I have just come back from the biggest adventure of my life, trying to get my academic life back in order after 3 months on the road. Sitting here in the USP reading room feeling like I’d never left, trying
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Blogging no Brasil: Episode 7
5 unexpected things that happen on your year abroad
I know the title sounds very BuzzFeedy, but here we go… You become the local celebrity At my church here in Belo Horizonte, everyone knows my name. Whenever anything to do with foreigners, international events or England is mentioned I
Read morePerth, WA: The One Where I Go Home, and Then Get Out Of My Depth
There will be people who tell you that going on a year abroad is nothing more than a six-month/year long holiday. I would refute that allegation, but this blog entry is not going to back me up on this. I
Read moreTorres del Paine National Park, Patagonia
This month’s blog is a little different, in that it describes a trek I recently completed, and gives some useful tips for anyone who is embarking on the same adventure! Enjoy! February saw the arrival of my Dad in Chile for 2
Read moreBlogging no Brasil: Episode 6
Oiiiii, tudo bem? Once again, Episode for January arriving late as I have been embarking on travels! As the academic year is topsy-turvy compared to Europe, I am currently enjoying summer holidays until the start of March, during this period
Read moreLife in Adelaide
Since I returned from Australia everyone keeps asking ‘So what’s university like in Australia? Is it really different?’ and to tell the truth, no. It is, on the whole, very similar to studying in the UK. However, the more I
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