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As-You-Go year abroad keepsake idea
Sunday, 13 May 2012It is so important to document your year abroad: take photos, write a blog or a journal, make a photobook, draw or even film what you get up to - you definitely won't regret it.
But one thing you will do naturally, almost without noticing, is collect bits and pieces; from postcards and tickets to maps and ideas on a napkin.
Rather than sorting through all of your memorabilia after your year abroad, why not create a keepsake as you go?Published in Making the Most of Your Year Abroad -
Don't forget to be a tourist on your year abroad!
Thursday, 26 April 2012Simon is studying Law with French at Birmingham University, and is currently on his year abroad as an Erasmus student studying Law in Bordeaux. Here he passes on some advice about making the most of your free time abroad by exploiting discounted student rates to travel to historical and cultural city centres, and getting lost in your new city to discover its hidden gems.Published in Making the Most of Your Year Abroad -
Top 10 tips for survival in Italy
Tuesday, 17 April 2012Grace studied at The University of Ferrara in Italy for her first semester and is interning at a Turin translation agency for her second. She is blogging about her experiences Grace goes to Pizzaland, but here she passes on her top tips about survival in Italy for foreign students.Published in Home -
9 tried-and-tested year abroad tips
Wednesday, 11 April 2012Olivia is studying Spanish and History at Sheffield University and is on her year abroad in Madrid. Here are her 9 tried-and-tested general tips for year abroad students...Published in Home -
Networking in a new city – opening doors and making your own luck
Monday, 02 April 2012Simon is studying Law with French at Birmingham University, and is currently on his year abroad as an Erasmus student studying Law in Bordeaux. Here he passes on his advice about how networking can help you open doors and make your own luck - to help you have more fun, and improve your degree and career prospects, and international network of friends.Published in When You Arrive
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Year Abroad tips from current students
Sunday, 13 May 2012We asked our Fans and Followers: "Any current year abroaders have a tip for those preparing now?" and were deluged with advice!
Instead of letting those nuggets of wisdom disappear into the social media ether, we've decided to immortalise them on TYA.
Learn from the experts, and please do add your comments below if we've missed anything...Published in Before You Go -
Studying three languages at university
Thursday, 26 April 2012Bonjour! Hola! Hallo!
I am currently studying at Bangor University, doing a joint honours degree in French and German with Spanish. Surprisingly the ability to study three languages at degree level is in fact extremely rare, in spite of a growing increase in companies and jobs which list the ability to speak at least one language as one of their requirements.Published in Sixth Form -
5 reasons why a year abroad benefits your CV
Wednesday, 11 April 2012Chris Hitchen studied German and History at the University of Glasgow and spent a year of his degree as an Erasmus student at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, south-west Germany. Using the language skills he acquired and improved upon during his year abroad, he now works in Berlin for Idealo UK. Here are his top five reasons why a year abroad will benefit your CV...Published in Careers -
Starting a business on your year abroad
Friday, 06 April 2012The year abroad is such a great time for students to think about starting a business, though unfortunately far too few are aware of entrepreneurship as a career option before they find their graduate job and can’t turn back.Published in Home -
Tandem SOS - top conversation exchange tips
Thursday, 29 March 2012For those of you who are thinking of a bicycle made for two, think again! Tandem partners are the latest craze - and a free, kostenlos, gratis way of improving your language skills. But how can this be? Never fear, I shall guide you through the in and outs, dos and don'ts of ‘tandeming’.Published in Language Skills
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