Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
They say walking a mile in someone’s shoes is the best way to understand them. When you stand in someone else’s soles you feel what they feel as they step through their day.
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VALLEY Abroad: Locals Only
Here in Los Angeles, I am an East Coast Transplant. I feel settled into my routine after four weeks of living and working here, but…
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Study Abroad Prep 101
After months of uncertainty and limited travel, study abroad is finally back for students at Penn State. Most programs for the spring have been approved,…
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How to Turn Your Travel Abroad Dreams Into a Reality
For some, traveling abroad is a college memory that will stay with them forever. When COVID-19 hit the world was put on hold. Traveling was…
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2021 Campus Culture Section Opener: Lucy Simmonds
Although the trends of manifestation and visualization of your goals have risen just recently, Lucy Simmonds has been doing it for years, and it led…
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Did Somone Say Staycation? Transport Yourself Anywhere in the World in Only a Few Clicks
Those bitten by the travel bug have been lying in wait for a while now, itching to once again travel and explore. For months, the…
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Penn State Cancels All Abroad Programs
As we continue to add to the number of things that were cancelled this year due to the coronavirus, we unfortunately have to put ‘studying…
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Keeping Up With Your Friends Across the Pond
Undergrad students are often encouraged by everyone in their lives to drop everything and spend three months in Europe during their junior year. College grads…
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Bringing it Back: Incorporating your Favorite Abroad Habits into your Penn State Routine
Combatting homesickness for your new favorite country is possible, however, even back in State College, by incorporating your newfound habits alongside your old Penn State routines.
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Get Out There and Travel: The Hidden Benefits of Going Abroad
Whether it is across town or across the ocean, here are the top five benefits of traveling.
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Four Unique Spring Breaks
Spring break planning seems to start earlier and earlier each year. If you missed out on booking your trip or looking for something different, explore…
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Fill That Gap with Teaching & Service
Graduating soon? Unsure of what’s next? Thinking about a gap year? For many students, these thoughts evoke a variety of emotions. While some see it…
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Spanish Fashion At Your Fingertips
From groceries and designer fashion to monthly beauty subscription services, online shopping has become a staple amongst the American consumer. With the help of the…
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Wanderlust: Make The Most Of Your Weekend Trips Abroad
Being abroad for a semester provides you with the ultimate opportunity to travel each weekend around the country or continent you’re in. Since planning is…
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Simple Steps to Study Abroad
An 11 a.m. art history class in Paris, France. Lunch far from the overpriced HUB salads at a café in Rome. Spending a weekend afternoon…
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Channeling Your Inner French It-Girl
When preparing to study abroad in France, practical steps like researching programs and scheduling classes should, ideally, come first. When armed with Instagram to check…
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Shots Around the World
“Take a shot of anthropology.”
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Pre-Abroad Guide: How To Figure Out Where To Study
Valley planned out the steps you should take to decide where would work best for you and identified some of the most-loved spots to look into.
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Valley Overseas: Paris Through the Eyes of a Penn Stater
Through the eyes of a Penn Stater, Paris is not so far from the home of Happy Valley.
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Valley Overseas: How to Avoid Being an “Idiot Abroad”
Whether it’s taking classes in a foreign country or interning overseas, college is the perfect time to experience a new place and immerse yourself in…
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