Let's talk about why New Zealand is such an amazing spot for international students like me and you. I was blown away the first time I saw those incredible New…
I still remember the quiet panic that washed over me while staring at a world map pinned to my bedroom wall, red circles marking potential universities across continents. My finger…
When I first landed in Boston for a campus tour, I was just another nervous international student with a backpack full of dreams and a head full of questions. Little…
I still remember the exact moment I decided to apply to universities in Canada. It was during a snowstorm back home, oddly fitting when you think about it! While researching…
Introduction The moment my plane touched down in Melbourne, I knew my decision to study in Australia would change everything. The golden sunlight, the unfamiliar eucalyptus scent in the air,…
I fumbled with my keys, balancing grocery bags while trying not to drop my phone. "Yes, mom, I'm fine," I lied, pushing the door open to my tiny 18m² studio…
North Korea—officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)—remains perhaps the world's most enigmatic nation, and information about the cost of living in North Korea is notoriously difficult to obtain.…
Remember that feeling when you first land in a new country? Heart racing, eyes wide, wallet… shrinking by the minute? That was me last year, sitting on my tiny apartment…
My first grocery trip in Auckland left me standing frozen in the produce section, calculator app open, converting currency as my heart sank. $6.50 for a single avocado. The money…
Have you ever felt your stomach twist into knots while checking your bank balance on a rainy Sunday in a country that wasn't yours yet? I have—sitting on the creaky…