By the time this blog goes up it will mark my first week in Tokyo, Japan for exchange at Meiji University. In all honesty, I was a little scared when I … Continue Reading Tokyo, Japan -The restless city of neon
Any new city is daunting to an outsider. No matter how well organized, its layout will elude any confused and tired traveler. It takes focus, time and a smidgen of … Continue Reading Tips for CityU students living off-campus in Hong Kong
They say that a month into exchange the excitement of the new things around you wears off a little bit and you begin to miss home. But I can say … Continue Reading ¡Órale! Vamos a México
If there’s any advice I can give to a future exchange student, it’s to arrive in your new city early – at least 2 weeks before the semester starts I’d … Continue Reading Toronto, Canada
Hej! (pronounced hey!) 3 weeks ago I landed in Europe for the first time! Despite spending over 20 hours on 3 different flights, I made it to Sweden and eventually, Jönköping, … Continue Reading Hej, Jönköping!
To many Zurich is not an exchange destination that springs to the mind when thrown the task of choosing where to go. So far I can only say that is … Continue Reading Zurich -More than lakes
Hey there! My name is Amy, and I’m on exchange at the City University of Hong Kong. What I’ll be covering in this blog post are my experiences of Hong Kong … Continue Reading An introductory guide to exchange in Hong Kong
Although arriving yesterday morning, I’ve had already a stressful but wonderful time in my 36 hours in Japan already. If you don’t know, Kyoto is considered the traditional capital of … Continue Reading Kyoto, the Modern and Traditional City
Hi all, so after travelling all throughout Europe over the last 6 weeks I arrived in Ljubljana Slovenia a week ago today. University doesn’t start for another couple of weeks … Continue Reading Ljubljana, Slovenia the little capital
Although since 1997 Hong Kong became once again, a part of China, it still holds a very unique cultural identity. The main language used in Cantonese, rather than Mandarin used … Continue Reading Hong Kong: One of the most accessible points into Asian Culture
So far it seems that Maastricht, my home for the next 5 months, is full of 4 things: churches, bicycles, students and beer. With 40-50 churches, endless varieties of Dutch, German … Continue Reading Proost! Living in Maastricht
I never would have thought that the first time I would be living out of home would be so far from my family and friends, yet here I am writing … Continue Reading Hello From the Other Side
My journey to Canada started a few years ago with a dream to one-day return to the USA, a country I once called my home. Time passed with no magical … Continue Reading The University of Where?
Global Exchange feelings and expectations – Milano
Two weeks ago I arrived at Stockholm University to pick up the keys to my new home for the next 6 months. While making my way to my accommodation from … Continue Reading The land of IKEA doesn’t disappoint!
After spending a week in San Fransisco – A truly awesome city, I arrived in Charlotte NC. There were students waiting to pick me up even though my flight had … Continue Reading Beautiful Boone