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By on February 19th, 2016
Becoming an International Student at CCA
California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California, is a great college if your future lies in creative work. Their interdisciplinary critical studies of art, writing, design, and architecture are applied to the fields of business and technology in ways that help to shape today’s society worldwide. Their international student program offers 21 undergraduate and 13 graduate majors to help point your career in the right direction for a responsible, engaging future. Applying to CCA International students make up…
By on February 17th, 2016
Going Home: Dealing with Reverse Culture Shock
When your internship or international study program ends, and it’s time to head back home, you may feel a wide variety of conflicting feelings. Feelings of excitement at seeing your home and family again, sadness at leaving behind the people you’ve met and places you’ve come to love, and anxiety about the future with the new ideas and goals you’ve developed abroad are all common. Once you arrive home, you may go through a kind of culture shock similar to…
By on February 15th, 2016
Introducing Your Host Family to Your Culture
You chose to live with a host family during your international educational program or internship for many reasons: to study, work, improve your English, and learn the culture were surely at the top of the list. Likewise, your host family applied to host you for many reasons. One of those was probably to learn something about your culture in return, but how do you go about sharing details of your daily life surrounded by unfamiliarity? There are a few easy…