“Oh, so you’re heading to China for your year abroad? Beijing or Shanghai I guess?” “Nope, Xiamen.” The city is in the bracket of up and coming like most in China. Situated within the scenic Fujian region of South-East China
Read more“Oh, so you’re heading to China for your year abroad? Beijing or Shanghai I guess?” “Nope, Xiamen.” The city is in the bracket of up and coming like most in China. Situated within the scenic Fujian region of South-East China
Read moreI’ve recently come back from my year abroad in Japan, studying at Keio University in Tokyo. It feels like the past year has been a dream, and I’ve settled back home like I’ve always been here and never left, and
Read moreIn October, everyone except law students gets a reading a week. It’s supposedly meant for catching up on reading and finishing off assignments, but it’s essentially a week’s holiday and a lot of people travel in that time. My parents
Read moreI have been in Canada, studying History at the University of Ottawa, for nearly 8 weeks now – just writing that seems absolutely crazy to me. I think some of my friends and family are still quite bemused that I’ve
Read morePreparing for the year. A year abroad is a daunting prospect. To be thrown into another country with no one you know, little real understanding of the area until you actually get there and an array of opportunities ahead of
Read moreJust over four months ago I was packing my bags, preparing to travel to Seoul to begin my semester abroad. And I was terrified. I suffer with anxiety daily anyway, ordering a coffee can cause heart palpitations so the idea
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