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Hannah is studying French and Italian at the University of Salford, and is spending her year abroad studying in Forlì, Italy, and teaching in a collège lycée in Brittany, France. Here is her advice for keeping busy and avoiding boredom on your year abroad...
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It’s a great time to be a year abroad student. The sun has well and truly got his hat on, picnics in the park or at the beach become a daily occurrence, work/university becomes even less of a priority, and one glance at your Facebook or Twitter newsfeed confirms why you took a year abroad in the first place: all your third year friends back at home are panicking through the 17th draft of their dissertation or drowning in revision notes for their final exams, and you’re definitely, definitely not.
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Jen is studying English and French at the University of Warwick, and is spending her year abroad as a Language Assistant in Caen, the largest city in Normandy. Here is her advice about documenting your year abroad with 'BlipPhoto', a blog for keen photographers.
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Your year abroad is eighteen months, not nine! Make the most of your summer holidays!
Thursday, 21 February 2013Think about it.
Your exams finish in May or June, and then you're FREE! You don't need to be back at university until the following September/October! That's a maximum of 18 months you have to play with. And you can do anything you like! Why does everyone think about their year abroad in terms of the Academic year?! Here's why you should go to your year abroad destination early, and how to make the most of your summer holidays...Published in Making the Most of Your Year AbroadTags -
Surviving a long distance relationship on your Year Abroad
Written by Hayley French Monday, 19 November 2012Hayley French is currently in her fourth and final year studying French, Spanish and Italian Triple Honours at Bangor University in Wales. She spent a semester in each country and managed to keep her long-distance relationship going through the eighteen months she spent abroad, and beyond! Here is her advice for other year abroaders considering the same commitment...Published in Long-distance loveTags
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Lying on the beach soaking up the Spanish sun with not a care in the world, but just as the sand starts to creep into your hair and you take a deep breath to inhale the sea-air, you remember that project you have to do for University. Suddenly the experience becomes nothing like you had envisaged when you chose your degree programme 3 years ago and were promised a fun-filled time abroad. The reality of an impending University deadline hits you and you’re forced to dump the beach towel, screw the lid back on the sun lotion and head inside to start the essay you thought would be a lot easier to churn out when the time came.
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‘The year abroad is a fantastic experience and I’d recommend it to everyone.’ Heard that before? Probably – it’s pretty much what all year abroad students say to everyone back home, and it’s true! But having a ‘fantastic experience’ doesn’t necessarily mean having ‘fantastic time’ all of the time. The truth is that for just about everybody who takes a year abroad, there are some pretty tough moments, and we all sometimes wonder ‘is it just me, or is everything not always croissants and chocolat chaud?’.
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The time I moved to Madrid and forgot what English was
Written by Anna-Marie Odubote Friday, 22 February 2013Anna-Marie Odubote is studying English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Liverpool, and is spending her year abroad as a Language Assistant in Madrid... but it's affecting her English! Here are some funny experiences and linguistic mishaps she's had so far...
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Top tried-and-tested iPhone apps for year abroad students
Written by Lizzie Fane Sunday, 20 January 2013These tried-and-tested apps will help you plan, enjoy and make the most of your time abroad...
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Sam has just finished his second year at Cardiff University studying French and Spanish and is about to embark on his Year Abroad to Chambéry and Valencia. Alongside his Year Abroad, Sam is involved with the Routes into Languages 'Adopt a Class' scheme. Here he discusses what's involved, the school he's been paired with and how he will keep them in the loop with his year abroad adventures.Published in Making the Most of Your Year AbroadTags
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