student travel
For students studying abroad or racking up miles on a summer break, there are many student-friendly cities that you simply must visit.
Patricio's Gift
I met Patricio on a bus descending the sidewinding single-lane dirt road into Creel in Spring 2001. “Is it safe?” I asked in Spanish, gesturing to the burnt out shell of a van in an overgrown gully below. The middle-aged violin craftsman smiled with all the daring of a mischievous five year old tempting fate. He’d known many travelers who visited the Barranca del Cobre – runners, bicyclists, backpackers, college students like me – but his sudden offer to visit his family was entirely sincere. My two friends and I planned to stay at La Posada de Creel, a hostel popular among backpackers, so we made the astoundingly wise decision not to pack sleeping bags. After a glance at my map and grabbing an emergency space blanket, I disembarked with Patricio and waved good-bye to my friends. Ashley and Matt agreed to meet up at the hostel in the morning.
By Aaron Infante-Levy4 years ago in Wander
Things to do in Oshawa Student Guide
Nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario, Oshawa is the quintessential Toronto suburban city with a vibrant culture, laid-back vibe, breathtaking sights, plenty of parks and trails, buzzing downtown, and tons of things to do and Locations to see. The city is also the perfect student haven in many ways- it has world-class universities, a bustling student population, a welcoming environment, great entertainment, and nightlife options, and is perfectly suitable for a student budget.
By Alex Williamson4 years ago in Wander
Historic Sites in Northern Virginia for Student to Travel
Often when student travel groups decide upon Washington D.C. as their destination, the tour leaders have specific sites in mind for a visit. Many of the sites that student travel groups request the most are just outside Washington D.C., in Northern Virginia.
By SHYAM PHAD4 years ago in Wander
The Late Great Rebellion
Pittsburgh had failed me and now there was nothing ahead but the road. Twenty-three years old – petulant, ambitious and discontented. I was a recent graduate of Penn State’s film program which was an incoherence of beadledom and incompetence. We were hobbled by shoddy equipment, bureaucracy and professors whose only goal was to ruin students’ dreams. To diminish their lofty work into lifeless 16mm corpses by forcing them to comply to dogmatic rules of storytelling - or risk failing. I witnessed my fellow student’s projects blanched of all spark while spending their life’s savings. I too was threatened. “If you do it your way, don’t come back to us crying when it doesn’t work.”
By Kevin Rolly5 years ago in Wander
Alone in Europe
Going out on your own is scary for anyone, but going to a different country might be scarier. As my sister went to Europe first as an exchange student, and then by herself, she experienced loneliness. But also she learned new things, and it was an experience she wouldn’t forget.
By Breana Pruett5 years ago in Wander
Tips for Students Going Abroad in the Post-Covid Era
So many aspects of life are different for us now, whether it be that we work from home instead of going into the office everyday, or that we’ve redecorated the whole house as we’ve had so much free time inside when we would usually have been caught up in life. Either way, nothing is as it was before. So how has travel changed for us? And what do we need to bear in mind when finally managing to go on holiday again?
By Angelo Castelda5 years ago in Wander
Cold Feet, Hot Tea. Second Place in Travel Cuisine Challenge. Top Story - July 2021.
We were a small acting troupe from the US that would be touring and performing in the UK for two months as part of college credit. The previous six months had been spent planning, raising funds, acquiring a small bus via friends (which we named Connie), memorizing and rehearsing, and figuring out how to pack the one suitcase we were allowed. Speaking for myself, food had not exactly occurred to me. I didn’t know that I would be introduced to a life-long comfort food.
By Lydia Stewart5 years ago in Wander
Chronicles of a Black Girl in Thailand
It honestly felt like the hottest place on earth. Once the airport doors slid open and I took my first breath of Bangkok smog I was simultaneously choked up by the hot, thick, humidity of the atmosphere, but I loved it. I think I was an island dweller in a past life from the way I’m obsessed with being warm. As someone who grew up in Northeastern Ohio where cancelled school due to lake effect snow was a common occurrence throughout my upbringing, the promise of hot, sunshine filled days, even in the middle of December felt like a blessing to me.
By Janine Walker5 years ago in Wander
