Kia ora friends, fellow kiwis and future exchange students alike! My name is Tess and I’m writing to you from Leuven, Belgium, where I’m spending a semester exchange to study law (and just be ‘Leuven’ the dream in general 🤪). I’m nearing the end of my second week here, and am rapidly trying to adopt…Continue Reading ‘Leuven’ the Dream: a Belgian Blog 🍻
It’s Not Goodbye, but See You Later
Welcome to my third and final post for my semester abroad at Keio University! Reflecting on the past year of my exchange program, split between Seoul National University (SNU) and Keio University, it definitely feels like recounting a journey of personal evolution. This experience has outstretched the boundaries of my comfort zone, introduced me to…Continue Reading It’s Not Goodbye, but See You Later
A Nightmarish Return Home
As I descend this unfamiliar concoction of concrete – and in competition with the car next to me – neon lights of all colours burst in sync; as if the glowing eye of some monstrous organism is opening to witness our race. Gripping the handlebars of my bicycle with desperation, I look across at the…Continue Reading A Nightmarish Return Home
The Big Little First Step
Kia ora from the other side of the Tasman! It’s been just over a month since I landed in Sydney, and during this time I’ve emerged a victor from the mess that is the Sydney rental crisis, turned my usual stay-at-home-Sundays into 10km-walk-Sundays, and made an adventure out of exploring a new city, from botanic…Continue Reading The Big Little First Step
Buzzing About: The First Few Weeks in Manchester!
Manchester! Home to some of the UK’s most famous bands and football teams, the industrial revolution and funnily enough, is a city that’s had the worker bee as its symbol for 150 years (according to the council website, it “denotes Mancunians’ hard work ethic and the city being a hive of activity”). After 3 flights,…Continue Reading Buzzing About: The First Few Weeks in Manchester!
Castles and Curses in St Andrews
Kia ora from Scotland! My name is Eloïse and I’m in my fourth year of study for a conjoint Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences degree. Since I’ve still got over a year of my degree to go I wanted to break it up a bit by getting out of my bubble in NZ and…Continue Reading Castles and Curses in St Andrews
My First Month in CUHK: Basically Introduction of Accommodation
Hi! I’m Yu (and you can also call me Lydia). I am exchanging in Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024 semester 1. Time flies. When typing this post, I am surprised to find that I have come to CUHK for 1 month. It feels like I have experienced nothing or everything, but I have…Continue Reading My First Month in CUHK: Basically Introduction of Accommodation
Edinburgh, you will be missed
Wow I can’t believe exchange as come to an end. It honestly was a rollercoaster 6 month journey but I’m so grateful to have gone along for the ride. The last month of exchange flew by as it became exam season. Naturally as an exchange student I crammed in the last three weeks for my…Continue Reading Edinburgh, you will be missed
The End of a Journey
Hi guys! How have we all been? Me? Well January has been the craziest month ever, I swear all sense of time and space disappeared from my brain. I enjoyed spending my christmas in London with my cousins, it gave me the opportunity to explore the city a little bit more. However once I landed…Continue Reading The End of a Journey
Not A Goodbye; But See You Later
I’ve experienced way too many ‘lasts’ these past couple of weeks: last classes, last visits to my favorite neighborhood, last salsa clubs, last meals of al pastor tacos, and last memories with exchange students that I see as family. It has not been a walk in the park. Every goodbye is not easier than the…Continue Reading Not A Goodbye; But See You Later