This article provides an interesting analysis of how the idea of Europe or traveling to Europe has been transformed in American minds, and how this transformation affects students and their decision to study abroad. The author brings in multiple authors, most notably Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Henry James, whose literature is indicative of the views Americans have of Europe. Woolf paints a romantic picture of study abroad, which makes the idea of traveling to Europe to learn feel elitist and more like a vacation than a time to study. Woolf, Michael. “The Baggage They Carry: Study Abroad and the Construction of ‘Europe’ in the American Mind.” Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, vol. 21, Frontiers Journal, 2011. About the Author: Michael Woolf is the Deputy President Strategic Development at CAPA, the Global Education Network and serves on the Curriculum Committee of the Forum on Education Abroad. Woolf is definitely experienced in the field of study abro