This is my first blog post (a little late!) while on my semester abroad at Penn State University. Since I am now near the end of my time here, I am going to try to summarise all the highlights. So
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My 4 month Penn State adventure
A Semester at Webb Institute, NY
Over the past academic semester, I was lucky enough to study at the Webb Institute of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture in Long Island, New York. The decision to take a semester abroad was a tough one, I remember changing
Read moreWelcome to Penn State- A Retrospective
Hi! My name is Oliver and I have just come back from an exchange at Pennsylvania State University. If you are thinking about going abroad or are about to, I hope you will find some useful information, tips and tricks
Read moreFirst Month at Purdue, Indiana
Hi I’m Justin, I’m a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Southampton, and I’m spending my semester abroad at Purdue University, Indiana, USA. I’ll be using this blog to record my experience here and hopefully give an idea to
Read moreStudying in the USA: One Year On
Despite feeling like only yesterday, it’s been a year since I first departed for the United States, and so much has happened in that year. My final exams are over and so I now have an opportunity to reflect on the
Read moreThe nice stuff I’ve done
Before the work started, the local churches were excellent at organising things for international students, even if you weren’t a part of the church. Below is a picture from a hike up the local ‘mountain’. They also put on trips
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