What can Boston do to keep start-ups in the area?
If you ask local entrepreneurs, the answer is lots of things! Last week, Abroad 101’s President and Co-Founder, Mike Stone, was featured alongside other local entrepreneurs in a Boston Globe article...
View ArticleMassChallenge 2012 is officially open!
Governor Deval Patrick at MassChallenge 2012 Photos courtesy of Bostontweetup.com Happy Friday from Abroad101! This was an awesome week, especially because yesterday afternoon was the MassChallenge...
View ArticleCulture in Contrast: From America to Taiwan
When we travel abroad and encounter a different culture, our default reaction is to compare it to the culture we know. Jake is from a small town in Illinois, the following are some of his observations...
View ArticleStudying abroad this summer? Become an Abroad101 global ambassador!
We're so happy in our neon t-shirts! We love our current global ambassadors so much that we want to recruit more! If you’re a college student who’s planning to study abroad this summer, consider...
View ArticleBreaking the Rules: Learn to ‘Flex for Culture’ in Turkey
Photo: AntoniO BonvinO Submitted by Rachel Whitcomb, Global Ambassador in Istanbul, Turkey. Oh that’s right…I’m STUDYING abroad… Sometimes you get so caught up in the traveling aspect of being abroad...
View ArticleLooking on the Bright Side in the Emerald Isle
Cliffs of Mohr Submitted by Brendan Bond, Global Ambassador in Galway, Ireland Within a few days of arriving in Ireland, I learned something very important about this country. I was told, “If you...
View ArticleSecular Republic, Muslim World: Participating in Turkish Ramadan
Tons of Muslims gathering for activities, Sultanahmet in the background. Submitted by Rachel Whitcomb, Global Ambassador in Istanbul, Turkey A long skirt and covered shoulders gets you through most...
View ArticleWe Made it to 5K!
We did it: 5,000 reviews!! Special thanks to James Madison for appearing on the $5,000 bill, as well as the Proclaimers, who “would walk 500 miles” 10 times over to reach our total count! Here’s to...
View ArticleOnce You Go Abroad, Likelihood of Traveling Again is in Your Odds
As we continue to collect more data, the Abroad101 team is excited to start generating reports on study abroad trends. Here is a sneak peak of some of the exciting conclusions we are finding: in this...
View ArticleYet Another Reason to Study Abroad: Sea Turtles & Environmental Activism!
Have you ever wondered how art can impact social activism? See what this Tufts student found during her semester in Baja California Sur with The School for Field Studies. The School for Field Studies...
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