Welcome to the 101st Issue!

As we roll into the summer months, our attention already starts to turn to the new semester which is only just around the corner. If you have not done so already, you need to be planning ahead making sure everything is in place for the new school year, like student health insurance, cheap flights, study abroad loans and much more....

Happy July 4th!

Ross Mason

Editor, InternationalStudent.com

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As the new school year starts, make an educated decision by choosing one of the most comprehensive international student health insurance plans available in the Student Secure plan from InternationalStudentInsurance.com. The plan provides:

- Monthly Payment Options
- Hospitalization Services
- Doctors Office Visits
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Maternity and Mental Health
- Medical Evacuation and Repatriation
- and Much More….

To view all the benefits of the Student Secure plan, quote or apply online click here:
http://www.internationalstudentinsurance.com/student-health-insurance/

Also, as part of your enrollment process your school will either require you to purchase their plan or show proof of comparable coverage. In most cases the Student Secure will meet and exceed your schools insurance requirement, providing similar benefits at a much lower cost. You can check your schools requirements online at:
http://www.internationalstudentinsurance.com/school_requirements/

Did you know that in Europe, there are more native German speakers than native English, French, Italian or Spanish speakers? In fact, worldwide, 120 million people speak the German language. German is the first language of the populations of Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, and is spoken in northern Italy, eastern France and parts of Belgium.

To find the right German course, The Language Course Finder offers you the opportunity to search for language courses according to your personal criteria. Moreover important details needed for a language holiday or study abroad program are also readily available, such as comprehensive information about language certificates, country and travel facts.

Click here to find your German course now and experience living history:
https://www.duolingo.com/

"Creativity (or creativeness) is a mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts."

This is the definition of creativity according to Wikipedia, but how can you tell if you are creative? It is just how you come up with ideas and concepts? The answer to that is yes, but there is also a test that you can take which tells you if you are more creative. How? Well creative people are said to use their right side of their brain more than their left, and here is an online test you can take:

http://www.testmycreativity.com/

Learn more about studying in the USA, the world's premier study abroad destination. USjournal.com features top-ranked colleges, universities and English Language Programs that specifically want to welcome and support international students. Start exploring options for the 2008 academic year
by expressing your personal preferences to find results customized for you, by Academic Level, Field of Study, and Geographic Preference within the United States:

http://www.USjournal.com/en/students/proguide/index.php

Study Abroad Trips Still On!

Great news coming from the University of Southern Michigan is that students on the annual Study Abroad Trip to London are planning to go ahead with the trip despite the recent terrorist problems. Southern Miss journalism major Caitlin Masson said "I don't think anything could deter us from going," who plans to take a course in British journalism during her month abroad.

The recent terrorist attacks in London are another reminder of the need to promote better understanding of religions and views around the world - hopefully as more students study internationally this goal will be achieved.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070630/NEWS01/706300302/1002

Plus we also have a forum thread that has developed to leave your comments:

http://www.internationalstudentforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4479