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Graduate profiles: Modern Languages at work
Tuesday, 28 September 2010So you’ve graduated, you’ve moved out of your flat share and back in with the parents oh horror of horrors, or maybe you’ve decided to stay in your university town. Either way, the new dilemma facing you will undoubtedly be: what on earth am I going to do next?Published in Careers -
Reading the small print: Understanding year abroad insurance
Thursday, 23 September 2010Heck, insurance. That old chestnut. Although insurance (Lat., noun, singular: *yawn*) is not as exciting as say, scuba-diving in the Indian Ocean, or climbing up a 1,000 year old tree in the Amazon, or even going shopping on your favourite street in Paris, it is something you will most definitely need on a year or semester abroad. Your parents/university have probably warned you about it already, and you most probably haven’t got round to sorting it out yet (if your university offer free insurance, make sure it covers all your plans). And then you researched it, and it turns out there's a lot of jargon and a lot of stuff you're not sure you should be covered for... or maybe you should?! Luggage, repatriation, theft - sounds like a recipe for disaster! It doesn't have to be, if you look out for these selling points...Published in Insurance -
Lucky 7: Potential catastrophes & how to cope
Thursday, 16 September 20101. Stranded sans money
The situation: You are a forgetful klutz and leave your card in an ATM. You are an unlucky klutz and get mugged (see below). Your over-protective bank freezes your account*. However it happens, being stuck without money is likely to reduce your internal monologue to ‘ohhhhfudge.'Published in Health & Fitness -
There's no place like home...
Friday, 10 September 2010Maybe there’s a bit of truth in what Dot said, before her technicolour dream. What if there was no place like home? What if your year abroad fills you with dread, it’s not going to plan, or you just quite simply don’t want to have it on your degree menu as the main course?
Most students studying languages have to have a year abroad - it comes with the whole language learning shabang. And that’s fine, for most. But some don’t really like the idea of upping sticks and moving abroad, to work or study. The likelihood is, if you are studying Modern Languages, you’ll have to bite the bullet and go with it. A year abroad can be a real eye-opener, ask anyone who’s been on one - but it can also be incredibly hard at first.Published in Year Abroad Blues -
Welcome back: Readjusting to life back home
Thursday, 02 September 2010Anyone who has embarked on a study abroad programme will tell you it was the best semester/year of their life that they’re stronger for the experience and have returned home with a ton of amazing memories. But coming back home can be as tough as your first few weeks away.Published in When You're Back
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Panic Button: What to do in an emergency abroad
Thursday, 23 September 2010IN AN EMERGENCY:
Go in, stay in, tune in:in a major emergency, if you are not involved in the incident, but are close by or believe you may be in danger, the best advice is to go inside a safe building, stay inside until you are advised to do otherwise, and tune in to local radio or TV for information.
- make sure an emergency number has been called if people are injured or if there is a threat to life
- do not put yourself or others in danger
- follow the advice of the emergency services
- check for injuries - remember to help yourself before attempting to help others
Check with sos1.tel for a list of emergency numbers across the world, with access, by click-through, to a direct line.
There are 3 emergency numbers used worldwide: 911, 999 or 112 (mainly in use in Europe) for any emergency requiring an ambulance, the fire brigade or the police, e.g. if you witness a serious road accident, notice a building on fire or see someone breaking into a house.
- A specially trained operator will answer your call. Depending on the national organisation of emergency services, the operator will either deal with the request directly or transfer you to the most appropriate emergency service (such as ambulance, fire brigade or police).
- Operators are increasingly able to answer calls in more than one language.
- Give your name, address and telephone number. It is necessary to identify callers, in particular to avoid reporting the same incident twice.
- Do not hang up if you call one of the numbers by mistake! Tell the operator that everything is fine. Otherwise, emergency assistance may have to be sent out to check there is no problem.
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Kick start your career with languages in style
Tuesday, 21 September 2010Recent statistics have shown that languages have proven to be less popular in schools, with French taking a real knock at GCSE level. This in turn means that less sixth-formers will study languages at A-Level, which could have - and already has had, in some circles - some disastrous consequences for language departments at university level.Published in Careers -
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 -
Last night the DJ saved my life...
Monday, 06 September 2010What was the world like before that the birth of the green and black music program, king of all melodic libraries, Spotify? Well, before then, people used to own music. And if you’re going on a year abroad, if you don’t have a smartphone, the Spotify app won’t be of much use. Long bus rides warrant bringing an mp3 with some good tunes, though you might just be looking to update your music collection. It seems that these days, with the English-speaking monopoly on the music industry, it is harder to come across foreign music. But that makes it all the sweeter and more surprising when you do. Your year abroad could be the perfect opportunity to discover some lesser known bands or artists, and improve your language skills at the same time!
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The Beginning of the Year Abroad
Tuesday, 31 August 2010Come September, most of you will have landed in your chosen destination, making sense of foreign tongues, weird signposts and being somewhere totally different. It can, and will, be overwhelming at first; for some, it will kick in as soon as your parents leave, for others, it might take a week or so for you to realise you’re actually away from what you’re used to.
Published in When You Arrive
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