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Travel Insurance for Students Studying Abroad (2026)

Travel Insurance for Students Studying Abroad (2026)

Travel insurance for students studying abroad is the thing almost everyone puts off until the last minute, buys in a panic the night before their flight, or skips entirely because they assume their university covers them. Most of the time, none of those approaches work out well. I have been living abroad for years…
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What They Don’t Tell You Before Studying Abroad

What They Don’t Tell You Before Studying Abroad

WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU BEFORE STUDYING ABROAD Before I went abroad I feel like all I heard about actually going abroad was all all the glamour and glory. But the thing people don’t talk about are the hardships that come along with studying abroad. Don’t get me wrong, the good totally outweighs the…
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7 Ways I Efficiently Backpacked Europe on a College Budget

7 Ways I Efficiently Backpacked Europe on a College Budget

How I saved big time while Backpacking europe, kept track of my finances, and found cheap, frugal finds on a student budget. Recently I just got finished backpacking Europe for a month. I traveled from Paris to Rome to Santorini to Barcelona to Madrid and finished in Dublin on a student travel budget. During…
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Hey there, I'm Angelique!

I'm a Filipina-American, Chicago native living abroad and running my online design agency from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Over a decade of traveling in, and yes, I still pinch myself. With family split between the US, UK, and SE Asia, travel has always been part of my story. This blog is where I share the honest side of living and traveling abroad, the places I explore, my best study abroad tips from personal experience,  and the little hacks that make this life actually work. Glad you're here, friend!

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