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I've been home in the US for just over a week now and it's been strange, to say the least! At first it was pleasantly overwhelming to see my family…

I never thought that I’d still be at Rochester in 2012.  Honestly, I had no idea what I would be doing when I arrived at Rochester in the fall of…

Most high school students think their identity crisis is going to end once they're in college, but the confusion actually lingers. You have to choose your major, decide where you're…

It's the end of June, so the good news is I'm officially done with all academic commitments for the semester! I'm a senior! (wait… is this good news?!) The bad…

It's well above 100 degrees, with the sun shining down on me fiercely as I sit outside on my balcony writing my first blog post of the 2012 summer! Yes,…

Even though I’m so glad I studied abroad in Argentina, there was one definite downside. As I’ve said in previous posts, my arrival date was February 27, and I won’t…

Hey, all! I'm Nick Benjamin, and I'll be occupying this little bit of Internet for a while. I'm currently studying mathematics and economics at the University of Rochester, am gainfully…

Ever since I was old enough to know what study abroad was, I knew I wanted to do it. Spend a few months (or even a year!) in basically any…

Glaciers, snow, hats, and gloves—not exactly what you picture when you think of South America, is it? I spent my mid-semester break in Patagonia, the southernmost region of Argentina (there's…

I was so busy studying for finals constantly that, until I finished my last one, I hadn't really realized I will no longer be a freshman. It made me reflect…