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A message to my parents. Things they learnt the hard way when their daughter started her Year Abroad.
Written by Olivia Russell Saturday, 31 December 2011Dear Mum and Dad,
Sorry for not keeping in touch more. Sorry for the mood swings. Sorry for the rubbish Christmas presents. Sorry for missing your 60th birthday, Dad. Sorry for being selfish...
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I arrived in Barcelona in September and having only read the Lonely Planet guidebook and taken a few notes of the odd club or restaurant to try out, I was more or less thrown in the deep end and made to learn for myself how to settle into this crazy city! To be honest, if you have been travelling before, you should cope with the pressure no problem but there are several things you ought to be made aware of if you intend on residing in Barcelona for more than a month or so.
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Voices From Far Away: Writing Experience on your year abroad
Written by Caitlin Hardee Tuesday, 21 June 2011Caitlin Hardee, about to finish her year abroad in Berlin, works as a student journalistic on her college newspaper back home. On her year abroad, she chose to make the most of her time away by improving her writing experience by working on independent papers and sites. Here are her top tips to how it's done!
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Bristol University Year Abroad photography competition
Written by Lizzie Fane Thursday, 22 December 2011I am so excited that ThirdYearAbroad.com has sponsored the 'unexpected' category of the 2010-11 Year Abroad Photo Competition. I think all the categories (including 'people' and 'places') epitomise the year abroad, but 'unexpected' most of all; not simply because of the untapped personal skills and coping mechanisms you discover while you're away, but the cultural surprises - the things you never expected you would do or see, let alone capture on film! The winning photographs encapsulate adventure and spontaneity, and that is not only how to make the most of your year abroad, but how to take the very best photographs. Congratulations to Laura and Rachel!
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I’ve been here for pretty much two months now and I’ve got to say, it feels more like 2 weeks! So much has happened and everything feels like such a blur… But I’ve got to say I’ve learnt a lot (not necessarily in an academic context!) so I think a little do/don’t list might be the most effective way of getting my points across!
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Linguists' New Year resolutions
Written by Natacha CullinanForeign language students from across the UK have been writing in to let us in on their own New Year’s resolutions for 2012. Here are some of the very best ideas to improve your language skills and, best of all, they’re pretty easy to do...
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