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How to Build a New Life Abroad (When You’re Not the One With the Job) For a Non-Teaching Spouse in International Education

by Kelly Quinn /
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May 13, 2025 / 0 comments

If your partner has scored a job at an international school, it can be incredibly exciting! A new country, and a fresh start! And if you’ve got kids, it’s an amazing opportunity to show your kids the world. 

But when you’re the one without the job offer, it can make it a little more challenging.

How to Build a New Life Abroad (When You’re Not the One With the Job) For a Non-Teaching Spouse in International Education

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A Day in the Life Abroad in South Korea

When it comes to studying abroad for classes, many questions can arise. What is the culture like? Where are the coolest monuments? Where are the best places to visit? What is the food like?

However, a very important facet of studying abroad may be overlooked in this time of excitement and joy: what a regular day to day experience is like whilst they are living abroad.

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#StudyAbroadBecause there is more than the world you know

 

Patrick Swain is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh studying quantitative economics. While pursuing a minor in Hispanic language and culture, he studied abroad at the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain during the spring of 2023. Here is his story... 

Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal. Patrick Swain: #StudyAbroadBecause there is more than the world you know
Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal

How The Indigenous Culture is Shaped, Here in Canada

by Ramon Mahegkan Kataquapit /
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Sep 25, 2024 / 0 comments

Are you thinking of visiting Canada? Wherever you travel, it’s important to learn about the country's history, cultures, and perspectives. Canada is home to many diverse races, who uniquely have these 3 things. However, to really know the roots of Canada, learning the perspective, culture, and history of the Canadian Indigenous can play a key role in understanding Canada.

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22.33 Stories: Strength Through Vulnerability with Robin Hauser

Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange. 

Season 01, Episode 29 - Strength Through Vulnerability with Robin Hauser

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The Complete Guide to J-1 Students Tax Return

Every year, thousands of people travel to the United States on J-1 visas. Every J-1 participant is required to file a J-1 visa tax return; this is required by law! Many J-1 visa holders are perplexed by the complicated tax jargon that can be found in the United States. However, it is not as complex as it appears.
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Ayden Berkey: #StudyAbroadBecause ... it will be the time of your life!!!

Ayden Berkey is a 2020 college graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she double majored in Marketing and Human Resource Management. Since graduation, she has co-founded a free scholarship search engine and college resource platform called Access Scholarships. Find her on Instagram and TikTok - her username is @accessscholarships ! 

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22.33 Stories: Bollywood Without Subtitles with Luke Tyson

Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange. 

22.33 Stories: Bollywood Without Subtitles with Luke Tyson

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5 Tips for Studying Abroad in China

Studying abroad is one of the most valuable things you can do. It can increase your employability, cultural knowledge, global citizenship skills, and more. It isn't always easy, though; there are always challenges to living, studying, and working in a different culture than your own. Luckily, these challenges are not specific to any particular region, but have more to do with cultural adjustments.
 

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22.33 Stories: The Food We Eat, Part 3

Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange. 

22.33 Stories: The Food We Eat, Part 3

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