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Yay! Survival of the Student is featured on other sites. Check out Hot Courses Abroad, a great site for finding information on studying abroad, from universities' programmes, to scholarships, to university rankings and more. Everything you need! And also, shared experiences by other students. Like me.

My post on  Housing in Madrid, a little bit adapted, made it to their site, click, click! And as a tip for today: sometimes, all you have to do is retweet.

Study Abroad To Don't List

As I was browsing my +1's (I sometimes do that, as I use Google Plus' feature as a way of bookmarking things I like, although I doubt that is what they made it for), I found another article on studying abroad. This time it's about what not to do, as seen from an North-American perspective. It's written by Olivia Crandall and as it is again from Thought Catalog, you'll sense the same tone, which I personally love.

Mentionable excerpts:

Everyone is nervous, out of his or her element, and really eager to make new friends. The only difference is that in three months/one year you’ll be back at your state school in the U.S. and the majority of these relationships will be more fleeting than the Spanish past perfect subjunctive. So let your freak flag fly.

The real gems you want are Nyquil and deodorant. I can guarantee you will get sick, and not the “just a cold” kind either. It turns out chain smoking, clubbing until 6AM and spending your weekends jetting around the EU because “it’s so accessible” are not healthy habits.

Don’t fall in love. (...) You’re going home, and sooner than you think. You’ll be jaded and your bank account will be empty. You don’t need another thing to quietly weep over during your transatlantic flight.

Infographic

I found a really nice infographic, which should raise the hopes of every student living abroad right now. It is made by Course Hero and it enhances the advantages of studying in a foreign country, especially carreer-wise. Although it was based on Americans, I do think it applies to everybody in the world. Employers do tend to pay more attention to you, if your résumé includes any kind of experience abroad, don't you think?

How to Survive Living in a Foreign Country

Thought Catalog, one of my favourite sites, has an interesting article about surviving in a foreign country, in its usual editorial tone. It's here, written by Bart Schaneman.

A few excerpts I like:

"Allow yourself to miss things: food, clothes, being able to communicate easily. Don’t allow yourself to miss: narrow thinking, getting bored, feeling trapped."

"Take comfort in knowing that once you got beyond your country’s borders you already began winning."

"Give up on where you’re from but don’t give up on the people. Your friends back home won’t forget about you. They will move on with their lives without you, and they might resent you, but they will still listen to your stories if your stories are good."

"Try to keep your head."