Tips for Your First Thanksgiving Abroad
It’s finally here: one of the coziest times of the year. The leaves are changing colors, it’s almost time to start listening to Christmas music, Starbucks has started selling their special holiday drinks, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. However, you aren’t exactly in a country that celebrates this special holiday. As they say […]
Internship / Volunteering Archives – The Franklin Students’ Blog
Rina Sarfraz shares her experience about her time in Study Abroad at Instituto Franklin-UAH. Read more In junior high and high school, I played competitive soccer five days a week. Soccer came before school, before friends, and sometimes even before family. After two years of playing up with older girls, I got burnt out, […]
The Franklin Students’ Blog – Blog de los estudiantes del Instituto Franklin – UAH
Wondering which Funding Option is right for you? Alumna Keara Berkeley (International Education 2020) explains the benefits and drawbacks of each to help you decide! Read more ¿No puedes viajar durante estas fiestas y piensas que serán muy aburridas? ¿Estás cansado/a de ver películas y series en tus plataformas favoritas? Si tu respuesta es afirmativa, […]
How to Write Your ELE Thesis (in Spanish!) – The Franklin Students’ Blog
Fellow ELE-ers, let me tell you a secret: writing a thesis in Spanish isn’t as hard as you think. I was able to write my thesis and enjoy it. I loved my topic and I had fun developing the ideas and supplementary materials. Once I got started and made a plan, it wasn’t anywhere near […]
10 PLANES PARA DISFRUTAR DE LA NAVIDAD EN MADRID
¿No puedes viajar durante estas fiestas y piensas que serán muy aburridas? ¿Estás cansado/a de ver películas y series en tus plataformas favoritas? Si tu respuesta es afirmativa, estás en el lugar adecuado para vivir las mejores Navidades de tu vida. Si te gusta moverte por la ciudad, patinar sobre hielo, asistir a espectáculos o […]
The Mercado Cervantino of Alcalá
October in Madrid is now here, and to me, that means one thing: the medieval fair in Alcalá de Henares. It was the first place outside of Madrid that I visited in Spain—getting there is easy, just hop on the cercanías (local train)—and I have gone every year since. This year will be my fifth. […]
What’s the Best Funding Option for Me? – The Franklin Students’ Blog
If you’re planning to enroll in a Master’s Program at Instituto Franklin-UAH, chances are you have questions about the options for your practicum and tuition. Between private or charter schools and public schools, different timetables and age groups – there are many aspects to consider when making the right choice for you and your academic […]
Masters in US vs Masters in Spain
By this time you’ve already convinced your parents that your (essentially) free masters degree in a foreign country is indeed real and you will have such masters degree title in exactly ten months. I applaud you. Before moving to Spain, I had never studied abroad anywhere except the yoga class I took in Costa Rica […]
How to Write Your Thesis: Advice from Someone Who’s Done it (and Survived!)
Don’t be like me when it comes to writing your thesis. Trust me, I made all of the rookie mistakes: procrastinating until the very end, check; computer crashing and losing my thesis, check; getting extremely sick, check. Here are my top four tips when it comes to the thesis writing process, aka all the things […]
Tips Archives – The Franklin Students’ Blog
Wondering which Funding Option is right for you? Alumna Keara Berkeley (International Education 2020) explains the benefits and drawbacks of each to help you decide! Read more ¿No puedes viajar durante estas fiestas y piensas que serán muy aburridas? ¿Estás cansado/a de ver películas y series en tus plataformas favoritas? Si tu respuesta es afirmativa, […]