Spring and Chicago

So in less than a month’s time from now I’ll be somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean on my way back to the UK. I can’t believe how fast these three months have gone already, and I’m going to be really

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Work Internship in Santiago, Chile

So after finishing my semester studying in the Pontifical Catholic University (UC) and having a couple of months off to travel and explore the south of Chile, I finally started my work internship in the actuarial department of a reinsurance

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Willkommen in Hamburg

It has now been two weeks since I first left England behind and flew out to Hamburg ahead of four months of living, breathing, eating and drinking German culture, as part of a semester abroad through the Erasmus program. Although

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Look! British Ellie has evolved into Canadian Ellie!

So within the last month I may possibly have turned slightly Canadian… I willingly say “eh” at the end of sentences. I don’t find -12⁰C that cold anymore. My go-to coffee shop is of course Tim Horton’s (Timmy’s 4 Life

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Canadians celebrate Pancake Day too (or my second month in Canada).

Well, another month has passed already and in that time midterms have been and gone, as has Spring Break. Unfortunately in Canada we only get one week off as opposed to one month like back home in Southampton, so I

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So You’re British, Ey

If you are thinking, even for a second, about going on an Exchange, go. You will not regret it. It will undoubtedly be one of the most memorable experiences of your life. Although my first month here in London (it’s

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