A Reflection of my First Steps to the Upside Down

It feels like a lifetime since I returned home from my semester abroad to Tasmania, Australia, and another lifetime since I first travelled out there. Lockdown and the global pandemic has given me an opportunity to reflect on my time

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Humboldt State University – A Review

Humboldt State University – A Review Having returned to the UK after my semester abroad in California, studying at Humboldt State University I wanted to summarise my time there and encourage anyone considering study abroad to just take the opportunity and go!

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5,000 miles from home – the story of a lifetime

5,000 miles from home – the story of a lifetime Anyone can go abroad, to study, to travel… but few really live. Few experience to the fullest what it is like to immerse yourself with no hesitation into everything that

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3 months in the Big Apple

I am currently undertaking a 6-month chemistry research project in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) at New York University (NYU). Arriving in NY During the first two weeks, I was staying in an extremely small Airbnb room, where the bed essentially

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3 Months in Sydney

I’m a 4th year chemistry student on a 6 months placement at the University of Sydney. It has been 3 months into my placement and I thought it’s the perfect time to write about my experience so far. Before my

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First Impressions of Sydney

I am a 4th year Chemistry student completing my 6-month placement at the University of Sydney. I have always wanted to visit Australia and a placement during my degree gave me the perfect opportunity to do this. I arrived at

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