by the team at Assist America Traveling solo as a student offers a unique sense of freedom and independence, but extra preparation can help you explore safely and confidently, especially if it’s your first time in a new city or country. Being informed, organized, and cautious ensures that your experience abroad is both enjoyable and […]

International students arrive in the United States carrying more than luggage and paperwork. They bring ambition, resilience, and a deep commitment to their education—often while navigating a new language, unfamiliar cultural norms, academic pressure, and distance from family and support systems. While many students adapt quickly, others may quietly struggle. Stress, loneliness, or homesickness begin […]

January marks a pivotal transition point for international students returning to campus. While many feel energized for a new semester, others may experience homesickness, emotional fatigue, or difficulty readjusting after time away from familiar people, places, and routines. Being far from home can intensify everyday challenges. Seasonal changes, academic pressure, cultural differences, and navigating the […]

Last year, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 2.6 million reports regarding scams, and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported $12.5 billion in victim losses. Unfortunately, anyone can be the target for a scammer, including international students. To increase our collective awareness, we at LewerMark have developed a three-part series to describe known […]

In Part 1 of our series, we identified three scams, including fake calls/email scams, the “Illegal Chinese Passport Scheme,” and online dating scams. We also described the “red flags”—things you can look for to help identify a scam. In this post, we will continue to identify some of the most common scams and their red […]

This blog is the final post in our three-part series about scams targeting international students who, like everyone else, can be a victim of identity theft, fraud, or another type of loss. It is the uncertainty of being in a country far from home that makes international students susceptible to these criminals. It’s important to […]

In a time when we can instantly be connected to anyone in the world, why is loneliness and isolation at the forefront of our mental health conversations? Covid-19 isolation mandates, polarizing politics, and societal injustices have all caused feelings of uncertainty, anger, sadness and isolation. When our means of connection have changed so much in […]

Overland Park, KS (January 24, 2022) —​​LewerMark, an innovative student health insurance provider, welcomes Togetherall to the LewerMark student program. The Togetherall platform will augment LewerMark’s ability to support client schools, colleges, and universities with an additional layer of mental health care. For over 30 years in the student health insurance market, LewerMark has been […]

Summer is passing by quickly and many international students may be revisiting the possibility of completing their college education in the United States. The coming semester could be an opportune time to study abroad. The draw to study in the U.S. remains strong, and the timely vaccine rollout means many colleges and universities are reopening […]

A Resource Students Can Share Last year brought about a worldwide pandemic and a host of anti-immigrant legal changes to the U.S. This year is treating students to unprecedented processing delays and still more legal changes. It’s no wonder many international students are beginning to doubt their futures here. But before current international students in […]