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Top 10 Year Abroad Cities for Singles!
Friday, 11 February 2011If you’re going off on a year abroad and haven’t a girl/boy to your name, fret not dearest singletons. Relationships when you’re going off for a semester/year can be quite hardcore. Some pull through, some don’t; but that’s not who this article is directed at. It is for you, young French-kissing aficionados. This article is for all those lonely hearts out there that want to spend the best year abroad, without any romantic ties back home. But where to go is the real question, with so many great cities on offer? Here’s a top ten of our favourite cities, tried and tested with year abroaders...Published in What's out there? -
Why should I take a year abroad?
Wednesday, 19 January 2011Taking a year abroad can be mandatory on some university courses, such as Modern Languages, but it is becoming increasingly popular with students who are specialising in other fields, such as Business, History and even Medicine. Taking an open unit in the language you left at school is seen as advantageous by many an employer; uprooting to study or work abroad even more so. One of the reasons for the surge in students going abroad can be attributed to the plethora of schemes on offer, thanks to organisations like the British Council. So why should students choose to go abroad?Published in UK Universities -
W is for...What is culture shock?
Tuesday, 28 December 2010Culture shock affects people in all sorts of situations. However, it is deeply felt by students on the year abroad - whether it’s adjusting at the very start to your new surroundings, getting to know the locals, coming back home to notice things aren’t quite the same as when you left them, going back out there, still struggling with the language more than 3 months in...Though you can find articles on culture shock to do with specific countries, here are some tell-tell signs and general advice on how to cope.Published in Year Abroad Blues -
Culture Shock: German student life and relationships
Saturday, 11 December 2010Elen Roberts advises on student life in Munich, Germany, telling us about what it's like on the scene, both for work and play...Published in Germany -
Love in a Foreign Climate
Saturday, 20 August 2011Finding a partner during your time away is possibly the safest ticket to fluency known to man. You'll learn more about the country, the culture, the love-bird expressions (even if you choose not to use them - 'mi querido pastelito' anyone? That's 'darling little cupcake' to anyone not studying Spanish or Soppynish), in fact, at the very least, you're going to learn a whole sub-language through text messages and emails (only ask trusted friends to translate these). You'll find yourself picking up all your partner's little vocal tics too, which will make you sound more fluent. Having someone whisper seductive things in your ear in French, Spanish or Italian is great. German, less so.Published in Long-distance love
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Spicing up a long-distance relationship
Thursday, 09 February 2012Long-Distance Relationships: (noun, singular though can sometimes be plural) The act of carrying on with a holiday/year abroad fling, trying to make it work across countries/continents/the universe. LDR for short. See also: folkloric love, love hurts, happy families and love conquers all.Published in Long-distance love -
Studying Abroad with a disability
Thursday, 30 December 2010Studying abroad with a disability is more common than you would think and many people take the plunge to move their studies abroad, and feel better for it. In fact, 10 out of 10 students who went abroad with a disability said they’d recommend others to do the same, according to our survey. Starting your research early and finding out about the universities and the help on offer is the first place to start in your search for your year or semester abroad. Speaking to your home university’s International Office is top of your list.Published in Disability and the year abroad -
Left high and dry - what to do when plans fall through
Monday, 13 December 2010Georgia Mallin, a Year Abroad Graduate, gives out some great advice about what to do if your year abroad isn't what you'd wished for, speaking of her own personal experience, and what she did to change it, when she was already abroad...Published in When You Arrive -
Making friends abroad
Monday, 13 September 2010A friend of mine is lucky enough to have lived all over the world. Thanks to her Dad’s job she’s lived in Paris, Bath, Barcelona, Serbia and now Chicago. The experiences she has had, the people she has met and the lifestyles she has lived are enviable to even the most well-travelled amongst us.Published in Making the Most of Your Year Abroad -
Absence makes the heart grow fonder?
Wednesday, 12 May 2010After a fabulously loved up pit stop in England between the two halves of my year abroad, I have set sail (or flight) to the lovely city of Rome. The second half of my year will be spent here in the Italian capital where I am embarking on an Erasmus exchange at the unbelievably disorganised Roman university, La Sapienza.
Published in Long-distance love
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