Penn State: My first day and how I got here

Hello internet! My name is Peerapat and I am about to begin my 3rd year of the MEng Aeronautics & Astronautics course. I would like to welcome you to a series of blog posts about my student exchange experience at

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First Month in Adelaide

I’ve been in Adelaide, Australia, for just over a month now, and from the moment I got here, at 5:15 in the morning, I have enjoyed every minute of it. My first impressions of Adelaide are great; as one of the

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Down Undercover: An Englishman In Australia

PART I: ARRIVAL   An Englishman in Australia feels oddly at home. A stroll down the clean, wide pavements of Adelaide will carry frequent snatches of British accents to him on the wind, and his turns of phrase, slang and

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First Week in Singapore!

After months of anticipation, planning and sending countless emails, I am finally in Singapore. The first week of my year abroad here has been excellent! I arrived at Changi Airport in Singapore last weekend after a gruelling 13-hour flight. Although

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Puy du Fou, la fête de la musique, St Gilles and Nantes

Hello again! Here I am continuing my adventures in the land of baguettes. In June we went to Puy du Fou with my housemates, which apparently received the title of the best park in the world last year. Basically, it’s

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Arrival to Vendée, France

Hi Everyone, I’m Juley, for those who don’t know me (and for those who do) I’m a Hungarian girl doing a BA in French and Spanish and I’m currently spending my summer working in France before heading off to my

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