TOP PICKS CAPA London and Florence Program CAPA programs are designed to be fully inclusive and therefore affordable to all types of students.  The University of Minnesota provides transfer credit for both courses and internships. Our special blend of academic and experiential education gives you the best possible in-class and out-of-class learning experience.  Enrolment open for Spring and Summer 2008! Low cost study abroad. Earn college credit. Europe, Asia, Latin America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Wales. Review program details on our website. Register online. No registration fee required. Discover the world with Center for Study Abroad info@centerforstudyabroad.org - Join us! CIEE provides over 100 study abroad programs in 35 countries and 40 subject areas. Earn credit for courses in business, science, humanities -- and everything in between. Go for a semester, a year, or a summer.       www.ciee.org      studyinfo@ciee.org     1.800.40.STUDY USAC offers summer, semester and yearlong programs in 25 countries, 39 program locations! Earn university credit in Spanish, French, Italian, German and Chinese languages and other courses including culture, art history, business, political science, anthropology, ecology and more. www.usac.unr.edu or usac@unr.edu Featured Content Ten Tips to Have the Best of Both Worlds 1. Take your homework to a cafe, pretend to do it, but just sit back and watch life pass by. 2. Realize that, even at "American-style" institutions, grading systems and professors' expectations may be different from what you're used to. Adjust either your effort level or your expectations. (Do I get an "A"? on that research paper or take that trip to Venice?) 3. Sample the local delicacies, even if you can't pronounce them. Consider it an elective culinary course. 4. Flash your student ID. Discounts are everywhere for students. 5. Make an effort to pick up the local language; the words you use most often are crucial, such as frites (French fries), patisserie (cake shop), and boulangerie (bakery) were for me. 6. Carry a camera with you at all times and take pictures of the everyday things: your landlady, your apartment's street sign, the waiter at your favorite cafe as well as your favorite prof. 7. Keep a journal but don't treat it like homework. Pages of notes are your literary snapshots. 8. Make an effort to befriend other students (and not just Americans). Speak up in class, chat in the hall, work in groups. 9. Even if you know nothing about art or history, venture into museums. Try to go with someone who not only knows something but won't get too technical or boring. 10. Get lost. The best discoveries happen when you are not looking at a map.