Studying Abroad Have you ever thought about studying abroad? No, not just for a few months for your work-experience, but a whole year (or longer) as a transfer-student. Of course, you don’t make such a decision from one minute to the next. It needs to be thought over well. Going to college is a big change in your life because it usually means living on your own for the first time, but as a foreign student it is even a bigger change because you are on your own in another country. This is often the greatest concern for students to go abroad: to leave everything behind. They have trouble leaving their family and the familiar environment. They think this price is just too high. But if they only knew how rich they will be when they come back. The first thing to think about is the country you want to go to. There are many countries to choose from, but The United States of America in particular is a good place to continue your study for several reasons. First of all, a year in the USA will certainly improve your English, not only in writing, but also in speaking, reading, and understanding. Since English is a prominent international language, this extra training is everlastingly advantageous. Second, the United States is very extensive and offers many opportunities for international students to study there. You won’t have much difficulty finding a university with a department specialized in your field of study. Swithing to an university with a different system than the one you are used to will not only provide you with new ideas, but will also give you the opportunity to view your field of study from another angle. Besides the extra skills you achieve, you show you are prepared to do something challenging: to cross the border. T... ... middle of paper ... ...covered skills I never knew I had. So, besides learning something about other cultures, you also learn a lot about yourself. Enfin, if you consider studying abroad, this may be a good time to start. Continuing your study at an American university is not only an challenging and exiting experience, but also a great opportunity to improve your academic skills, learn more about other cultures, and after all more about yourself. International education has many advantages and it doesn’t have to be expensive. There are many organizations, like the Netherlands America Commission for Educational Exchange (NACEE), that can help you with your finance and other necessary paperwork. And maybe your university is connected to an American university that offers scholarships for international students. The ways to get there are endless, but the decision to do it lies with you.
Imagine only paying for transportation, meals, supplies, room, board for college, and small college fees. This is exactly what other countries like Germany and Sweden are doing. Instead of having students pay an enormous amount for their education, these countries only require an individual to pay for their own basic needs with a small tuition fee as well. It is no surprise that students from the U.S are traveling overseas to get these benefits. In the meantime, colleges in the U.S have only become more expensive each year, and it’s greatly affecting graduating high school students since each student has to find a way to pay for his or her college tuition. The college graduates are then affected because they have to pay for the outrageous debt
The period known as the Roaring Twenties, also called the Jazz Age, is a social era ranging from the years 1920-1929. These years began at the end of the First World War and wrapped up just before the Great Depression hit America..Early modern literature illustrates the change of lifestyles and morals of people in America during the social era of the Roaring Twenties.
The roaring 20s ,also known as the 1920s, were times of political and social change. New dance moves such as the fox trot emerged. Women became more liberated than previous generations. During the 1920s there was a sharp increase in the nation's total economic wealth. People throughout the nation started listening to the same, music, buying the same products, and even did the same dances. Most Americans moved from the country to more urban landscapes. The flapper, was a young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts and did as some would say “Unladylike” things. In the 1920s women finally won the fight for their right to vote with the 19th amendment. Women were able to receive more work and new technologies made household chores less tiring.
In addition to spending more on the actual education and university fees, the international students also have to spend on boarding and food. Finding a place to stay that is conveniently near to the university and other places of interaction, is affordable, accepts immigrants, and suits the basic requirements - is hard, sometimes impossible. A compromise on at least one criterion of the above is required to sustain in the new country.
...s and areas of prospect for future development. Third, nurses should regard as the ways in which they interact and communicate with their clients . Nurses should aspire to become self-aware, self-directing and in touch with their environment. Strategies and practices that promote nurses to evaluate their ability and recognize their limits are fundamental aspects of empowerment and the development of effective coping skills (Hendricks and Mooney, 1996). The development of these skills encourages the expansion of the professional client relationship as a helpful, facilitative partnership. The reflective process and the formal and informal mechanisms of clinical debriefing helps nurses to share experiences to gain control over issues and circumstances that shape personal dispositions and abilities to cope within the ever changing environment of healthcare.
In my personal life, I have participated in many clubs, organizations, campus events, and educational projects that had built me in a professional. In a social way, and personal problems have helped be able to turn this into the funniest experience ever. My personal experience at Lindenwood University has been a huge success. The biggest obstacle to overcome is missing out in many of the important moments in my family such as: weddings, funerals, new born, birthdays, and even holidays. I realize that even though I missed them it is worth the sacrifice. These big decisions will make me stronger mentally and physically. Accomplishing my dream to study in an American University with a good prestigious such as Lindenwood University has helped me valued life. More importantly, studying abroad means breaking all the shackles by experiencing challenges never imagined before. I feel compelled to see it through such as money, transportation, and language barriers. This dream has encourage me for future chances in the job market, and at the same time this confidence allows me to think big. That I am no longer worried about “if it will happen someday”, “but now what”, because I know I am capable of overcoming all the difficulties that are in my
Because music has a positive effect on the brain it has almost unlimited possible applications. According to musictherapy.org “Music therapy can be used to address patient needs related to respiration, chronic pain, physical rehabilitation, diabetes, headaches, cardiac conditions, surgery, and obstetrics, among others.” Music is basically “sensory stimulation” to borrow terminology from musictherapy.org. This basically means that music has a direct effect on our senses, and therefore our mood. Music can assuage any kind of pain, which is why it is so interesting, the benefits are not limited to physical ailments.
But what are some of the effect music therapy can have on different illnesses and disorders? Catherine Ulbricht from Natural Standard speaks on the importance of music therapy and how it can affect different mental disorders. One of her main points within the article “Music Therapy for Health and Wellness” (Ulbricht) was that “Music is often linked to mood. A certain song can make us feel happy, sad, energetic, or relaxed” (Ulbricht). She starts off the article with how music therapy affects patients who are affected by Autism. She states that Autism is a disorder that affects the cognitive abilities of a person, including “communication and social interaction” (Ulbricht). She continues by saying that music therapy could help people who suffer from Autism because “People who have autism spectrum disorders often show a heightened interest and response to music…(it) may aid in the teaching of verbal and nonverbal communication” (Ulbricht). Next, Ulbricht explores the territory of dementia, stating that dementia is a disorder where the patient loses a majority of cognitive ability. From this, the person affected may have trouble remembering, learning, thinking and basic judgement calls. She goes on to say that “music therapy has been found to reduce aggressive or agitated behavior, reduce symptoms of dementia, improve mood, and improve cooperation with daily task” (Ulbricht). She also states that it has been found that music therapy can reduce the possibility of the patients getting heart or brain illnesses that stem from dementia (Ulbricht). Finally, Ulbricht states that music therapy can “have long-lasting effects” (Ulbricht) on people who suffer from depression. Since depression is considered a “mood disorder” (Ulbricht), music therapy can sustain major effects for people who suffer from depression. Alfredo Raglio from the World Journal of
According to Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2006), ‘Collaborative and therapeutic practice between registered nurses and client has been the subject of discussion, debate and research for decades’. This essay outlines the most essential elements of a nurse such as effective therapeutic relations and attitudes with clients. This essay will also include some of the core competencies that relate to nurses’ understanding, their contribution to the interdisciplinary health care team. It will provide the standards and competencies that are required to support, the therapeutic nurse-client relationship by providing more specific direction for future registered nurses and all health professional in regards to establish, maintain, restrictions and terminate of the nurse-client relationship which are goal focused. This essay examines the social gradient in health, explains how this relation influences clients to trust their health professionals
A therapeutic relationship in the eyes of The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) National Competency Standards is described as establishing, maintaining as well as concluding a therapeutic relationship with the people/groups that a nurse is working within a professional environment. The competencies that communicate a registered nurse’s involvement in the interdisciplinary health care team are also enclosed in these standards (NMBA, 2006). This essay will discuss the National Competency Standards, specifically the standards that establish, maintain and appropriately conclude a therapeutic relationship. The chosen attribute to be discussed will follow the standards that establish rapport with individuals/groups that enhance their ability to express feelings, and fosters an appropriate context for expression of feeling (NMBA, 2006).
Visiting Europe has been a long dream for me, especially visiting Italy. Italy has fascinated for as long as I can remember. Italian history and culture has always been intriguing to me ever since I learned about the Roman Empire in elementary school. I’ve always had Rome as my number one place I want to visit in the world. However, due to my financial status, I never had the chance to go to outside any country except the United States and my native country, Peru. Being in college has given me the opportunity to study abroad in a place I’ve always dreamed of. My university, Loyola University Chicago, have their own campus abroad in Rome, Vietnam and Beijing. Being already enrolled in the university, choosing to study abroad is facilitated as all my financial aid, including the university’s, and credits will transfer. I actually never planned on studying but the opportunity my university gave me to study in a place I’ve always wanted to go was too good for me to pass on. I
Throughout this program as a student nurse, I have witnessed and experienced of a variety of nurse and client interactions. These experiences have more often than not, been positive and motivating moments. I have seen nurses put their whole self into their care, engaging in the processes of building genuine relationships with their clients. With that being said, these positive relationships have resulted in better health outcomes, and personal satisfaction of the client and nurse. On the other hand, I have witnessed nurse’s shut down, take short cuts, and ignore the personal aspects of caring for another individual. Most notably these incidences have been instigated by tedious time restraints, care facility policies, and the burnout experienced
Music therapy has become more aware by our society over the last century, but the idea that music could create a healing benefactor was found in the writings of Aristotle, Plato, and Pythagoras. Some of the earliest references to music therapy date back to the 1800s. Two authors published writings about the therapeutic value of music, Edwin Atlee in 1804 and Samuel Matthews in 1806. Both authors studied beneath a psychiatrist
The human brain exhibits distinct brain areas that are activated by musical meter, tempo, and patter-melody (Mannes 32). When music is perceived by the ears, the brain interprets the music instantly and, due to PET and fMRI scans, views the input as complete instead of multiple parts of a whole (Mannes 29). Therefore, it is justified to believe that music does possess a capability of altering an individual’s perception and well-being. If music is absolutely processed by the complete brain, it is not beyond reason that music alone can impact mood. Philosopher Henry David Thoreau once said, “When I hear music, I fear no danger, I am invulnerable, I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times and to the latest.” Music plays with our emotions and great artists know how to implement the element of surprise in their works. A technique called syncopation is when a meter or melody is intentionally disrupted, usually with the intent to cause an emotional response from the audience. This technique impels the audience to become attached to the music because they can reminisce about how they felt during that particular moment. It is now embedded in their sense of self and being as long as they perceive the song to be meaningful. (Mannes 60) Elena Mannes, author of Power of Music, says, “We choose music-consciously and unconsciously to make us
So, with that in mind, find a compelling reason to make your learning journey in a foreign country worthwhile.