Top 10 Tips for Surviving Exchange

Do some research on the country you’re heading to: Doing some research on the potential countries you could head too is always a good idea. It gives you a great overview of where you might want to apply and will get

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Across the Pond: A Year Abroad in Boston – Part I

The academic year of 2018/19 saw me undertaking a research placement I didn’t think I could get when I first enrolled at the University of Southampton. This is my fourth and final year on the degree programme and I have

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Fencing, skiing, and CERN in Geneva

I’ve been living in Geneva for a while now, and I’m loving it! I’ve managed to find places to practise both of my sports – fencing and riding – nearby, which also gives me an opportunity to practise my French

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Welcome to Halifax, Nova Scotia

When applying for my exchange, I instantly knew that Canada was the place I wanted to head to. It’s always been on my bucket list and the opportunity to live there for 8 months rather than just visit was too

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My first semester at Xiamen University, China

Hi everyone, I am a third year law student, and for 2018-19, I am studying abroad at Xiamen University, China. Without realising, half of the time I will be here has already passed. I feel this is now the time

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Year Abroad in Madrid

I have been studying in Madrid for 5 months in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid The reason I chose to study in Madrid is because first of all I previously lived here for 4 months as an au pair so

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