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
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Study 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 moreYear Abroad in Boston
For my final year of study at Southampton University, I was given the opportunity to complete my Masters at the Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) in Boston, USA. This year at the CfA was amazing for me both personally
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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