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Honest tips and insights into thriving as an International student

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Setting Realistic New Year’s Resolutions as a College Student
Setting Realistic New Year’s Resolutions as a College Student
January 4, 2024
You’ve probably been asked by now: What’s your New Year’s resolution? I know I have. 🙋‍♀️ But what is a “New Year’s resolution” anyway?  A New Year’s resolution is a tradition where individuals set goals, intentions, or commitments to make positive changes or improvements in their lives starting at the beginning of the new year. Read more…
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How to Prevent Burnout & Implement Rest
How to Prevent Burnout & Implement Rest
December 1, 2023
You’ve probably heard the word “burnout” before–it’s become a common expression, which isn’t a good thing!  Psychology Today defines “burnout” as “a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress,” and it can show through feelings of dread, exhaustion, depression, lack of motivation or energy, and anger. Does Read more…
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How to Spend Your Holidays in the USA: Carol Edition
How to Spend Your Holidays in the USA: Carol Edition
November 20, 2023
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…
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Podcast Episodes

Check out our podcast The World at Home to hear real stories of International students finding community

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The World at Home S2. Ep 1: About Us

Have you ever wondered why we serve international students here at IFI? Or who the faces are behind the name, International Friendships Inc? For Season Two of our podcast, we thought we would share a little more about who we are! Let's not be strangers, watch this episode to learn a little more about us :)

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The World at Home Ep 5: Building Community

In this episode, we meet with Samuel, an international student from India, at his house in Cleveland, Ohio to talk about Community! Make yourself some chai and join us on the couch!

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The World at Home Ep 4: Facing Uncertainty

Episode 4 of The World at Home Podcast, features Bhavana, an international student from India, who opens up about the emotional ups and downs of pursuing education in a foreign country — especially when the future feels unclear. How do you face uncertainty???

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