Beating the Homesickness Blues
Greetings to everyone reading this! It’s almost impossible to find a person who doesn’t know what homesickness is, but in case you’re unfamiliar with the term, it is the sensation...
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American Culture Shock for International Students: We’ve All Been There
Moving to the US was my dream. It was not easy though. I love NY and always did, but american culture shock for international students came unexpectedly when I was...
Beware! International Student Culture Shock
Have you ever found yourself in a completely unfamiliar cultural situation, feeling overwhelmed and intimidated? If you are an international student who is considering studying abroad or has recently moved...
Top 5 ways to decrease stress from studying
Tension, anxiety, chest pains, heart palpitations, headaches… These are the typical symptoms of stress, and unfortunately, most of us are all too familiar with them. Some have even come to...
5 steps to write a strong essay about COVID-19
No matter what department you are studying in, the COVID-19 topic is extremely popular in any sphere. Thanks to international relations and medical investigations, the modern world can handle such...
How does social media affect your mental health?
You’ve probably heard a lot about the negative effects that social media has on your mental health, as some of them include generating fears, insomnia, and psychological insecurities. However, online...
Did COVID-19 make higher education accessible?
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people came to expect substantial changes in the education sphere, particularly in US colleges. It's true that more institutions than ever are...
Why is mental health so taboo for students? Hope Virgo on the stigma surrounding the mental disease
She is more than a mental health author and public speaker. Hope Virgo is an eating disorder survivor herself, currently recovering from the illness that continues to take lives. She...
How do I improve my mental health as a student?
In 2021, the whole world is starting to recover from the turmoil of the previous year, and this is a trend you should definitely try to follow. Last year, the...
College depression: red flags and ways for you to cope with it
Despite being one of the most common mental health disorders, depression is often treated as a casual phenomenon. Whenever someone feels sad, they just say “I’m depressed” as if that...