Spanning the world through books, travel, and research, we’ll cover all things relevant to culture here.
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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Every month, we like to pick a book that has content relevant to college-aged people. Usually, these books are fiction. However, this month, in the spirit of self-improvement and new beginnings, we’re going with a revamped version of Dale Carnegie’s famous book: How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age. It’s a long
While this book has been out for a few years, I thought Katharine McGee’s American Royals was the perfect selection for July’s book of the month. Each month, we like to pick a book that features young adult characters, ideas, or themes and show it off on Dreaming Upwards. This month, in honor of the Fourth
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Every month, we like to pick one book to recommend. We select books that have characters, themes, settings, and cultural relevance to people in their 20s. This month, that book is The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. Goodreads Link Amazon Link The Wife Upstairs Summary The Wife Upstairs centers on our main character, Jane, as
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