BIEE Summer Camp 2016

Posted by BCSAadmin on 07/14/2016

Thanks to BCCIE and the Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE), 20 lucky secondary school students from across BC have arrived in Beijing, China, on July 14! The students are participating in the Beijing International Student Summer camp, which each year unites high school youth from over 20 countries for a 10-day "life-changing" exchange program in China's historical capital. Students are now experiencing a whole new different culture and enjoying arranged activities while intensifying their interpersonal skills and communication among Chinese and other overseas students.

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Visiting Oxford with friends from Australia, Georgia, England and Canada.

The most English things

Posted by BCSAadmin on 07/13/2016

While adjusting to life in England, there were definitely some cultural differences to get used to, even as a Canadian student. Now, having lived in the UK for a few months, I am finally beginning to adjust to living in a ‘flat’, going up ‘lifts’, wearing ‘jumpers’, and eating ‘chips’ instead of fries. However, I was pretty confused when my English friends discussed going to the ‘chemists’ (apparently a pharmacy).

A huge part of living abroad is experiencing the local culture. Luckily, my host institution provides many opportunities for international students to travel and see the area surrounding London. They had trips planned to visit Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, Bath, Stonehenge, and the Queen’s weekend home: Windsor Castle. Having attended the majority of these trips, I was able to o...

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Scholarships to study Master's & Doctorate Programs in Brazil

Posted by BCSAadmin on 07/06/2016

Organization of American States has just announced an exciting scholarship opportunity for students interested in pursuing Master's and Doctoral programs in Brazilian universities! This opportunity is open to citizens of OAS Member States.

For more information on this opportunity, check out Financial Aid and look for OAS-GCUB 2016 Scholarship Program.

 

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Shelby Anderton, Shanghai, China

This is China

Posted by BCSAadmin on 07/06/2016

I still can't believe it, but here I am - China. Today officially marks one month that I've been away from home participating in a field school opportunity offered through my nursing program and traveling around China. To put into words what this time has been so far is seeming to be an impossible task. It's been a month of time change, language barriers and culture shock. A month of new smells, new food and new people. A month of realizing that a simple smile really is a universal language as I try and navigate myself around this giant country using sign language and interpretive gestures. I have learned so much during this field school experience so far - both related to the curriculum in which I participated in Shanghai but even more about myself.

I didn't know what to expect when embar...

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