My name is Matilda and I’m currently in my third year of my BA French and Spanish with a year abroad at Southampton University. I chose to work during my year abroad instead of study or do British Council, and
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My year abroad in Andalucia, Spain
My Year Abroad in Paris
Hello, my name is Maiya, and I am a third-year student studying Maths with French. I’m coming to the end of my year abroad in Paris, where I have been studying at Université Paris Cité. As I reflect on my time
Read moreMy Semester Abroad in Groningen, The Netherlands
Hello! My name is Heath, and I’m a second-year student studying English and Philosophy. I spent a semester abroad at the University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, or RUG) in the Netherlands, and I want to share some of my experiences,
Read moreA Year Abroad in a European Microstate
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
Read moreStudying in Spain: A Year Abroad in Santiago de Compostela
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 moreBikes, hikes and [can’t think of anything suitable that rhymes] in Freiburg
Catherine Tait (MLang French and German – Year Abroad studying at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, S.W. Germany) Welcome to Freiburg. I expect you cycled into the city centre. Most people do. That said, you are looking a little pale… you must
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