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Study Abroad in High School? Why I Took the Plunge.

Posted December 17, 2015, 2:00 pm by Melanie Biles

Going to France was always going to be a part of my life. When I was 14, my friend Kira’s father told us over dinner about when he had studied...

Why Study a Foreign Language?

Posted December 8, 2015, 2:00 pm by The Experts at TeenLife

Perhaps you dream of ordering tapas in a cafe in Barcelona or actually standing on the Great Wall of China. Perhaps you want to collaborate with a researcher on the...

5 Ways (or More) You Can Still Make Your Summer Rock

Posted July 31, 2015, 12:00 pm by The Experts at TeenLife

Summer – some days it rocks and some days, well, it just seems to go on forever. So maybe this isn’t exactly the summer of your dreams. Maybe that beach...

3 Lessons for Our Daughters from the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Posted July 15, 2015, 12:00 pm by Bill Higgins

The World Cup victory of the United States women’s soccer team has been heralded throughout the world and the players are being saluted coast to coast. Everyone loves a winner,...

Three Signs Your College Essay is #DoingitRight

Posted July 11, 2015, 1:00 pm by Ethan Sawyer

Now that’s doing something right. In Part 1 of this post we talked about how not to write your essay. Time for the positive part, the what-you-should-do-instead. First, a quick...

3 Tips For Planning A Travel Budget

Posted July 1, 2015, 12:00 pm by Nicolaus Jannasch

If you’re going to travel the world this summer you’ll want to make up a travel budget before you hit the road. This budget will help you understand how much...