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
After months of dreaming about what the UK had in store for me, two flights and a bus ride later, I finally arrived in Leeds at the end of January. Fast forward a couple of months, and I still cannot believe I get to live and study here! Let’s rewind to when I first arrived:…Continue Reading IT’S GOING WELL INNIT!
Hello hello, welcome back to my blog! Although it’s only been a month since my first post, I have a lot to talk about so let’s dive in! Firstly, I need to let you all know that the weather has FINALLY gotten cooler, autumn is here! To be honest, I don’t even remember when the…Continue Reading Surviving midterms, star spotting, and securing my ARC: Chapter 2 of my Seoul adventure!
Hi everyone! 안녕하세요! Welcome to my first blog post! I’m currently on exchange at Korea University, located in Seoul, South Korea. Within in this first blog post I’ll be talking about my first month here, the challenges I’ve had to overcome, as well as exciting new experiences I’ve come across! I arrived just over a…Continue Reading Hot days, cool experiences~
Exchange students are particularly lucky at Tec De Monterrey as every 5 weeks we have a ‘semana tec’. Semana tec (tec week in english) is similar to a mid semester break where no assignments are due. As Tec De Monterrey has 18 weeks in their semester, we get 3 weeks in total of semana tec….Continue Reading Adventures Across the Agricultural Land
Hey guys! I am halfway through my semester and wanted to touch on my accommodation, classes and how exchange has been so far. My accommodation is East Newington Place and it was been great. I share a flat with 3 other students (a mix of exchange and first-year students). The location is great as it’s…Continue Reading Checking in from Edinburgh!
One of my favorite parts of exchange is being able to explore a new country with people from across the globe. The energy of exchange students is irreplaceable. People are just as motivated to educate themselves about your exchange country as you are, while being just as spontaneous to try new things and have crazy…Continue Reading Magic Of Mexico
Kia ora from the other side of the world! My name is Anya and I am a third year student studying Anthropology and Global Environment and Sustainable Development (BA/BGlobal) at University of Auckland. I’m spending my semester abroad at the lovely University of Edinburgh. My overseas journey began a little bit before I arrived in…Continue Reading A Welcome to Edinburgh
Being on exchange is a continuous ‘pinch me’ moment; life simply feels like a dream. You are on a journey of understanding a new culture, language, and way of living. A simple task such as shopping can lead to a crazy story you will never forget. It makes you realize what you miss from home…Continue Reading El Primer Mes: Viva en México
Hey guys! How are we all doing? It’s the third week of classes for me, and while being able to understand my teachers has been a gradual process, I can already tell I’m handling these Spanish accents much better than in week 1 – I’ll take the little wins where I can! Last Saturday I…Continue Reading Two Sides of a Coin: The Bright and the Dark