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No trip to the City of Angels is complete without a visit to one of the many beaches. From swimming to surfing and soaking up the sun (while wearing s...

Hooray, you arrived at your destination! We hope that everything went smoothly and your new home away from home is as awesome as you imagined it would...

This Q&A is part of a special series of interviews with successful, internationally minded professionals and career experts.“There’s no way of doi...

This article was inspired by Jeric Adriano’s piece 4 ways to experience Singapore (published on the EF Vietnam and EF Japan blogs).It’s said that Sing...

How many languages do you think there are in the world? 1000? 3000? 5371? You’re getting closer. According to the 2009 catalogue by Ethnologue, there ...

Even though “A day without tea is a day without joy.” is a Chinese proverb, the British sure have perfected their own tea culture – and who can blame ...

Writing resumes and cover letters are hard. Writing resumes and cover letters in another language is even harder. But we think that stepping out of yo...

Here’s the good news: Studying abroad is the ultimate investment in your future. And here’s the not-so-good news: It’s an investment that happens far ...

Getting ready to study abroad for the first time is exciting, but you might have a question or three: What should I pack and how much of it? Do I need...

Your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) is your wingman in the job market. It helps you get a foot in the door, makes a (hopefully great) first impressio...

“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” – Jhumpa LahiriReading is the door, the key, and the welcome mat to a wh...

The jury is still out on which part of a job application process, all the way from networking to writing a CV and acing the interview, is the most ner...