Kim Jong Un’s destruction of roads and rail links to South Korea this week illustrated the ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. But as National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek discovered while walking there, the demilitarized zone that has divided North from South for 71 years can be a quiet, peaceful stretch of land — and water. He shares his observations with Host Carolyn Beeler.
Jay Nikolewski knew from an early age where he wanted to live. Nikolewski never felt comfortable growing up in America and felt like he didn’t fit in. In high school, he decided Japan was the country for him. In 2023, he fulfilled that dream by moving to Japan and working toward a degree in Asian Studies at Temple University. The World’s Carolyn Beeler met with Jay Nikolewski in Tokyo and asked him why Japan.
The US has the highest number of international students in the world. Last year, the number of international students in the US nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, at over 1 million. Many have hopes of staying after graduation and living the “American dream.” But that’s not so easy.
American students who want to work in other countries after graduation often find their opportunities through study abroad experiences in college or internships. The top choice has been the UK, but the various destinations span the globe.
In the US, immigration is a heated topic. A part of that conversation is the thousands of degree-seeking international students who move to the US every year, many with hopes to stay after completion. But what about those US students who decide to study abroad and then want to stay abroad? The World’s Carolyn Beeler, asks Amine Mechaal, director of global engagement at Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York, to break down the hurdles students face to stay in their host countries.
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