NRCSA Blogs - Updates Around the World

About NRCSA

NRCSA Timeline - nrcsa
1968  Founded in Milwaukee, WI USA* Coordinated homestay lodging for the Mexican Olympic Committee 1969-72...

Around the Web

Discounted Flight to Europe - nrcsa
JetBlue is running specials on airfare to Europe from the USA. Below are some examples from their recent promotion:
State Department updates Mexico travel warning - nrcsa
Mexico has been becoming a safer place to travel, at least most parts of Mexico that NRCSA has programs. The USA State...

Participant Blogs

what a weekend - kskeen
Whoa. What a weekend. So, on Friday as soon as class was over we went straight to the train station (10 of us, the...
love/hate - kskeen
I asked the girls to name some things we love about Italy so far and this is what we came up with...
First Day of School! First Day of School! (Nemo voice) - kskeen
We LOVE our classes. All of us do. They only speak to us in Italian. We have learned as much today as probably 4 weeks...
First Day in Siena, Italy - kskeen
So, we did it! We successfully got 13 girls from Tennessee to Siena, Italy with absolutely no complications. Not one...
Sud America--Me lo encanta! - atarver
  My experience traveling through South America was nothing short of amazing.  I studied in Peru for a...

Planning and Resources

Finding the Best Flights - nrcsa
Air tickets are really hit or miss depending on the day, the wind etc, but here are some sites that we suggest trying...
How to Prepare Young Children for Travel & Study Abroad - nrcsa
With 45 years of helping families travel abroad, NRCSA has gathered some very useful information about the best ways to...
Berlin Holiday Program - nrcsa
Last year 75 students from 19 nationalities attended the holiday special. It is a great way to learn some German,...
Pura Vida - Costa Rica - kheritsch
The slogan of Costa Rica is “Pura Vida” and that is quite possibly the best way to describe my (too) short...

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Reflections on Study Abroad

Overall Experience thus far. - achairez
Having the opportunity to study abroad has been the best experience I have ever had.  I am really enjoying...
Study Abroad - Language Barrier - Part 4 of 7 - christinek
“C’est pas fait exprès,” my host father told me one morning while we were standing with the...
Study Abroad - Walk to Metro - Part 3 of 7 - christinek
After landing in Paris, meeting my host family, suffering through my first French cheese plate and falling asleep on...
Study Abroad – Meet My Host Family - Part 2 of 7 - christinek
Upon completion of my university’s four requisite semesters of French needed to study abroad in a francophone...
Study Abroad – A Transition - Part 1 of 7 - christinek
In graduate school, I once gave a very boring presentation to my “Communication professionelle” class. As...