Hi again! In this last post I wanted to share some of the extra travel I got up to after the official semester finished, as well as some tips if you’re considering Lyon as an exchange destination, before some concluding thoughts. My kiwi friend Sophia and I met the friendliest French lady at a film…Continue Reading May and June + Post-exchange
Hi everyone! J’espère que vous tous allez bien, hope your year is going well. I’m writing from the plane home…. didn’t intend to have such a gap between posts but things got suprisingly busy! Thought I’d show some of the highlights of things that have happened since my last blog post, then I will post…Continue Reading March and April + my timetable
Hello from home! After five months overseas, I flew home to little old Aotearoa. I thought leaving home to move to the UK was going to be hard, but leaving Leeds was even harder 🙁 In my last month, I explored more of my beloved Leeds, travelled solo around Europe and said goodbye to all…Continue Reading BYE LOVES
As my time in Singapore and Nanyang Technological University comes to an end, I can’t help but look back at the time I spent here and what an unique few months this has been. Spending a semester abroad at NTU was a very rewarding and enriching experiences to add to academic journey. Not only did…Continue Reading Final Days at NTU
Greetings from Hamburg! Welcome back to the second instalment of my blog, where I share some of the fun things I’ve been getting up to recently, along with some equally as fun logistics of going on exchange. Up first, fun things! Since I sat down and wrote my first blog post, I have been very…Continue Reading Tips and Tricks, Trains and Trips
Hello and welcome back! Time has flown by, I can’t believe this is my last post and I’ll be coming home soon! Let me get started with a little travel recap – you might also want to visit some of these places! So now that we have got travel out of the way, I thought…Continue Reading Thank you London: Wrapping up an incredible journey
Kia Ora from Leeds! I was battling the UK Winter in the first update, but now we are well into a beautifully warm spring!! I have settled into my life as a Uni student in Leeds, making the most of the beautiful campus, surrounding parks and Leeds city centre. I’ve experienced so much since my…Continue Reading UK WINTER TO EURO SPRING
Even before beginning my university career, I knew I wanted to go on exchange, and it has genuinely been something I have been thinking about for the past five years of my life. Now, I cannot believe that this exchange is coming to an end. I have learned so much from European geography about who…Continue Reading Lessons from across the world !!
Life on exchange has been quite busy lately. We made it halfway through the semester, which meant exams, classes ending, and new ones starting, but it also meant spring break and therefore time to travel. Additionally we have had a number of large Dutch holidays which have all been incredible to experience. At Utrecht University,…Continue Reading Festivals, Trips and New Classes
Now, my time here in Toronto has ended. It’s truly a bittersweet moment. I’m looking forward to going home to my friends and whānau in New Zealand, meat pies, and my beloved wicked wings. But as excited as I am to return, it’s hard not to feel the weight of goodbye. Leaving the people I’ve…Continue Reading Saying Goodbye… Forever?