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Exchange Writing

Going Back To Where You Spent Your Exchange Year

Two years ago I embarked on a journey I’ll never forget — 10 months as an exchange student in France taught me so much.

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Travel Writing

The Night Train Taught Me Patience

Fourteen hours, one broken seat, and the best conversation of my year abroad.

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Hometown Photography

A Portrait of the Street I Grew Up On

You never really see your own city until you’ve left it once.

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Exchange Video

Host Family Dinners: A Survival Guide

What to do when you don’t know the word for “seconds, please.”

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Perspective Writing

On Being the New Kid, Twice

Leaving is hard. Coming back and being new in your own life is harder.

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Reviews Photography

Three Books That Understand Homesickness

Reading your way through the feeling no one warns you about.

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