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Culture Shock in Japan: What the Fukuoka?
Sunday, 13 May 2012I’ve spent the past eight months in Japan studying Japanese on a scholarship from Nihon Keizai Daigaku, organised through links with my college at Oxford University. I live in Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu in a dormitory provided by the university with some other people on the same scholarship. As a little disclaimer, some of what I say here may be different in more or less urban parts of Japan, but overall I hope this will give you some idea of what you are in for wherever you end up.Published in Culture Shock -
Reverse Culture Shock: readjusting to life back home
Saturday, 10 March 2012Last year I was a teaching assistant in Laon, a small town in Picardie. As I nervously negotiated my first weeks there, assimilating to a new job and a new culture at the same time, had someone told me that it would be harder to leave than it was to arrive, I would have told them they were crazy.Published in When You're Back -
The students left behind...
Wednesday, 22 June 2011Having handed in her final piece of work, Nell Fane decided to find out what the year abroad was all about. She packed her suitcase and travelled across Europe to see how the other (student) half live, on their year abroad. Here, she tells all...Published in Making the Most of Your Year Abroad -
A year abroad teaching in Austria: what you need to know
Tuesday, 17 May 2011Fleur Baikie is studying French, Spanish and German at Durham university. She spent 5 months teaching as a Language Assistant with the British Council in Austria. Here she gives her tips about what to expect, and what to look out for...Published in Language Assistants -
The French and the Royal wedding
Wednesday, 27 April 2011Working on the Dauphiné Libéré, a daily newspaper in the Rhône Alpes region, year abroad student, Charlotte Derrett, has realised that it is not only the British who love a Royal Wedding... But the French too. William and Kate have been headlines all over France and whilst she won't be in England to watch, she’s certain she won't miss out too much...Here is her take on France and the image of patriotic England.Published in Blog
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Culture Shock: Madrid 2
Monday, 12 March 2012Olivia is studying History and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield, and is spending her year abroad as a British Council Language Assistant teaching in a secondary school in Pozuelo, just outside Madrid. Here she passes on her observations about the culture shock of moving from the UK to central Spain...Published in Culture Shock -
Six things you can't leave home without!
Wednesday, 03 August 2011As you’re trying to pick your favourite clothes, decide on how many pairs of shoes to bring, which posters to flog into your suitcase and just how much tea you’re going to go through in a year, packing for your year abroad can be a real pain in the rear end, at the best of times. You will inevitably end up going abroad with far too many scarves when it’s boiling in the sunshine, or packing your favourite heels only to notice that no one else gets that dressed up. But what about your personality traits? What are the essentials when it comes to moving to another country?Published in Planning and preparation -
Culture Shock: Israel
Wednesday, 25 May 2011Lisa Murgatroyd, Middle Eastern studies student at the University of Manchester, gives valuable tips and advice for any student planning on relocating to Israel for their year abroad...Published in Culture Shock -
Book review: Lucy Wadham's The Secret Life of France
Monday, 16 May 2011Elen Roberts, off on her year abroad, reviews Lucy Wadham's The Secret Life of France for year abroad students - funny, sarcastic, personal and a real eye-opener for any student planning on a year abroad in l'Héxagone...Published in What to pack? -
Culture Shock: Argentina
Tuesday, 19 April 2011Sally O'Brian went to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for her year abroad. Here, she gives us an account about her time there, with an insight into Argentinian culture...Published in Culture Shock
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