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Study Abroad: It’s more than travelling, it’s living.

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We are LOVING Kristin’s insights from Chile!  Here’s an excerpt from her latest blog post:

As much as I would love to travel and country hop each weekend, I honestly feel that the time I have spent in Chile thus-far has allowed me to become integrated in the culture, such an accomplishment I would not be able to claim visiting a new city every week. From Chilean history to slang to the daily commute or meal with my host family, every moment is another opportunity to know, to learn. This beautiful country deserves nothing less than a completely open mind, ready to absorb like a sponge.

Read her full post here.

Mandy’s settling in and learning the lingo…

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We loved this post from Mandy (currently in London), where she talked about settling in, starting classes, learning the lingo, becoming a public-transport-PRO, her internship, and even doing laundry!  Here’s a lingo cheat sheet for folks headed to the UK from Mandy:

Learning the Lingo 

  • The loo = Bathroom (ex- “has anyone seen a loo? I need to take a wee”) 
  • You alright? = How are you? (This one doesn’t seem like it would be that confusing, but I spent most of my first days here thinking I must look upset or confused because every time I saw someone they’d ask if I was alright. Georgia kindly explained that’s the same as us saying “Hey what’s up?”)  
  • Quid = Interchangeable for Pound (ex- “my biscuit and tea cost 5 quid”) 
  • Half ten = 10:30 (ex- “let’s meet at half ten for the club,” I’ve found Americans have a hard time figuring out if “half ten” means 9:30 or 10:30, while our British peers can’t think of anything sillier to have to explain) 
  • Have a sit = Hang out (ex- “wanna come round mine to have a sit?”) 
  • Footy = Soccer game (ex- “let’s go to the pub to watch the footy”) 
  • Holiday = vacation (ex- “where does your family usually take holiday?”) 
You can read her full post here.