International Mobility Blog

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    No Worries Wednesday - Making Connections

    No Worries Wednesday is a series where blog contributors speak to a topic which they were worried before they participated in an International Mobility experience. Leaving all that you are surrounded by and comfortable with can be challenging or even frightening. This series will hopefully dispel...

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    QES Blog Spotlight - Differences to adopt

    During the month of November, the International Mobility Office is featuring blog posts that have been written by VIU’s Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) who were recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship. This opportunity allows participants to actively engage, both...

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    No Worries Wednesday - Tackling Teaching Styles

    No Worries Wednesday is a series where blog contributors speak to a topic which they were worried before they participated in an International Mobility experience. Leaving all that you are surrounded by and comfortable with can be challenging or even frightening. This series will hopefully dispel...

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    QES Blog Spotlight - Transition to a new way of life

    During the month of November, the International Mobility Office is featuring blog posts that have been written by VIU’s Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) who were recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship. This opportunity allows participants to actively engage, both...

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    No Worries Wednesday - Homesickness

    No Worries Wednesday is a series where blog contributors speak to a topic which they were worried before they participated in an International Mobility experience. Leaving all that you are surrounded by and comfortable with can be challenging or even frightening. This series will hopefully dispel...

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    Translating Your International Mobility Experiences

    International Mobility can take many forms in terms of programs, length, and countries. When you return from your International Mobility program, there will be so much that you want to share, and other aspects that you may not know fully how to translate into a valuable skill, or that you maybe...

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    Bringing a bit of Canadian Culture to India

    As part of the Post-Baccalaureate Education program at VIU, I had the opportunity to complete one of my teaching practicums abroad. I chose to do a practicum in India, without thinking too much about what would be waiting for me on the other side. However, I quickly learnt just how different the...

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    No Worries Wednesday – Language Acquisition

    No Worries Wednesday is a series where blog contributors speak to a topic which they were worried before they participated in an International Mobility experience. Leaving all that you are surrounded by and comfortable with can be challenging or even frightening. This series will hopefully dispel...

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    No Worries Wednesday - Navigating Language Barriers

    No Worries Wednesday is a series where blog contributors speak to a topic which they were worried before they participated in an International Mobility experience. Leaving all that you are surrounded by and comfortable with can be challenging or even frightening. This series will hopefully dispel...

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    Getting to Australia: Easier than Finding the Zoo

    I want to say that I didn’t have the normal start to study abroad. However, I don’t think I can say that with certainty. I don’t really think there is a normal way to begin the study abroad process. I will say that my story started with a series of events on, what felt like, an accelerated timeline...

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