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Travel Prepared with the CIA's World Factbook Travel Facts

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Traveling? Don't forget to consult the CIA's new World Factbook Travel Facts, with important information for other countries on vaccinations, visa requirements, electricity and plug types, potable water, and more.

NMCB 4, Indonesian Marines Conduct Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Elementary School During CARAT 2019

DLNSEO Culture Team
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U.S. Navy Seabees and Indonesian Marines conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a construction project at the SDN Duduk Sampeyan Elementary School as part of CARAT Indonesia 2019.

Utilize your language skills with the U.S. Census Bureau

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If you have foreign language skills, consider working for the United States Census Bureau, to help collect data on understanding language use in your community.

Marshall Center Course Improves English Skills to Fight Organized Crime

DLNSEO Culture Team
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The Marshall Center in Germany recently hosted its English Language Enhancement Course for participants of their Countering Transnational Organized Crime program.

Learn a language and study abroad with these scholarships

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Learn more about scholarships for language study and study abroad, offered through the Departments of Defense, State, and Education.

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Sign Languages Around the World

Amy Hunt
Did you know that over 60 sign languages are in use around the world? Learn more about ASL, BANZSL, LSF, and others.
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Student Philip Baites looking out at a sunset in Morocco. Text on image says "A film by Philip Baites, 'Tangier to Casablanca,' Rabat, Academic Year 2017-2018, University of Tennessee Knoxville."

"Tangier to Casablanca" — Boren Scholar wins IES Study Abroad Film Festival

Amy Hunt
Boren award recipient Philip Baites, a student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won the IES 2018 Study Abroad Film Festival with his music video "Tangier to Casablanca."
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Hygge - The Nordic Way of Happiness Through Winter

Graham Plaster
So the days are short and the night is cold.  How will you make it through?  Try the Danish tradition of Hygge!
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