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Remember when your high school language teacher lectured you on the benefits of learning languages? Turns out they had a point. From neurological to social benefits, learning a language will help you. If you’re considering starting up a new language, especially through self-study, keep reading to find out what benefits you’ll uncover. Neurological Benefits First […]
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If you’re heading toward college soon or transitioning into a new chapter of your life, you might be considering a gap year. However, it’s often vague as to what a gap year really is, what it looks like, and what the potential effects might be. In this article, I’ll review everything you need to know
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If you’re like me, you love reading books about the holidays. There’s something magical about seeing the atmosphere, romance, and warmth on the pages of a book. As the days get colder, there’s nothing quite like curling up with a cute book and relaxing. In honor of the approach holidays, here are five great winter
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If you’re in the market for a cute autumn-y read, I’ve got you covered. Each month, I select a book with characters, themes, or elements relevant to college students and people in their 20s. In honor of Halloween, I’ve picked a cute new release about mystical creatures, witches, vampires, and love: The Only Purple House in
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This summer marked four years since my Fulbright Summer Institute in Belfast, Northern Ireland. While I’ve talked about Fulbright scholarships, study abroad, and studying abroad in Belfast in other articles, I’ve never talked directly about my Fulbright Summer Institute experience. Quite honestly, I couldn’t find the words to describe everything that came out of this
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Solo female travel is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be extremely intimidating. Unlike a study abroad, you’re providing yourself with support, and you have to plan everything out. However, also unlike a study abroad, you have near unlimited freedom and fewer obligations. While there is more to think about, traveling abroad by yourself is an amazing
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Here at Dreaming Upwards, we love to read. Reading can be a great escape (see our post on rom coms to read in college and early 20s), a fantastic education (our post on classics to read), or an excellent way to reflect. In the past, we’ve focused more on the entertainment and culture aspects of
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College might be busy, but we still need to make time for the things that we enjoy. At the beginning of 2023, we’ve made a list of 12 rom coms to read this year. Each of them contains something relevant to the college experience, whether it’s thematic, characteristic, or situation-centric. If you like reading, this
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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that some of us are bigger readers than others. In other words, some of us annotate novels to death and some of us read the Sparknotes. However, reading can bring an extra layer to everyone’s life and open doors that we didn’t know we were missing. And it can help you
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Each month, we select a book with characters, themes, or elements relevant to college aged students. Last month, we picked How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age, a nonfiction book about improving interpersonal skills. For our September 2022 Book of the Month, we’re switching back to fiction for a fantastic murder
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