-Katie Idle, Recruit in Canada **Sponsored Content** According to the Harvard Business Review, people with international experience are more likely to create new businesses and products and to be promoted. Read More
From student internship to career: North Island College
Hard work and a North Island College (NIC) internship launched a new career for a Nigerian business student this past summer. Gbemi Falade came to the Comox Valley less than Read More
Friends and Acquaintances: Your Year Abroad
– Yeji Lee, University of Toronto, Sciences Po Going abroad is kind of like going through your freshman year of college all over again; everyone is new, everyone is nervous and Read More
5 Questions international students get asked: What they mean and how you can answer (Part 2 of 2)
This is the continuation of Part 1 of my blog “5 Questions international students get asked”. – 3. “What do you like or dislike about Canada?” As a follow-up to the Read More
5 Questions international students get asked: What they mean and how you can answer (Part 1 of 2)
“Where are you from?” – after living in Canada as an international student for seven years and as a permanent resident / citizen for 5 years, I’ve always had Read More
Study Abroad: Fitting in as an international student while staying true to your roots
Fitting in as an international student can be challenging. In fact, the “international student” label has been fickle for me. I was born and raised in South Korea, came to Read More
My first time abroad… in Paris of all places
Be sure to read Part 1 of my blog first! – My first time abroad… ! My own place… ! Cooking for myself! Cleaning for myself! Going shopping for Read More
Finding community and belonging as an international student at Brock University
-Oyindamola Azeez, Brock University I chose to study at Brock University because it is in a quiet and small city with few distractions. As an international student, I thought that Read More
Field trip to China
Gosh, it’s been a while since I took the long haul flight over to China. It was the summer of 2008 I believe, over five years ago. For one Read More
Fall in the exchange world: The benefits of student exchange
Fall in the North American exchange world. It’s all about things getting real. Nominees are finally getting organized for their winter exchanges and new applicants are just starting to figure out Read More