Laura is studying Spanish and Contemporary European studies at the University of Sussex and and is spending her year abroad at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. Here is her advice about accommodation, university life, eating and drinking, and things to do as a student in Las Palmas.
Hannah Wakely is studying French and Italian at the University of Salford. She spent the first half of her year abroad studying in Forlì to fulfil the Italian quota and is spending the second half in a small town in Brittany teaching in a collège lycée. Hannah didn’t have many options for studying in Italy as the Italian department at Salford is so small, but she chose the Forlì campus of the University of Bologna because she wanted to be in the north and it has a great reputation for languages. Here's her advice for other students moving to Forlì for their year abroad...
Lauren is studying Law and French at Cardiff University and is spending her year abroad studying law in Amiens, France. Here is her insider guide to studying in the city and making the most of the arts, culture, history, shopping, ice hockey and local zoo while you're there...
Virginia Stuart-Taylor studied Spanish, Italian and Portuguese at the University of Exeter and spent 6 months of her third year abroad studying in Córdoba, in Spain. Having graduated from university, she now writes a blog about travelling and living abroad called The Well-Travelled Postcard, and you can also follow her on Twitter @vstuarttaylor
Helen is studying French and Management at Lancaster University, and is currently finishing her Year Abroad in Paris after spending six months doing an internship in Antibes. Here's her advice about finding somewhere to live, banking, travelling and speaking French in Antibes.
Victoria is studying French and German at Exeter University. She spent the first semester of her year abroad in Frankfurt before moving to Dijon. Here are her top tips for making the most of your time in Frankfurt...
Elise Morton is studying Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge, and is spending her year abroad between Paris, Odessa and Moscow, interning and teaching English. Here is her advice about living in Odessa and making the most of your time there...
George Ward spent nearly four months on exchange in Toronto, Canada, in the first term of his 3rd year Journalism studies at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. Some of this Mole Diary was originally documented in his blog, but here he tells us in more detail about Toronto and shares some general tips for all exchangers.
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Hilary volunteered with APARE, a European youth organisation based in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in the heart of the Mediterranean, in her summer…
Hannah Cameron, 21, studied Pharmacology at Leeds University and decided to set up Volunteer Experience Africa after doing volunteer work…
Issie Hutchinson worked for the Epona Trust, an equine charity, on her year abroad. She spent her time in Normandy,…
Rosie Gold is a third year French and Spanish student studying at Manchester University. She spent the first half of… 3B Digital Ltd