How (Not) To Study Abroad

You don’t have to look far to find a poster advertising a study abroad program. Be it Wheaton in Mexico, England, Prague or whatever, these dynamically colored little posters with their creative fonts and pictures from far away all purport some grand adventure waiting to be discovered. 
But a poster can’t hope to be a window. While these exciting printouts are designed to spur one’s imagination, they also run the risk of filling our heads with preconceived notions about what the experience ...