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Strategies for Managing Academic Stress: Understanding Stress and its Triggers (pt. 1)

Are you stressed, overwhelmed, in the mood to throw it all away? I have just what you need! Take Stress-free. 💊 Stress-free are pills that have the power to simultaneously calm you down and give you the energy to stay up studying all night. I bet you’ve never seen an all-in-one calming + energy-giving pill! Read more…

How to Spend Your Holidays in the USA: Carol Edition

You thought we were done with the holiday posts, huh? Nope! 🙈 As I wrote the last post on American holidays, I couldn’t help but reflect on the times I spent Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s here in the US. This got me inspired to open up about some personal experiences I had during those Read more…

Understanding Culture Shock: The Impact of Returning Home

Hello, friends! 😄 How’s it going? This is (sadly) the last post of our Culture Shock series… and I’d like to start our conversation by taking you back to your childhood. I assume you did some arts and crafts, using paint and mixing them to create new colors. Now imagine yourself being the paint — this Read more…

Understanding Culture Shock: Challenges with Your Spouse

Attention all married students and students who intend to be married– this post is for you! 🫵 You might have gotten married before ever thinking about coming to the United States, or maybe you got married with the intention of coming to the States with that special person of yours. 😍 The fact is that Read more…

Understanding Culture Shock: Definition and Phases Explained

When you came to the United States, did you… Feel frustrated? Homesick? Ask yourself where your mind was when you decided to move to another country? Get angry about the new culture? Want to leave everything and go back home? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone and probably experienced Read more…