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What to do if you're uneasy about your language skills
Thursday, 22 November 2012Louise Gill is a studying English and French at the University of Liverpool, and is spending her year abroad as a British Council Language Assistant in Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. Here is her advice for students who are feeling uneasy about their language skills before or during their year abroad...Published in Language Skills -
Long distance break-up advice
Tuesday, 17 July 2012Jennifer is coming to the end of her year abroad as an Erasmus student in Gelnhausen, Germany. Here is her story about the emotional rollercoaster she faced on her year abroad, and her top tips for long-distance break-ups.Published in Long-distance love -
Top Au Pairing tips
Monday, 02 July 2012Emily spent the summer before her year abroad au pairing for a family in Northern Italy. Here are her top tips for choosing the right family and making the most of the experience...Published in Au Pairing Abroad -
How to write your CV in German
Monday, 25 June 2012If you want to work in a German-speaking country, then you need to have a version of your CV not only written in German, but also in the style and layout of a traditional German CV. Here is some advice from recent graduate Lloyd Bingham to help you out.Published in Documentation -
Top of the Blogs 2012-2013
Saturday, 16 June 2012While you're preparing for your year abroad, it's useful to find out what other students in your position are up to! Here are the early-stage blogs and words of wisdom about year abroad preparations written by current students, and here's what last year's students got up to: Top of the Blogs 2011-2012. Blogging is a great way to document your year abroad, but here are some other weird and wonderful ways.
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Step By Step: a journey to your year abroad
Wednesday, 29 August 2012When I first contacted ThirdYearAbroad.com about writing for the site, I was asked whether there was anything I'd liked to have known prior to my current situation (which is starting the physical journey down to Jean-Moulin University in Lyon from Lancaster University). To be honest, I found this website whilst in one of my many emotional flaps in the hope that I'd find a childlike version of instructions which essentially reassured me I will survive. This time last year, or even 3 or 4 months ago, I'd have appreciated the following basic advice when it came to my preparations...Published in Planning and preparation -
How to convince your parents to let you study abroad
Monday, 02 July 2012The full title could be ‘How to convince your parents to let you go abroad, or, how to blindly ignore anything your parents might think about your year abroad and go entirely based on your impression of how they feel about it’, but let's not get caught up on particulars straight away…Published in Parent Section -
Pre-Year Abroad Worries
Tuesday, 26 June 2012Charlotte Watson is studying French and German Joint Honours at Bangor University in Wales. She spent the first semester of her third year abroad studying in Toulouse, France and the second semester studying in Passau, Germany. Here, Charlotte discusses a year abroad with a language learnt from scratch, living in a new city, turning your university romance into a long-distance relationship, and where to go for help and advice.Published in Year Abroad Blues -
Top survival tips for your year abroad in France
Thursday, 21 June 2012Miranda Clark is studying French and Spanish with a Portuguese module at Edinburgh University, and has spent her year abroad studying at Rennes Sciences Po for a semester, followed by a language course in Lisbon for one month, and is now working as a British Council English Language Assistant in Argentina. Here are Miranda's top tips for living in France on your year abroad.Published in French-speaking -
Top 10 Tips for Survival as an Erasmus Student
Friday, 15 June 2012Charlotte Watson is studying French and German Joint Honours at Bangor University in Wales. She spent the first semester of her year abroad studying in Toulouse, France, and the second semester studying in Passau, Germany. Here are her top ten survival tips for Erasmus students...Published in Erasmus
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