It’s now been about a month since I got back from my time studying abroad, and I think it’s safe to say I am still utterly in mourning of the best time of my life. I was lucky enough to
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A Semester Abroad in Canada
A Semester In Sydney
I started the exchange in the same boat as everyone, nervous but excited about the opportunities. At the airport the classic apprehensions of will I make any friends, will I enjoy myself creeped in but I am so glad that
Read moreStudy Abroad, Anxiety, and South Korea
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
Read moreSurviving 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
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