In the wake of terror scares, floods, earthquakes and riots that may threaten Cornell students abroad, the University issued a new travel policy on May 26, 2011, to help protect the 1,400 Cornellians studying abroad.

Becky Lee pontificates about our multiple, evolving definitions of home.

After traveling to Africa, Ben Cole '10 explains how his philosophy on life was forever changed.

Two Cornell students studying abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand were evacuated after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the city.  

Ben Koffel grad explains why its hard to really get that "authentic" international experience. 

After the State Department issued a terrorism alert Sunday, the Office of Undergraduate Study Abroad is advising students in Europe to be extra cautious in their travels.

Not even volcanoes can stop Mixology from delivering delicious drink recipes. 

The Icelandic volcano eruption that has left thousands of travelers stranded across the globe has left at least one refugee in Tompkins County and has stranded several Cornellians studying abroad in Europe at various spring break locations, unable to return to their host countries. 

Last Saturday, I touched down in London-Town with my eyes wide, my hopes high and my fake British accent well-rehearsed and ready to go. I turned my back on the more obvious, tropical, MTV-sponsored locales for the first time and packed my bags for a sun- and body shot-free zone. Just hours into my journey, high above the Atlantic, I was certain I’d made the right choice. Although I admit this may have had something to do with the combination of sitting next to an empty seat on the plane and/or the Valium my lovely mom slipped in my carry-on, my excitement prevailed and after seven pleasant air-borne hours I approached the friendly-looking immigration officer with a skip in my step and a smile.

Officer: “Passport?” … Why of course, sir.

The ILR credit internship office lied to me — they told me that most Swiss residents could speak English and I would not have any trouble getting around. From the moment I landed in Geneva, Switzerland, I was surrounded by signs in German, Italian and French. While I do have a little background in French (okay more like seven years), I am nowhere near being fluent and one of my high school French teachers once remarked that I had the worst accent she had ever heard.

Gorges to gondolas: Foreign ­correspondent Elizabeth Manapsal (top center) is living it up in the E.U.