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Erin

An Aussie copywriter and translator in Chile. After living in Spain and majoring in the fine arts of tortilla-eating and arriving late, I moved to this skinniest of countries on the tail end of a year's backpacking in South America. I can't get enough of hiking, spicy food, and buying plane tickets to far-flung lands. (Also jazz. And brand-new notebooks. Oh, and avocados.) Look me up at erinfranceswalton.com

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4 reasons why you should send your child to study abroad

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Every day, parents wave their children off at departure gates across the world and wonder how they will cope without their babies in the months that f...

10 Spanish expressions everyone should know

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Spanish is one of the world’s most widely-spoken languages and Castilian (the version spoken in Spain) charms expats and tourists as quickly as the co...

Learning a language is the key to an international future

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The benefits of expanding your child’s (or your own) linguistic horizons go beyond the benefits of learning to communicate in a new language, and eve...

10 most fun languages to learn

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There’s absolutely no reason for why learning a language should be boring. Sure, if fluency is your goal all languages require dedication and commitme...

Dropped out of uni, now what? 10 things to do to rebound

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You were all ready to be university’s boss. Things started out well – but then, the unthinkable happened and now you’re back at square one. Whether yo...

How to save money while traveling

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You’ve done it: You’re on the road or just landed in a new country, and you’re ready to start exploring, studying, and experiencing. While your advent...

10 things to do before your student days are over

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University life in a nutshell: lectures, study notes, assignments, exams, presentations, and then more exams – all fuelled by endless cups of coffee. ...