Affordable Study Abroad Destinations: The UK

Down, down, down with the pound!

Sterling looks very much set to become cheaper in the next six months, if the new governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, gets his way. Mr. Carney wants to inject billions in economic stimulus (called quantitative easing) into the UK economy, to spur growth. If he does so, the pound will tumble, because all those billions devalue the currency. 

Affordable Study Abroad Destinations: Canada

No doubt about it, it's a cheap time to study abroad in Canada! Right now the US dollar is at its highest against the Canadian dollar since September 2010, at 1.06. Meanwhile, the euro to Canadian dollar exchange rate is at 1.38, the highest since November 2011. What this means is that, for you, when you exchange currencies, you'll receive far more Canadian dollars.

First Two Weeks in Rome!

During our first two weeks in Rome we spent a lot of time getting used to our surroundings. My apartment in Rome is in Prati right near a main shopping street. Our first weekend here my roommates and I decided to go shopping. We found a cute store where all the clothes were hand sewn. Then on Saturday a group of us went to Ostia beach which is a beach not too far from Rome. The water was a clear  blue and now we can all say that we were in the Mediterranean Sea!