Hello, my name is Frazer and I’m studying Geophysics at Universiteit Utrecht, in the Netherlands, for the next 5 months. After what seems like endless paperwork, planning and preparation, I’m finally here! I arrived on Wednesday without too much hassle.
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Beer, Bikes and Bitterballen
Edward Dunn, Potsdam October 2016
My name’s Edward Dunn and I’ve been in Potsdam (Germany) for about two weeks now and I am feeling very settled in. It’s strange, because I feel like the friends I’ve made here, the experiences I’ve had and the memories
Read moreSummer abroad in California
This summer I spent 8 weeks studying at the University of California, Berkeley and all I can really say is that the experience was amazing and I enjoyed every single moment of it, not once did I feel homesick. I
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My year abroad has come to an end! A lot has happened in the last few months, but, seeing as I spent the year as a student, I thought I’d focus this post on the differences between my home university
Read moreFeeding the flirty homeless and other anecdotes
[Taken from my blog at madridmemories.wordpress.com]. Hi! No theme to the blog post this week, just a few anecdotes and things I’ve done since last time… This semester I’ve started to get more involved in ESN (Erasmus Student Network) activities,
Read moreMultiple languages, multiple personalities?
For me, being a language student has for years entailed speaking the target language in the classroom and mainly switching back to English otherwise. However, living in Spain for my year abroad has started to give me a different perspective
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