About Me:

Thanks for taking a read, I’m going to keep this short and sweet.  My name is Nate Nault and I’m the creator and editor of Study Abroad Product Reviews dot Com, author of The Ultimate Study Abroad Guide, the Study Abroad Editor over at WanderingEducators.com, the Student Study Abroad Expert at StudyAbroad.com, and of course, creator and editor of The Study Abroad Blog.

I’m 23, and a grad of The College of the Holy Cross with a BA in Asian Studies. My Study Abroad journey began in 2009, when after spending two years at a school which encompasses about 300 sq. yards, I figured it was time to venture out into the world.

Luckily, I landed at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, where I was able to take interesting classes on subjects not offered at my school in the U.S., travel all over Europe (11 cities/countries), and golf just about every day of the week. Currently, I’m fortunate enough to be studying abroad in Beijing, China through the CET Intensive Chinese Language Program, and I see myself continuing to study abroad for a long time to come.

I’ve never worked in a study abroad office, never been to a study abroad conference, and I don’t give out advice from behind a desk (except when writing my posts). My expertise comes from having studied abroad on both sides of the globe, managing to travel a large part of Europe (and currently East Asia) on a budget, all while having the time of my life. I’m still out there, still doing it, still learning every day.

In the future, I would love to study Balinese music and dance in Bali, Indonesia; environmental conservation in either Kenya or the coral reefs of Australia; or continue studying Chinese here in China. If you’re a study abroad organization (or anyone out there reading this) who would like to help make it happen and get your program promoted on The Study Abroad Blog for an entire semester, feel free to get in touch with me.

I’m living my dream every day, and hopefully I can help or inspire others to live theirs.

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I began writing The Study Abroad Blog a few weeks before I left for St. Andrews in the summer of 2009. It didn’t take long before I realized that it would be a great way to help other students who were also studying abroad or who would be in the future. There are a lot of aspects of studying abroad that can be tough, so if I could give some helpful advice to a student who is going abroad, or a student could gain some comfort in knowing that someone else shared their same feelings, I figured it was beneficial for everyone involved. I ended up enjoying it so much, and received such great feedback from other students, that I kept writing even after my year abroad was over. Luckily, I’ll be studying abroad in Beijing, China this academic year, so The Study Abroad Blog will be able to help a brand new and expanding audience of study abroad students.

It’s been 2 years since I first left for St. Andrews, and now The Study Abroad Blog has become one of the most popular resources for answering student’s questions and providing information via my experiences abroad.  Like I say in my posts, studying abroad provides students with the ultimate opportunity to experience the world.  Travel, see new places, meet people from all over the world, experience new cultures, and yes, take some classes and learn stuff. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you want to study abroad, it will all eventually apply to you. You only get one chance to do this, let’s make the most of it.

And of course, you can always email me – nate (at) thestudyabroadblog.com