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Exploring Southeast Asia: Backpacking through mountains in Northern Thailand
What beats bathing elephants , home-cooked Thai meals and bamboo rafting?
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Getting adopted by a French family
There’s no better way to be immersed in a culture than being adopted by a host family.
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Exploring Southeast Asia: Finding a culture unlike my own in the Hmong Village
Rebecca Ezrin is a journalism junior and Mustang News study abroad columnist in Chiang Mai, Thailand. With many class field trips and personal trips planned, her adventures are virtually endless. She aims to share her authentic experiences and what she has learned. She recently stayed overnight in a Hilltribes village, the Hmong village. Located in the […]
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An American in Portugal: The complete opposite of San Luis Obispo
Will Peischel is a journalism junior and Mustang News study abroad columnist. This is satire. The train across the Portuguese countryside evokes nostalgia; the landscape resembles the hills that surround San Luis Obispo. The crisp yellow is exactly the same, stunning and familiar. I feel like I’m returning to Cal Poly on the Pacific Surfliner […]
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America vs. England: Smoking culture
You won’t get dirty looks or lectures when smoking in England.
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America vs. England: Equality and expression through uniforms
In England, students wear uniforms in both primary and secondary school until the age of 16.
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Epiphanies while (almost) naked and afraid in Germany
I am an important American after all, a prime specimen and so on. But a free show? I don’t think so.
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America vs. England: Guns, mass shootings and feeling safe
The United Kingdom and the United States have very different perspectives on guns.
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Exploring Berlin: Learning history, visiting nightclubs and trying not to get lost
This Mustang News reporter advises “upon arrival, just try not to get lost in it all.”