Reflection So I am writing this post a year after getting on that first flight to Hong Kong; a flight that led to a destination I now call my second home. Yes, this may seem a bit premature considering I
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One year later, Hong Kong summed up!
A semester in Singapore
I have spend my last semester of MEng in Electromechanical engineering at National University of Singapore. I will share some of my experiences with you to offer insight into what it’s like to study engineering at the ranked 1 University at
Read moreLiving with depression and anxiety on my year abroad (a.k.a. just another freaking soliloquy to the magical realm of self-care)
Let me preface this blog post by saying that this isn’t about to be some shrill, boo-hoo piece about struggling with a mental health disorder which assumes its readers know nothing about. Nor is this going to act in any
Read moreOut of town in Xiang’an (翔安)
“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 moreMy Study Abroad Experience – Millie Goddard-Dwyer
As a person who still sees her mum twice a week at uni, I was especially worried aboutbeing 4000 miles away from my family, for four months at a time. I think this underlying stress made my journey out even
Read moreMy Year Down Under
Last year I took the plunge down under to the home of kangaroos, koala’s, beaches and what I thought would be sun all year round. However, the bleak reality is that when I arrived Adelaide wasn’t as hot as one
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