Global LEAD has just announced three $1,000 scholarships to both Greece and Ecuador for summer 2012. Students can expect a life-altering summer traveling abroad full of backpacking adventures and international service.
In Senegal, one value that people take very seriously is teranga. The basic premise of teranga, or hospitality, is that one should always be grateful and should always treat their guest as a king so that good things will happen to him. Now I am from Georgia, so I know hospitality. But, in Senegal, they take it to the next dimension...
I just recently started renting my own apartment here in Beijing, and while I'm extremely happy with the place I found, the actual 6 day search wasn't the best time I've ever had. It's true, finding a place to live can be difficult no matter where you are, but I tend to think it's a bit more of a hassle when you're abroad (and speaking a different language).