Two months in lol

Oi Galera, After being here just over two months, I can finally say I feel settled, and knowing that I’m going to be here for a year no longer fills me with fear, but excitement. Now that I’m reaching a

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Riding out the Hurricane

Hi again! My second month of being an exchange student at the University of Miami is almost up, which feels strange, because I only just got back to Miami last Saturday. Full disclosure: I haven’t had class for three and

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First Month at Purdue, Indiana

Hi I’m Justin, I’m a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Southampton, and I’m spending my semester abroad at Purdue University, Indiana, USA. I’ll be using this blog to record my experience here and hopefully give an idea to

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Chile is living up to its name.

Hey! I’m Ritchie and I study French and Spanish in Southampton. I am now in Santiago in Chile for my year abroad studying at the Universidad Católica. People think going away to South America for your year abroad is too

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Reverse Culture Shock

Where to start? It has been just over 2 months since I last wrote a blogpost and a month since I got back to the UK and so much has happened. Before my inevitable return to the UK my final

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Settling into Seoul

When travelling to a different culture and country for the first time, knowing it will be the place you are going to live, you are never quite sure what to expect. But when you arrive to the welcoming warmth of

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