Category: Science
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Hey guys, My experience at NTU in Singapore has definitely been a roller-coaster but overall I would recommend it to anybody. I never intended to go to Singapore, it was actually my third choice, but I was happy to go anywhere to be honest. I wanted to experience living in a different country, living alone,…
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Hej hej to whoever is reading this, It’s been just over two months since I arrived in Uppsala, after a long 42-hour journey from Sydney to Uppsala. The first craziest moment I had was leaving Sydney on one of the hottest days at 40 degrees Celsius and then arriving at Arlanda Airport, Sweden, at -5…
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Hi there! My name is Emelie and I am about to complete my 6th week of exchange here in Uppsala, Sweden. Uppsala is mostly a student town with a population of around 140,000. It is located approximately 70km north of Sweden’s capital, Stockholm. Despite Uppsala’s small size, the city is full of character, history, culture…
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Hello from Copenhagen! If you’re like me, the thought of being in a new country without your friends or family is just daunting, Nej Tak! But alas I write to you after a lovely night of hygge with my lovely friends from all around the world sipping mulled wine and nibbling on hummus and rye…
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A new home Although I was sure to convey an air of confidence when talking with others about our plans to relocate to Vienna, so I could undertake a double Masters, the truth is I was a little uncomfortable about the proposition. My wife and I were fortunate to have good jobs, our two beautiful…
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Do you like drinking øl (beer), bike riding, beautiful buildings and don’t mind the rain? If so, Copenhagen is the place to be. It’s now been six weeks since I arrived in the ‘the happiest city on earth’ and I am loving it. I am currently completing my second last semester of an engineering and…
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The Conflict Islands in Papua New Guinea are a remote, uninhabited island group in the Coral Sea. This summer I spent two weeks there completing an internship with the Conflict Island Conservation Initiative (CICI), monitoring the local populations of green and hawksbill sea turtles. The Conflict Islands are a highly biodiverse region, and an important…
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During the first two weeks in December, I took place in a volunteer program in Papua New Guinea, tagging and surveying turtle populations among the Conflict Islands. The following was a typical day spent on board the research boat: Majority of our work as volunteers was done during the night, when patrolling the islands in groups…
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I have always been envious of friends when I heard they were going on exchange or whenever I heard someone’s stories about exchange. I knew it was something I had to do even though it was an absolutely nerve-wracking and stressful idea the closer it got to being a reality. Arriving in Aarhus, Denmark in…
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After almost 2 months of following the Mediterranean Sea, I have finally made it to Berlin where I will begin my exchange semester. I am definately very happy to be here, although I can’t say that I wont miss the warmth of Southern Europe. Travels in Croatia and Morocco Although I visited Berlin a few…
