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Switzerland Universities for Americans

CollegeDecember 20, 2022

The next highest Non-US/UK university is from Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) was founded in 1854 and is known for chemistry, mathematics, and physics. There are other top-ranked universities as…

United Kingdom Universities for Americans

CollegeDecember 13, 2022

I made a post about the top universities in other nations besides America. But are any of these universities realistic opportunities for an American student? The UK has a system called UCAS, the Universities and Colleges…

Studying Abroad

CollegeDecember 6, 2022

My oldest loves geography and is curious about the world. They are an exceptional student and should be able to do whatever they want in their educational career. They started their first year in high school,…

Happy Nation Contenders

FamilyNovember 29, 2022

Over the past few months, I have been going through a list of the Top 15 happiest nations in the world. The United States is #16, and I am curious to see if any other countries…

Happy Nations #1: Finland

FamilyNovember 22, 2022

We have finally made it to the top of the list. Let us take a look at how Finland compares to the United States in each of the six factors for Happiness: GDP: 1.892 v 1.982…

Happy Nations #2: Denmark

FamilyNovember 15, 2022

Here is how Denmark compares to the United States in each of the six factors for Happiness: GDP: 1.953 v 1.982 Social Support: 1.243 v 1.182 Healthy Life Expectancy: 0.777 v 0.628 Freedom to Make Life…

Happy Nations #3: Iceland

FamilyNovember 8, 2022

Here is how Iceland compares to the United States in each of the six factors for Happiness: GDP: 1.936 v 1.982 Social Support: 1.320 v 1.182 Healthy Life Expectancy: 0.803 v 0.628 Freedom to Make Life…

Happy Nations #4: Switzerland

FamilyNovember 1, 2022

Here is how Switzerland compares to the United States in each of the six factors for Happiness: GDP: 2.026 v 1.982 Social Support: 1.226 v 1.182 Healthy Life Expectancy: 0.822 v 0.628 Freedom to Make Life…

Happy Nations #5: Netherlands

FamilyOctober 25, 2022

Here is how the Netherlands compares to the United States in each of the six factors for Happiness: GDP: 1.945 v 1.982 Social Support: 1.206 v 1.182 Healthy Life Expectancy: 0.787 v 0.628 Freedom to Make…

Happy Nations #6: Luxembourg

FamilyOctober 18, 2022

We take a break from Scandanavia and visit the little country of Luxembourg. Here is how Luxembourg compares to the United States in each of the six factors for Happiness: GDP: 2.209 v 1.982 Social Support:…