Category: Global Short Programs
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“We learn the most when we are strangers and the best way to be a stranger is by landing ourselves in a new place.”- this is the biggest motivation I bear with me as a travel enthusiast and civil engineering student. Studying in Australia as an international student, the values of getting along with people…
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I have always loved South America and have wanted to travel to Argentina specifically for a very long time. I am also passionate about social justice and human rights, in fact these are the things that motivated me to start studying law after working in fashion design for a few years. So when I saw…
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Attending a business course at Shanghai University right after a stressful exam period was not how I envisioned spending the beginning of my summer holiday. There was a moment of sheer panic when I realised that I had just over two weeks to organise my flights, apply for a visa, and prepare for the cold,…
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Having left a snowy Vienna, I arrived in Granada expecting a little heat as one generally associates with southern Spain yet was met with a mere five degrees. At this moment I realised that this experience was going to be slightly different to what I had expected. I arrived at my apartment hoping to dazzle…
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Something I hold dear to my heart is skating on the lake of the Summer Palace in Beijing. I’ll never forget it. I had been to the Summer Palace twice, heard all about the Empress Dowager Cixi and walked under the gorgeous corridor. It was one of my favorite places to have visited and so…
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I know why you are reading this blog. No doubt you’ve read a thousand blogs by every friend who has ever gone overseas, and if you’re anything like me, there is only one thing you really want to hear about. No, not the wholesome excursions to churches and museums. Nor the sudden realisation of what…
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The heat clings to the back of my neck. In front of me the upturned roots of the coconut tree stare up at the sky. This isn’t the postcard island scene – something is wrong. I’m in Fiji for a two-week, sustainable development course. A sense of responsibility has brought me here, and the guilt…
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As I disembarked from a tiny plane that had just travelled 45 minutes from Madrid, I arrived in Granada, the place that I would call home for the next 3 weeks. Having just travelled for more than 28 hours I was welcomed by a fresh cool breeze, unsurprising given that it was in the middle…
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“Malawi… Where exactly is that?”This was a phrase I became well acquainted with before jetting off to my Legal International Internship. For those of you who aren’t aware, Malawi is a small, land-locked country in Southern Africa. It’s one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world and one of Africa’s principal hubs…
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When I stepped out of Sydney Airport and was hit with a blazing hot summer breeze, I felt a sense of relief to be back home but at the same time, I yearned for the times I enjoyed in Beijing over my 2-week language and culture program with the Beijing Institute of Technology. I will…
