Upon signing up for the British Council Scheme to become a English teaching assistant in Spain, I knew basically nothing about where I would be for my year abroad. In this scheme you are given a placement, you don’t choose
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A Year Abroad in a European Microstate
My Unforgettable Study Abroad Experience in New Zealand
Studying abroad has always been a dream of mine, and in July 2023, I had the incredible opportunity to make that dream a reality by spending a semester at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. From the moment I
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My name is James and I am a student studying Modern History and Politics at the University of Southampton. When picking my course prior to university, I chose the option with a year abroad included and I’m so glad I
Read moreThe City of Tribes: Galway and My Year Abroad
Hi, my name is Jamie Selwood, and Iām a Film Studies student! From August 2023 to May 2024 I was on my year abroad in the city of Galway, Ireland. The city is often referred to as The City of
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My name is Rowena and I am in my third year studying MLang French and Spanish Linguistics, and so I had to study at a university on my year abroad. I decided to go to Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia
Read moreSemester Abroad Reflection
As a second year geography student, it was important to me that I attended a university where I would have the opportunity to continue with a variety of human and physical modules which helped aid in my decision to attend
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