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Posted July 31, 2023 In nearly every college essay, the dealbreaker question amounts to: “What are you passionate about?” With competitive admissions, but more pressingly, a price tag of an average $36,000 a year, college is a financial risk you must think wisely about. Without family financial backing or guarantee of a high-paying job, you […]

Posted: December 21, 2022 Moria, a camp that held over 17,000 refugees, burned in 2020, forcing all to be displaced. The Greek government took control of the situation by shutting down all refugee camps on the island and consolidating them into “New Moria”. Hidden behind a wall from the public, and populated by columns of

Posted: December 14, 2022 With the 12 days of Christmas countdown, I wanted to share my 12 most Out of Pocket Stories in 12 European Countries. Happy Holidays!  Day 2: Netherlands Bikes and Cows Telling everyone I bike places now because I lived in Europe, stopped after the weather dropped under 40 degrees Fahrenheit. https://paigecensale.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-days-day-2.mov

Posted: December 13, 2022 With the 12 days of Christmas countdown, I wanted to share my 12 most Out of Pocket Stories in 12 European Countries. Happy Holidays!  Day 1: Germany Read and watch the lessons I learned from Horst and the pilates intervention that lead to a lifelong friendship. When strangers smile at you

Posted November 11, 2022 Diary thoughts, halfway through Germany during my CBYX year abroad Positive Host Mom and Covid Lockdowns “I’m pregnant” is the text I received from my host mom on my train ride home from Austria. The message included a photo of her test, a stick with two positive blue lines on it.

Posted October 30, 2022 Diary thoughts, from moving to my new East German city of Leipzig during my CBYX fellowship  My time in Köln has come to an end. Last Saturday, October 2nd, I took my train out to East Germany to my second and possible final placement in Germany to a city called Leipzig. The

Posted October 7, 2022 I was a CBYX fellow in Germany during a pretty significant time as we were the first cohort entering amidst the pandemic. My year abroad enabled me to experience futher historical world events. I wanted to share with you the few I witnessed.  To read more about my CBYX fellowship experience click

Posted September 23, 2022 I remember scouring the internet looking for advice when applying to CBYX. So now that I’ve been there, done that, got the t-shirt, I wanted to include useful tips for your upcoming application; especially for those applying to the Young Professionals cohort. To hear about my time on the 38th cohort