MOJO Blogger Requirements

As a MOJO, you are required to submit your blog posts and videos according to your predetermined timeline (sent to you individually) as well as engage with CEA on social media three times per week throughout your semester abroad. At the end of your program, you'll complete the tracking sheet where all your work will be recorded (so you can get credit for it)! See this post on how to compete your tracking sheet.

As a MOJO Blogger, you are expected to complete:

• 5 blog posts throughout the semester based on your personal timeline (See Topic List)
  • 300-500 words.
  • Blogs must include 5 photos each
• 2 videos with a small written component (CEA will publish on our site as a blog and add it to our YouTube channel)
• 3 social media posts per week tagged with #CEAabroad throughout your entire semester abroad     
  • These can be on a social media platform of your choice (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
  • Feel free to share your blog posts once they are published
  • Note: Please diversify your social shares (i.e. you cannot count 3 Instagram posts/week, 3 Facebook posts/week, etc. Rather, one Facebook post and one Instagram post/week or a mix of your preferred social media platforms).
• 2 social media "posts" during your semester must come in the form of Instagram Story takeovers. (You'll have first choice in scheduling -- please email MOJO@ceastudyabroad.com with your preferred timeslots!) 
  • One will be around your study abroad city, and the other will be during a CEA excursion or other cultural event you’d like to showcase.
  • Start by introducing yourself: Home university (tag their IG handle/their study abroad office handle in your story), major, year, name (can tag your own IG handle if you’d like), and that you’re studying abroad in [CITY]
    • This intro story can be either a still photo with typed descriptions or a video
  • Think about what future students would want to see! Some ideas to get you started:
    • Academic life + learning
    • Favorite places in your city
    • Food favorites
    • Scenery
    • Your housing
    • CEA excursions
    • Anything else you feel is relevant
  • Feel free to use Instagram’s Story features as you wish (polls, quizzes, reaction sliders, location tags, question boxes, GIFs, etc.)
  • Save all stories during the takeover in your respective city’s Highlight (make new one if none there)
  • Please create at least five Stories (the more, the merrier!) per takeover

• • Think about what future students would want to see! Some ideas to get you started:
    • Academic life + learning
    • Favorite places in your city
    • Food favorites
    • Scenery
    • Your housing
    • CEA excursions
    • Anything else you feel is relevant
  • Feel free to use Instagram’s Story features as you wish (polls, quizzes, reaction sliders, location tags, question boxes, GIFs, etc.)
  • Save all stories during the takeover in your respective city’s Highlight (make new one if none there)
  • Please create at least five Stories (the more, the merrier!) per takeover
• 3 CEA program reviews (one review may count as one social media engagement) Here are the links:

Requirements for Photos

• JPEG or PNG format
• High-resolution
• Original (photos have been taken by you), no editing, cropping or filters when they’re uploaded to Google Drive.
• When you add your photos to your blog post, you can edit those to present how you prefer, but please give us the originals. Photographers, when you create your two photo blog posts, you may edit those photos to present them how you prefer, but please give us the originals.
• Make sure you upload the originals to Google Drive!
• Please limit your selfies (no more than one per post/set, please)
• Have fun with your photos, be creative! Here are some great tips on how to take professional photos.

Reminders

• Content CANNOT include: Swearing, disrespectful language, dangerous activities (e.g., skydiving, hitchhiking, running with the bulls, parties, non-cultural alcohol events, etc.), nudity (exception for art), alcohol (exception for CEA events). Please also see CEA’s online community guidelines.
• All submitted work is your own, is NOT featured anywhere else (including personal or university blogs) and becomes CEA’s property.