I left my university in Milan to study in a much smaller town. I loved the lower cost of living and slower pace.

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Via Donato Bramante with Palazzo Albani which houses the headquarters of the University of Urbino, the Institute of Art History, the Institute of Archaeology and the Presidencies of Political Sciences and Education Sciences. Urbino (Italy), April 4th, 2024
The author left the busy streets of Milan for a slower pace at the University of Urbino.

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I never felt as lost as I did right after graduating college. Getting a full-time job changed that.

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Young adults celebrating their graduation in the campus.

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Why Norland nannies are so expensive

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If you combine a spoonful of Mary Poppins with 3 ounces of James Bond and an intensive four-year childcare curriculum, you'll get a Norland nanny.

I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.

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Scarlett Kiaras-Attari attended the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford.

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I'm not paying for my kids' college tuition unless they want to be doctors or lawyers. Money isn't the issue — the ROI has to be worth it.

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Bobby Kittleberger and his wife.

Bobby Kittleberger

I moved to Thailand for graduate school. The free degree I earned isn't recognized in the US, but it inspired my side business.

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Charissa Enget celebrated Songkran, the Thai New Year, with the locals.

Charissa Enget

I graduated from Georgetown in the 1970s. I'm glad my 3 kids all went to university in Italy instead.

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Over the years, the American mom visited her kids while they attended university in Italy. Last year, she moved to Florence with her Italian husband.

Lisa Diletti

I'm an American who went to college in Canada. I'm debt-free — and I have no plans to move back to the US.

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Dalia Goldberg credits her decision to study in Montreal with helping her learn a foreign language and graduate debt-free.

Dalia Goldberg

My parents attended Big Ten universities, but I chose a smaller, lesser-known one. They often chastised me for that choice.

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The author didn't attend her father's alma mater, Purdue. She went to Ball State instead.

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See the campus protests over the last 6 decades that dwarf the Gaza protests in size and disorder

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A group of women demonstrate against the Vietnam War on the campus of University of California Berkeley.

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