{"id":41,"date":"2015-07-28T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2016-03-15T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:00:17","slug":"welcome-to-colby-around-the-world-the-ocs-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/2015\/07\/28\/welcome-to-colby-around-the-world-the-ocs-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Colby Around The World: The OCS blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/Slide11-e1438883202498.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/Slide11-e1438883202498.jpg\" alt=\"Slide1\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/storyteller-quote.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-106\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/storyteller-quote-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"storyteller quote\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/storyteller-quote-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/storyteller-quote-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/storyteller-quote-676x1022.jpg 676w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/storyteller-quote.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>We in Colby\u2019s Off-Campus study office created this blog as a place to share stories, adventures, discoveries, thoughts relating to the off-campus study experience (especially, but not exclusively study abroad). It is intended as a forum where Colby students, faculty, staff, or parents can express and share the many aspects of the experience with others including other students, faculty, staff as well as friends, family and prospective students.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We invite you to contribute your stories,\u00a0experiences, reflections, tips, and advice to the Colby community. Use this blog to capture the holistic experience of studying abroad: from deciding if or where to go, preparing for departure, learning a new language, the challenges and rewards of immersion, and thinking about and documenting how these experiences change us all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why blog?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many benefits of blogging!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help keep friends and family back home informed of your thoughts and adventures.<\/li>\n<li>Share your off-campus study experiences with other students, faculty, staff, or parents as well as friends, family and prospective students.<\/li>\n<li>Reflect upon and document your time abroad. Reflecting while writing on the experiences you are having can help you \u201cprocess\u201d them which is a very important part of the learning process. Writing can help you work through any difficult situations, and when you look back on old entries, you\u2019ll be surprised at how far you\u2019ve come and how much you\u2019ve learned.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate your writing skills. You can\u00a0use it later\u00a0as a writing sample or include it in your career portfolio for job interviews or graduate school.<\/li>\n<li>Photos are a great way for your readers to get an inside look at your studies abroad, and could even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isepstudyabroad.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/29\/5-resume-boosters-hidden-in-your-study-abroad-photos\/\">help you boost your resume<\/a>\u00a0(really!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/getty_138658840_1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/getty_138658840_1-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The World Is Your Palette!\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/getty_138658840_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/getty_138658840_1-1-676x451.jpg 676w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/getty_138658840_1-1.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The World Is Your Palette!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We hope you will read our blog, post to it, and follow it.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to\u00a0submit a blog post<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(and we hope you do!), please make sure you follow the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/GUIDELINES-AND-POLICIES-FOR-POSTING.pdf\"><strong>guidelines\u00a0and policies for posting<\/strong><\/a>, get inspired by one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/SUGGESTED-BLOG-POST-TOPICS.pdf\"><strong>suggested topics<\/strong><\/a>, get some <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ocsblog\/files\/2015\/07\/Tips-for-writing-a-good-blog-post.pdf\"><strong>tips for writing a good blog post<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colby.edu\/offcampus\/colby-around-the-world-the-ocs-blog-submit-a-blog-post\/\"><strong>submit your post!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may submit a blog post at any time and as often as you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Its easy! \u00a0 \u00a0Its fun! \u00a0 \u00a0Your audience is waiting!<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0Thank you for Sharing!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Off-Campus Study<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We in Colby\u2019s Off-Campus study office created this blog as a place to share stories, adventures, discoveries, thoughts relating to the off-campus study experience (especially, but not exclusively study abroad). 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