Hello! I am Izzie, a fourth-year student studying French. I have not long returned from my year abroad as an English language assistant in the Aisne region of France! Hopefully, this blog will give you an understanding of how British
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My Experience as a Language Assistant in France!
My Year Abroad in Mallorca! An English Teaching Assistant
Hi! My name is Sophie and I am going into my 4th year as a student of Spanish and Linguistics. In 2025-2026, I completed my compulsory year abroad in Mallorca with the British Council working as an English language teaching
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Hallo! My name is Esmay, a third year French and German language student who had the amazing opportunity to study at Potsdam University in Germany for this past academic year. Many of you have probably never heard of Potsdam –
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Read moreMy Year Abroad in Grenoble, France
Hi, I’m Emily. I am a third year English and French student, and have just finished my year abroad in Grenoble, France. Before leaving for this year abroad I felt so weighted down by worries and anxiety that I found
Read moreMy summer in Thailand with Think Pacific
Hi, everyone! My name is Bianca Popa and I am a BM6 student going into my second year of medical school. This summer, I took part in a three-week summer school in northern Thailand with Think Pacific, mainly based in
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