My name is Katie and I’m a third year Fashion Design student. Earlier this year (end of year two), I spent four months at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, studying Material Art and Design. This was my first time in
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So you want to study in Canada, eh?
A Semester in Tokyo Zokei University
I have been an exchange student in Tokyo Zokei University since April. I chose printmaking as I did in the UK cause I’m interested in it and Japan is famous for the woodblock print, and the colour that most Japanese
Read moreCastello Sforzesco and Parco Sempione
Castello Sforzesco contains a museum, an art gallery and allows access into Parco Sempione which is a public park where a lot of live music and events occur-there is a small aquarium there as well. If you walk to the
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Another trip I managed to make over the Easter break was to Lake Como-one of the major lakes in northern Italy. It was quite a windy day but we managed to visit the Duomo and see the museum dedicated to
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So while on exchange I’ve managed to visit Venice twice now and both times have been fantastic! It does get incredibly crowded in some areas by tourists but as it is quite a small place with very narrow streets it
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So for one of my first trips on exchange i went to the nearby city Bergamo. A small city with two seperate districts; the old upper town (Citta Alta) and the more modern town below. You can get to the
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