Just 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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Study Abroad, Anxiety, and South Korea
Surviving in CHUCK Q&A
Hi everyone! My name is Jessie and am UK exchange student from Southampton who is currently studying LLB Law & International Legal Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is my privilege to be able to join this Blog
Read moreA Chilean Year Abroad
Little more than a year ago, sat alone in Heathrow airport departure lounge, I felt that unnerving combination of excitement and dread. It was the same feeling I experienced when I started university, and when I travelled alone for the
Read moreOn Chile, berries and stand up
The shadowy Patagonian bureaucrat sitting opposite me gave up trying to scoop the pineapple sorbet out of his terremoto cocktail with a straw and pushed the glass aside. “There’s a berry from my region, which obliges you to return if
Read moreComputer Scientist in the Wild
When I decided that I wanted to go to university, at the top of my list was to find somewhere that would let me spend some time abroad. I went to uni quite close to home and I felt that
Read moreMy time Down Under!
Can’t believe it’s been nearly 2 months since I left the sunny shores of Melbourne. It feels like yesterday I was sitting in a lab in Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. I left the UK in February with my cases
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