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A beginner’s guide to K-pop
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I’ve loved K-pop – a genre of popular music originating in South Korea – since high school. My best ...

How to Tea: An introduction to British tea culture
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Even though “A day without tea is a day without joy.” is a Chinese proverb, the British sure have pe...

9 things you realize when living in Paris
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There is nothing like being a true connoisseur of Paris – knowing the ins and outs of the city and t...

Challenges when hosting an international student & how to overcome them
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Hosting an international student is rewarding on many levels – from the opportunity for cultural exc...

Go-to meals for host families
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Sharing your culture with your international students at meal times is an easy way to welcome them i...

How to make a multilingual relationship work: 6 tips
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We all know there’s a ‘language of love’ – but what happens when love is spoken in different languag...

Thanksgiving for beginners
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Thanksgiving – celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November – is the most wonderful time of the yea...

Nothing says Halloween like caramel corn: Easy recipe
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Nothing says Halloween like a bowl of fresh, poppin’ caramel corn. Kendra, in the video below, will ...

5 things I learned in Rio
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I grew up in Barcelona in the post-Olympics era listening to my parents’ stories about how great tha...

24 facts about the Olympics that will blow your mind
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Even if you don’t care much about sports, there’s something magical about the Olympics: Athletes tra...

10 things to eat in Japan
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When people think of Japanese food, they tend to just think of sushi or ramen. However, Tokyo has mo...

How to make the most of your American college experience
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“Man, I love college,” is a common refrain and not just a line in one of rapper Asher Roth’s most fa...