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Top-up fees: Alternatives to studying in the UK
Thursday, 16 December 2010Anna Cox, an international student in America, gives her views and ideas about the planned top-up fees for UK universities, and what alternatives future students can look towards, if they are to go ahead...Published in Whole Degree Abroad -
Body ills: The essential medical kit
Saturday, 27 November 2010Getting ill on your year abroad, or even whilst your travelling unknown territory, can turn itself into a real dampener. Long bus rides, short-haul flights or even the odd horseback ride can prove themselves to be toxic for the delicate stomach, dainty joints or morning-after hangover...Your mother might have tried to plough you with different medicines, all varying shades of blue and green, with the added pills to boot, yet you may have chosen to disregard her crafty words of wisdom and infinite recalls of ‘what ifs and what nots’ concerning your bowels. Here’s our top essentials for the rough ride, if it ever comes about:Published in Health & Fitness -
Cuvée Spéciale: The vintage year abroad
Tuesday, 12 October 2010An old saying claims that cheese is the only thing to improve with age. Though it’s true to say that an Epoisse brings out its flavours as the years go by, discussing dairy products isn’t what we do on this website, so we’ll have to hold out on the chutney. What we do ask, for parents and curious students alike, is how did the year abroad work, before the dotcom bubble and the numerous guidebooks available. Who decided to go, when and how? What was the experience like back in the 80s and 90s, and more importantly, would students of those decades do it all again, now? Here are a few accounts of professionals who went out and did just that:Published in Parent Section -
Top 5 tips to fit your life into your tiny suitcase
Friday, 08 October 2010Elena Cresci gives us her top tips for travelling lightly - great advice on what to take on your year abroad, with some great ideas about what to get out there...
Possibly the hardest part for me on my year abroad was the luggage allowance. A meagre 20kg (15kg on some airlines!) is so not enough for 9 months of my life. Not to mention that you can accumulate a lot of stuff in that time. So how do you keep the weight and the luggage costs down?Published in Planning and preparation -
Culture Shock: Nepal
Wednesday, 22 September 2010Poppy Bending Beckett warns about a few cultural differences you'll encounter if you're off to Nepal...
1. Transport and the driving code
Cows standing in the middle of incredibly busy streets are normal. In theory, cars drive on the right hand side of the road – however in practice, it’s essentially a free for all. Also, as a pedestrian in Nepal – you are essentially a target. Don’t expect a driver to stop if you get in their way – you’re lucky if they even slow down! In Nepal – cars don’t have reverse lights – but reverse music... Each vehicle has its own individual tune. The novelty takes a long time to wear off! Buses: just because there isn’t a bus stop – this doesn’t mean the bus won’t stop. Give the driver a wave, and you’ll soon be on board. Don’t be shocked to have a duck sitting next to you, or some other flying animal of sorts.Published in Volunteering Abroad
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How to write a personal statement to study abroad
Thursday, 09 December 2010With so many students deciding to study abroad, either within Europe or further afield, being an undergrad in the UK is sometimes not enough - foreign universities want good grades, good personalities and good personal statements. How does one go about penning their thoughts and ideas about the upcoming year abroad, to make it as enticing as possible for universities abroad?Published in Planning and preparation -
Doing the splits: Getting the most out of your year abroad
Tuesday, 02 November 2010Studying two languages (or three!) at university generally means you’re entitled to ‘split’ your year abroad, either equally (6 months in each place), or alternatively by placing more importance on one language than another.
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Culture Shock: Paris
Monday, 11 October 2010Lisa Gerard sounds off some interesting advice for anyone planning a year abroad in Paris. Here are some of her views on experiencing culture shock in France, from an American exchange student's perspective...Published in French-speaking -
Culture Shock: Mexico
Friday, 01 October 20101. The notion of ahorita
Ask a Mexican to do something and he’ll reply ‘ahorita te lo hago’, which, to the untrained linguist, may sound like he will do it shortly. ‘Ahora’ meaning now, ‘-ita’ being the diminutive, it literally means ‘a little later’, but then again, these people are not literal. In the slightest. ‘Ahorita’ will mean anything from now, in two hours, maybe next week, maybe next Winter or maybe never. It’s something I found quite difficult to get my head round at first, as the meaning doesn’t change with tone or exclamation, it just kind of depends on the person you’re speaking to and the task at hand. Take my many coffee sessions with my great friend Chava, or Salvador (translation: the Saviour. No joke). He would say to me ‘ahorita voy por allá’, which meant ‘I haven’t left my house yet and I don’t intend to do so for the next half hour, if you’re lucky’.Published in Latin America -
Kick start your career with languages in style
Tuesday, 21 September 2010Recent statistics have shown that languages have proven to be less popular in schools, with French taking a real knock at GCSE level. This in turn means that less sixth-formers will study languages at A-Level, which could have - and already has had, in some circles - some disastrous consequences for language departments at university level.Published in Careers
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