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This website is very good for providing a basic overview of the inoculations needed before traveling to other countries. It has countries other than Nepal, and contains basic vaccines, preventive measures, medical supplies and over-the-counter medications that are recommended by the government for travel to Nepal.

A Gap Year Nepal Program focused on Culture, Religion, Service, Internships and Development. I will be traveling with this program in the fall, and they have a variety of other options for studying abroad as well. In addition, they have student writings about travels in particular places, which is useful.

This site provides lots of information about Nepali culture and history, while also giving you travel options. It also gives you some helpful phrases in Nepali, such as asking directions or words relating to food. It lists some sacred sites in the Kathmandu valley, which is useful for me because that is where I will be staying

Are you interested in seeing the world? This site will help you narrow down your search and find a program that you're interested in attending! Students who have studied abroad for different programs have used this website to rate their experiences! I think this is truly a great site for anyone who is interested in studying abroad!

The biggest source for peer reviews of study abroad programs all over the world. Invaluable for anyone travelling abroad with a program.

7 schools in France that people travel to go to worldwide. 

This article is a personal story about the author's trip to Peru. It especially focuses on the deeper culture that most tourists may not notice, but this author especially sought out. It traces her journey from Lima, to Cusco, to Machu Picchu. I chose to read this article because I am applying to study abroad in Peru next year, and I wanted to know more about the culture. I liked this source because it gave a varied view of many components of Peruvian culture from food, to architecture, to what the people were like. It is definitely biased, however. The author seems to be in love with Peru and doesn't get into the challenges of immersing herself in the culture. I think I should read a few more reviews before hopping on the plane, but this article was definitely a good starting point. This source helped my learning by giving me a broad overview that I can now choose specific details from to research more thoroughly. Reading this article made me more eager to study abroad and did a great job "selling" the culture of Peru. However, it was written more from a traveler's perspective and didn't really show me what it would be like to live in Peru for an extended period of time.

This is a book about monsters, demons and dru. The girl who traveled with her dad from town to town in search of monsters, she has what is called the touch. She can see these monsters that most people cant, and she can feel when they where round.

This website was really useful for me to see where drugs travel through the body and how they affect the body. It's very useful for someone delving into pharmacy and more specifically, pharmacology because it really gives you a sense of what goes on once the drug is inside the person. I recommend this website to anyone wanting to learn how to comprehend the reactions of drugs to the human body and vice versa.

This site has a bunch of great recipes, including a few generalizations about the food and it's role in the culture of Nepal. Don't visit if you are hungry unless you plan to make everything!

Selvedge magazine is based in the UK and it's issues are about interior design, fashion, art, craft, travel and shopping. This June they are offering a week long course on block printing. It's a workshop with two well known textile artists.

Another great photographer, cinematographer, director. Philip travels all around the world making short films and how - to's . Some great stuff on his sight!

This website provides a great description of skiing in Tuckerman Ravine. There is also a forum on the site where consistent reports on conditions in the bowl are posted. This is a very useful site for anyone traveling to Tuckerman Ravine, the East's most popular and dangerous area for backcountry skiing.

This is a great article about how to not mix up languages when you are learning more than one. In addition, this site is a wonderful resource for general language learning tips and tricks.

Monkton, Vermont detailed profile. In this website, you can type in any city, and it will give you all sorts of data on that town. I used it for Monkton, VT. It gives you information about the people, the land, and so much more.

100 of the best places in France.

Maria Montessori was a famous Italian woman. She was Italy's first female physicians. Maria developed a teaching method that helped children to learn naturally. She traveled the world and wrote many articles and books on the topic. This site is really great, it also has other links related to Maria. The technique she designed is actually really interesting. It got so popular there are more than 22,000 Montessori schools worldwide.

This AFS site gives in-depth cultural information about all of the countries that AFS sends students to. I used it to learn about family life, entertainment, and the customs of Peru, where I will be studying abroad next year. I know that this site is reliable, since it is published by AFS, and I know this organization is very well-established and an expert in the field of cultural study. The information is also pretty non-biased, since even though they are trying to convince you, as a student, to study abroad in this country, they also talk honestly about what might be difficult for foreigners. This site was more helpful to me than the other sites I'd used to learn about what life in Peru might be like next year, since it was written with long-term living in mind, instead of tourism or short volunteer trips. And because this site included small details you might not get from reading a guidebook, such as what dating is like and how to greet people, it made me feel as if I was already in the culture, and I could start to imagine, for the first time, what it would be like to actually live there.

This book is great at teaching both script and the foundation of Nepali language. It explore sentence structure, basic vocabulary, and all the essentials for traveling through Nepal. I thought it was a great supplement to daily language lessons