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Mental Health While Studying Abroad

Katie Chappelle, SAI Staff

I had only been outside of the United States twice by the time I went to college and studied abroad – Mexico on a cruise, and Italy on a quick week-long trip with my high school Italian class. And although I went to college 2,000 miles away from home and took many flights alone, the longest flight I ever took, was about six hours.

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Fall 2023 Student Photo Contest

We want to give our Fall 2023 students the opportunity to look back on all the amazing photos they took while abroad by holding a photo contest! You will be eligible to win a $75 Amazon gift card, just by sharing your photo(s) with the SAI Instagram community. Please read all the information below carefully. Contest opens Wednesday, October 4th, 2023!!

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A Summer in the Contradas

Katellen, May 2023, Siena

When I first arrived in Siena, my host family kept mentioning something called contradas. Because of our language barrier, I was so confused as to what they were talking about. After walking around the city for a couple days, I quickly learned that contradas are like social clubs for districts of Siena dating back to the 13th century.

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Faculty Led Program Photo Contest

We want to give our SAI Summer 2023 Custom Programs students the opportunity to look back on all the amazing photos they took while abroad by holding a photo contest! You will be eligible to win a $100 gift card to the airline of your choice, just by sharing your photo(s) with the SAI Instagram community.Please read all the information below carefully. Contest opens May 1st, 2023 and closes Friday July 28th, 2023!

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Spring 2023 Photo Contest

We want to give our Spring 2023 students the opportunity to look back on all the amazing photos they took while abroad by holding a photo contest! You will be eligible to win a $100 gift card to the airline of your choice, just by sharing your photo(s) with the SAI Instagram community. Please read all the information below carefully. Contest opens Wednesday, February 1st, 2023!!

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Gift Guide: What to Purchase for your Study Abroad Trip!

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Welcome to your Christmas shopping guide for the student in your life that is studying abroad. Even if that student is you! We asked some of our previous students for their input on what items they used the most often or the items they were super grateful they had while studying abroad in Italy, France, and Spain.

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Music for Studying Abroad!

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I have always loved how listening to music can bring back specific memories, and how certain songs can trigger emotions or mentally transport us to different moments. How people’s wedding dance song can take them back to that day, or a child’s nursery rhyme can take their parent/guardian back to when the child was young. Even people with memory loss can react to certain songs.

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Fall 2022 Photo Contest!

Fall 2022 Students

We want to give our Fall 2022 students the opportunity to look back on all the amazing photos you took while abroad by holding a photo contest! You will be eligible to win a $100 gift card to the airline of your choice, just by sharing your photo(s) with the SAI Instagram community.Please read all the information below carefully. Contest opens Friday, September 9th, 2022!! Deadline: Friday, November 11th, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET.

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Spring and Summer 2022 Video Contest!

Spring and Summer 2022 Alumni!

We want to give you the opportunity to look back on all the amazing videos and photos you took while abroad by holding a video contest! You will be eligible to win a $100 Airbnb gift card just by sharing your video(s) with the SAI Instagram community. Please read all the information below carefully. Contest opens Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022!! Deadline: Friday, August 19th, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET.

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