“Oh, so you’re heading to China for your year abroad? Beijing or Shanghai I guess?” “Nope, Xiamen.” The city is in the bracket of up and coming like most in China. Situated within the scenic Fujian region of South-East China
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My Study Abroad Experience – Millie Goddard-Dwyer
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
Read moreMy 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
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