Blog Abroad will liven up the blogosphere and the quality of online education as it provides live audio broadcasts recorded by four students studying abroad.

The goal is to excite other students about the possibility of foreign study, while the blog format will allow the program to reach students it never could have found with traditional flyers and advertising materials.

Perhaps because of this blog, you could end up in Paris or Sydney or Tokyo next year. Perhaps online technology doesn't always 'create' new educational experiences, but it provides the crucial step of connecting with those who need to know about these experiences.

From e-Media Wire: '" Podcast is the hot buzz term of the year,'" says Mark Shay, president and CEO of StudyAbroad.com, the company behind BlogAbroad.com. '" Overseas study is such a vital aspect of today's foreign relations and we hope that combining the study abroad experience with this massively popular technology will entice more students to take the leap and travel out of their comfort zone.'"

StudyAbroad Live is a new '" live at the scenes'" addition to BlogAbroad.com, which is a Web-based reality college study abroad program blog in its third season that consists of interactive Web logs in which students explore the many aspects of their study abroad experiences through online journals complete with pictures. Visitors to the site are able to respond to the stars of this online reality show and ask questions or make comments.

He continues, '" Plus, while being highly entertaining, BlogAbroad.com is a terrific educational tool. It is a way to show firsthand what it is like to study abroad, and we anticipate our new bloggers will take us on amazing and unique adventures, expanding our understanding of the world.'"