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I spent my English summer days endlessly procrastinating and putting off the thought of my forever looming Year Abroad. I wanted to enjoy every last moment back home, and therefore half-heartedly signed up to Appartager as an effort to find somewhere to live in Lyon. Veteran year abroaders reassured me that I wouldn’t really need to bother finding any accommodation until I arrived there, and it would be easy peasy. However in hindsight I can see how wrong they really were...Published in French-speakingTags -
Christopher Walker is doing a BA in Multilingual Studies (French, German and Italian) at Royal Holloway, University of London, and is spending the first semester of his year abroad at the Université de la Réunion, and is then then going to study in Pisa from February until the end of the academic year. He's blogging about his experiences, but here is his insider guide to the university, accommodation, nightlife, free time and life in general in La Réunion...Published in French-speakingTags -
An introduction to my life in Sydney and some highlights from the first 3 months of my year abroad. Views to make your mouth water and beaches galore: WARNING: Side effects may include insane jealousy! -
Studying abroad at the National University of Singapore
Written by Meera Ved Monday, 15 October 2012Meera is a third year Geography student at King’s College London, and for the second semester of her second year she had the amazing experience of studying abroad at The National University of Singapore (NUS). She says, "Spending five months in warm (regarding both the weather and people) South East Asia was absolutely amazing... I have to pinch myself sometimes to remind myself I actually was there." Here are her top tips for survival at the university, safety, socialising, finding somewhere to live, useful websites and other top tips for life on your year abroad in Singapore...Published in English-speaking -
Russian Cuisine: Stolovayas
Monday, 08 October 2012From the first week to the fifth the Russian-language students of Piter have discovered the stolovaya. Due to the rather noticeable lack of fast-food chains such as McDonalds and KFC (these do exist, yet in much smaller numbers compared with the UK!), I conclude that these canteens are Russia’s answer to a student’s hunger and small budget.
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Eilidh is in Petrozavodsk during her Single Honours Russian degree at The University of Edinburgh. Here are ten of her favourite places in and around Petrozavodsk, and she has included restaurants and places of cultural interest, as well as markets and Lake Onega, the most significant landmark in Petrozavodsk.Published in Russian-speakingTags -
Hannah Casling is studying Modern Languages and Cultures (French and German) at Durham University, and is spending her year abroad doing a work placement in Essen, Germany and an Erasmus exchange studying in Toulouse, France. Here are five photographs which epitomise her semester abroad in Toulouse...Published in French-speakingTags -
Elise is at Plymouth University and is currently studying in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the Erasmus programme. Here she discussed the truth behind Swedish stereotypes and misconceptions, based on her experiences...Published in Swedish-speaking -
Nine pictures to sum up one month of my Year Abroad in Canada
Written by Hannah Barr Thursday, 11 October 2012Hannah is a student at the University of Exeter and is spending her year abroad at the Université d'Ottawa where she is studying a wide selection of arts courses. You can read her latest updates on her blog, and here are nine pictures to sum up the first month of her year abroad in Canada.
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Lottie is studying History with an International Year at Royal Holloway, University of London and is currently on her third year abroad at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She is also the author of The Ambling Explorer where you can find a few more posts about Brisbane, spending a year abroad in Australia and travel in general. Here is her insider guide to Brisbane...Published in English-speaking
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