Living in Xiamen, Travelling Around China: Tips and Facts

For the last 10 months I have been living in both the Xiang’an and Siming areas of Xiamen, China for my Year Abroad. Below are my observations and tips to upcoming students travelling here. Climate Chinese people typically refer to

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Tips on surviving a year abroad in China

Hello! My name is Mang and I just spent a year studying in Nanjing, China. Although I loved each and every experience, here are some of the things I wish I knew beforehand to make my year abroad a little

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5 things I wish I had known/done before going on an exchange to Canada

Money money money if I could go back I would without a doubt have worked for at least a month before going for my year abroad and saved up as much as possible, unfortunately i didn’t and found myself always

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A semester in Adelaide

Adelaide is a pretty city with a good transport system. There are two big supermarkets to choose from, or the central market if you’re on a low budget. The university has a great policy of recording all the lectures’ audio

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Penn State – Part 2

Well I am back in Southampton so I guess it’s probably about time that I got round to sharing my experiences from my second semester abroad in America. I returned to State College after spending winter break travelling with my

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Study Abroad Year at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW)

I was fortunate enough to have earned a study abroad placement at UNCW for the 3rd Year of my Marine Biology degree. Having lived in 6 different countries, I was no stranger to moving abroad to live somewhere new. I

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