Preamble: I am writing this from my own personal experience as a self supported Low Socioeconomic Status (Low SES) student, this is not to say that every other Low SES student is … Continue Reading Travelling Broke; A Poor Student’s Guide to Exchange
When another country starts becoming a home away from home, then just maybe, you’ve made the right choice. Starting early January and finishing mid April, there are no breaks on … Continue Reading Casual Singlish – First Impressions
This past February I went to Switzerland, to the town of Lausanne to study French for three weeks. While the classes were greatly beneficial, albeit quite difficult for me, the … Continue Reading Lausanne – A taste of family life
Venice, my unique treasure… Written by Elyse Popplewell. For a visitor of Venice, sauntering in the historic calli is like taking a limoncello shot. It’s overwhelming, gloriously intoxicating and very, very … Continue Reading Venezia, mio tesoro unico
Watch Madeline’s video from their short program in Granada, Spain! Madeline Clouston, Global Short Programs Student
Before I acquaint you with La Universidad de Montevideo, perhaps it’s wiser to get our bearings of where the university is located. Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay- a … Continue Reading A Gringo Abroad
So, I’ve been in Mexico for a little more than 2 months now and I cannot stress how great Mexico specifically Cholula is a great choice for exchange. I’m living … Continue Reading La Vida en Mexico
My name is Joel. I’m an International UTS Business School student from the US and completing the last semester of my Master of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management at Stockholm … Continue Reading Stockholm – Gamla Stan “Old Town” and More…
Shanghai, is a multifaceted city; a mixture of traditional and modern, and a mixture of Asian and Western culture. The Shanghai University SILC program was the perfect introduction to this … Continue Reading Shanghai University SILC Summer School Summer 2017
They say it’s always better to go out with a bang, and why shouldn’t this apply to university degrees too? Although I was coming to the end of my degree, … Continue Reading Malawi December 2016
Four weeks ago I left my family, chicken salt and Vegemite to live in Yogyakarta Indonesia with no friends, no Indonesian language skills, nor any idea of where I would … Continue Reading Experiencing Exchange in Incredible Indonesia
In early November 2016 I had the opportunity to go on a three-week intensive language and cultural study program in New Caledonia. As a part of my trip I stayed … Continue Reading Nouvelle Calédonie – Summer 2016
My first day in Taiwan was dreadful, and yet it was one of the best days of my life. Hop off a 24 hour travel trip, totally dazed and confused … Continue Reading Taipei-Yi Ling Yi Trip
This week marked my last week of my exchange semester at the University of Leeds. First of all, if you are thinking about going on exchange, I know it’s clichéd but … Continue Reading Leeds, Leeds, Leeds…
During my week in Jogja I was lucky enough to be accompanied by two students from the University Islamic Institute. The other intern students including myself referred to them as … Continue Reading Indo buddies
Hey there. My name is Amy and I’m on a semester-long exchange at the City University, Hong Kong (CityU). If you’re interested in exchange in Hong Kong, check out my … Continue Reading City Uni, in depth!