My name is Morgan Hoffman. I am currently a junior at Northern where I'm double majoring in Special and Elementary Education, as well as getting an endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education. My experience at Northern has been nothing short of amazing, and studying abroad in Spain with a Northern group this summer only added [...]
My experience in Chile completely changed my life. Upon arriving I couldn’t hold a conversation in Spanish and I was terrified to even attempt talking. My host family spoke zero English, so each day I was pushed out of my comfort zone. The most important aspect of my experience was meeting people from around South [...]
Study Abroad-South Korea-Natasha Mangialetti / Busan view: I looked Busan as it was a port city, but seeing it with one of my international friends from this view point made it so much better. It was absolutely breathtaking and I miss it everyday. Chuseok pictures: For Chuseok my friends and I decided to go to [...]
Study Abroad-France-Dakota Feller / Photo of friends with chandelier in mirror- Rennes, France had a giant welcoming dinner with the mayor of Rennes and all of the exchange students. This is me and my friends from Canada, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Scenic view with blue skies and church- This is the view from my apartment [...]
Study Abroad-South Korean-Angela Berglund NSU student Angela Berglund wants to share her great experience in South Korea. She traveled to Gyeongju, Seoul and Busan. In Seoul, she went to Myeongdong Cathedral. She also attended a music festival in South Korea. Looks like she had a lot of fun over there. One of her Instagram comment says “3 [...]
Study Abroad Post - China -Shayla Steinley / After a long flight (20 hours on a plane to be exact) we arrived in Jinan. Our first day there we had an INCREDIBLE welcome lunch. I tried different roots, vegetables, and dishes that I have never had before and they all tasted phenomenal. The director of [...]
Study Abroad Post - Spain - Rylie Eisenbeisz / First off, my name is Rylie Eisenbeisz and I will be a Senior majoring in Elementary Education! I have loved every minute of my time spent at NSU and the opportunities that I have experienced are absolutely incredible. Going to Spain was my first study abroad [...]
John Blum is a host parent that lives in Aberdeen, SD. He decided to be a host parent for NSU international students because his wife, Dominika, works for Northern and she mentioned the program. He said, “It sounded like a fun and rewarding thing to do, so we decided together.” This is the first time [...]
Jin Xiong is an accounting major from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. She finds that there are some differences between her home university and Northern, such as, Northern has less students, but great infrastructures. Northern provides great opportunities for her to do whatever she wants to do. An example of this is that [...]
Technology is enabling us to reconsider the limitations of work and providing an opportunity to redefine our lifestyle. Without the need to be desk-bound, workers are able to work from any place they choose to live in temporarily or permanently. In 2017 the United Nations reported 258 million people are living in a country other than [...]
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