-Training - Posted February 24th, 2012
Auckland, Field Trips, Home, homestay, Maori, maori culture, New Zealand, Volcano

Lia Monti - Nagoya, Fall 2011

My Homestay (わたしのホームステイ) - Posted September 27th, 2011
homestay, Host Family, Housing, Japan, Nagoya

Luke Edson - Cape Town, Fall 2011

A Stay in Tambo - Posted August 22nd, 2011
Cape Town, homestay, South Africa

Emily Blumenthal - Barcelona, Summer 2011

Traveling woes and host family quirks - Posted June 9th, 2011
Barcelona, homestay, Spain

Kailey Smaczniak - Salamanca, Spring 2011

Life as a Local - Posted January 24th, 2011
Arrival, Blogs, homestay, Housing, Orientation, Salamanca, Spain

Elizabeth Vitello - Cape Town, Spring 2011

Homestay - Posted February 22nd, 2011
Cape Town, homestay, Housing, South Africa

Matthew Kweller - Buenos Aires, Spring 2011

Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires - Posted March 7th, 2011
Argentina, Arrival, Buenos Aires, First week, homestay

Danielle Frye - Rome, Fall 2010

Rome: The Beginning - Posted September 7th, 2010
homestay, Housing, Italy, Rome

Rosalia Cefalu - Barcelona, Fall 2010

Christy comes to visit! A day in Barcelona with my sister. - Posted December 13th, 2010
Barcelona, family, homestay, markets, Spain

The Comforts of Home Away From Home (LOTS OF FOOD PICS ALSO!) - Posted November 9th, 2010
Barcelona, food, homestay, Photo Blogs, Spain

Adiós verano, hola otoño! As the seasons change… - Posted October 27th, 2010
Barcelona, homestay, Photo Blogs, Spain

Check out all of Rosalia Cefalu's posts.

Erin Butler - Quito, Fall 2010

Life on Eloy Alfaro - Posted December 1st, 2010
Ecuador, family, homestay, Quito

Jennifer Gall - Tokyo, Summer 2010

Homestay in Mobara - Posted July 15th, 2010
homestay, Japan, Study Abroad Blogs, Tokyo

Nicholaus Stange - Salamanca, Spring 2010

Before, during and after transit - Posted January 19th, 2010
Arrival, Daganzo, departure, homestay, Minneapolis, Salamanca, Spain

Amanda Ong - Shanghai, Fall 2009

Not your typical homestay - Posted December 7th, 2009
China, homestay, Shanghai

Miriam Haviland - Madrid, Fall 2009

Los Primeros Dias - Posted September 11th, 2009
homestay, Madrid, Spain

Chelsea Dinsdale - London Study London, Fall 2009

Home Away From Home - Posted November 17th, 2009
England, homestay, Somerset, Weekend travel

Ian Carrico - Beijing, Fall 2009

The Homestay Cat - Posted November 24th, 2009
Beijing, China, homestay

Hell Cat - Posted September 11th, 2009
Beijing, China, homestay, Language Intensive

James Estes - Santiago, Summer 2009

Doctor Estes Santiago Blog: Week 1 - Posted June 8th, 2009
Chile, homestay, metro, public transportation, Santiago

Clinton Lee - Salamanca, Summer 2009

Clases, Comidas, y Más - Posted August 3rd, 2009
homestay, Salamanca, Spain

Rose Cahalan - Buenos Aires, Spring 2009

Tips for future students - Posted May 22nd, 2009
Argentina, Blogs, Buenos Aires, classes, food, homestay

Check out all of Rose Cahalan's posts.

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