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Not Child's Play: The S&ED and U.S.-China Youth Exchanges

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: Strategic-and-Economic-Dialogue, Youth, Learning Chinese, U.S. China Relations, Study Abroad, Youth Exchanges, College Students, High School, China, World News
Julian Baird Gewirtz

The US and China recognize that promoting mutual understanding between young people will lay the groundwork for a strong bilateral relationship during the next half-century and beyond.

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Learning About America, the Chinese Way

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: Chinese-Young-People, Education, Chinese Youth, Us-China Relations, China, Study Abroad, World News
Julian Baird Gewirtz

China has a "near hypnotic popular obsession with the United States: even if they hate it, they are still fascinated by it." Promoting more positive perceptions of the U.S. would pay great dividends.

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Obama Makes America Sexier to Swedes

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, Germany, Sweden, Stockholm, Exchange Students, Rush Limbaugh, Dayton, Study Abroad, High School, Obama, Texas, Hollywood, Gays, Nordic Countries, Bill O'Reilly, 2008 Election, Foreign Policy, World News
Nathan Hegedus

Applications to study in the US are up 30 percent in the Nordic countries, and interest in Sweden has grown by 20 percent. Placement agencies are calling it "Obama fever."

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Welcome to Paris

Jessica Roy | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style

Read More: Americans Abroad, College Students, College, France, New York City, Paris, Study Abroad, Style News
Jessica Roy

Upon landing in Paris I promptly realized that everything was different; even small things, like strange-tasting toothpaste and a startling lack of tofu.

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The Rhythm Got Me: A Dakar Decision

Ricci Shryock | Posted 04.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Dakar Senegal, Dakar, Travel, Senegal, The Giving Life, Study Abroad, Living News
Ricci Shryock

Just like so many great things in life, my decision to move to Dakar, Senegal was based largely on a mistake. I was 23-years-old, and as a journalis...

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