If you are returning home, leaving for winter break, or just need a break from your final exams stop by Global Education to say good-bye!
Wednesday, December 14th Anytime
If you are returning home, leaving for winter break, or just need a break from your final exams stop by Global Education to say good-bye!
Wednesday, December 14th Anytime
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With final exams lurking right around the corner, Winter break is more appealing than ever. If you’re not heading back to your home country over the break, you might be looking for things to do with your 5 weeks of free time. Look no further, Global Ed has provided some of their favorite winter activities to keep you occupied while you give yourself that mental break that you need.
No matter the weather, there are endless activities to keep you busy this winter. If adventuring to NYC is not your thing, go see a movie (all of the best movies come out at the end of the year). If we get lucky and it starts to snow early, go out and build a snowman. One thing is for sure, you definitely won’t be bored this winter, and spring semester will start before you know it.
Is it just me or did 2016 fly by?! It is crazy to think that in less than a month, it will be an entirely new year. If you want to ring in the New Year right, but don’t have plans yet, check out what the staff at Global Ed likes to do on New Year’s Eve!
No matter where you celebrate NYE, the important thing is to bring in 2017 right with friends by your side, looking forward to what these next 365 days have in store for us. Happy New Year!
There is nothing more rewarding than finding the perfect Christmas present for your loved ones. However, on a college budget, this seems almost impossible to do. How do you buy presents for everyone you care about, while still being able to buy yourself groceries or pay rent? Here is a list of just a few ideas that we found for perfect, sentimental gifts, that won’t break your bank.
Sometimes finding the perfect present can seem impossible, but it just goes to show that you don’t need a lot of money to make someone smile. Just take some time to think about who the person is, and the rest should come easy. Sometimes it helps to think about what YOU would like, because you may be more like your friends than you think. Happy Holidays!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is a joyous time of giving and being thankful for all that is merry in your life. In America, Christmas traditions vary by family, depending on the heritage you come from. However, there are some Christmas traditions that you can find almost any American family participating in.
A few weeks before Christmas, most families will send out Christmas cards. Some contain pictures of the family, others just a nice message and they are sent out to other family members, friends, and loved ones to let them know that you are thinking of them during the Holidays. This tradition was actually started in the United Kingdom but has quickly adapted into an American tradition.
Driving around in America, you will start to notice that some Americans go way overboard in Christmas decorations. Houses are illuminated in colorful lights; blow up Santa’s and reindeer on the lawn, wreaths in every window, and garland all along the trim. It is actually estimated that Americans will spend over $6 billion on Christmas decorations this year! According to a study done last year, Pennsylvania alone uses an average of over 67 million Mega Watts of electricity during the holiday season. To put it in perspective, this is just a little less energy than the entire United Arab Emirates uses in an entire year!
As for Christmas dinner, you will find Americans eating a variety of foods, mostly dependent on their heritage or where they live now. Traditionally, people eat ham or turkey on Christmas day. Some Italian families will eat seafood or lasagna on Christmas day, while people with Mexican backgrounds eat southwestern foods, and people with a Polish heritage will have Kielbasa. Christmas traditions vary from family to family, that is what makes this time of year so wholesome!
To many people, especially those who call the southern hemisphere home, it might seem strange that the American Christmas dream is a white Christmas. This means that it ideally will snow on Christmas day, and you spend the day with family and loved ones inside, by a warm fireplace, or sledding in the backyard. To many countries like Australia and South Africa, Christmas is a summer holiday. For Americans, Christmas is the ultimate winter holiday. In Pennsylvania, it usually snows after Christmas in the months of January and February, but every now and then, we get some snow on Christmas, call it a Christmas miracle!
Although Americans may have some traditions that may seem silly, many of our traditions stem from those started in other countries a long time ago. No matter which country you call home, there’s no better time of the year than Christmas!
Check out some cool Christmas traditions from other countries here!