Programming Note...

I'm going on vacation! For two weeks! Very exciting (...for me. I can't imagine you care much whether I go on vacation or not). It'll be the longest we've ever gone without posting something (I'm going through withdrawal already), but here are some things to read and do in the meantime, so you don't miss us too much.

1) Help us decide what we should write about!

» Submit a word for us to define in the Glossary of Confusing Words

» Ask a question or suggest a topic that you would like us to cover or find someone to talk about

2) Chime in!

» If you've studied in the U.S. or hope to some day, share your story with us and with all the other students who can learn from your experiences

3) Check out some of our favorite recent posts

» Watch Qian fail, fail and fail again in this moving video looking back on her 4 years studying in the States (don't worry - she finally succeeds)

» What do Americans secretly think of their international classmates? We do an anonymous survey to find out the truth

» In pictures: The #1 lesson each of us have learned this year

» Simba takes down American stereotypes of Africans, one by one