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As we enter into 2014, we here at MyWorldAbroad want to wish you all the best for the coming year. Whether or not you believe in making new year's resolutions, we hope you plan on making the coming year an enriching cross-cultural experience for yourself. Focus on the positive, embrace diversity and challenge yourself to build your global career skills and international experience.

Whether your new year includes plans to learn a language, study abroad for the first time or land a career-boosting international internship, we're excited to provide information and resources to help you... Read the full article

Media outlets are awash with tributes to former South African president Nelson Mandela today. Mandela, an icon of the anti-apartheid movement, and the country’s first black president, died Thursday at the age of 95. 

Sentenced to life in prison for his revolutionary anti-apartheid actions, Mandela served 27 years in jail before being released in 1990. From racial reconciliation and land reform to the fight against poverty and the quest for justice in the face of human rights abuses, Mandela consistently embodied a spirit of philanthropy, respect, tolerance, resilience and humility.... Read the full article

The woes of the unpaid intern are a major topic of discussion in the college bars and around the water coolers of North America these days. Internships and extended volunteer positions have almost become a necessary step between education and paid entry-level positions, and recent grads face fierce competition when trying to land an internship with a firm or organization. In order to support themselves for the duration of one or more internships, they must either get support from family members, or go further into debt. But for most, the value of a few extra bullet points on their resumes... Read the full article

Homesickness. It’s something every globe-trotter will experience eventually, so we want to talk briefly about the topic here today.

If you’ve already read the MyWorldAbroad.com sections dealing with culture shock, you have a good idea of what to expect when you head abroad for an extended period of time. (If you haven’t read the sections, check out the links below.)

When transitioning to a foreign culture, everyone goes through several phases of adjustment. But there’s no need to panic. Even though some of the phases can be challenging, the process of going through them is a... Read the full article