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
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My Study Abroad Experience – Millie Goddard-Dwyer
My 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
Read moreTop 5 Reasons for going on a Year Abroad
I’ve recently come back from my year abroad in Japan, studying at Keio University in Tokyo. It feels like the past year has been a dream, and I’ve settled back home like I’ve always been here and never left, and
Read moreAdventures of Reading Week
In October, everyone except law students gets a reading a week. It’s supposedly meant for catching up on reading and finishing off assignments, but it’s essentially a week’s holiday and a lot of people travel in that time. My parents
Read moreFirst Impressions of Canada
I have been in Canada, studying History at the University of Ottawa, for nearly 8 weeks now – just writing that seems absolutely crazy to me. I think some of my friends and family are still quite bemused that I’ve
Read moreHow Switzerland Saved Me: A Retrospective on my Year Abroad
Preparing for the year. A year abroad is a daunting prospect. To be thrown into another country with no one you know, little real understanding of the area until you actually get there and an array of opportunities ahead of
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