Posted by Rachel (Netherlands) in Study Abroad on July 27, 2018
Going on a year abroad is a massive opportunity and could be one of the best experiences you get from university. However, there is the small matter of organising this monumental trip, and along with this comes several stressful hurdles to get through. Here are a few I’ve encountered so far, with some tips on […]
Posted in Erasmus, Future, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged accommodation, Erasmus, Leicester, Netherlands, packing, Travel, year abroad |
Posted by Rachel (Netherlands) in Study Abroad on July 13, 2018
As a northern lass hailing all the way from Newcastle, I’ve had my fair share of experiences with long distance relationships during my time at Leicester. After finishing my summer exams, I dreaded the day I would be packing up my things from my lovely uni house and moving back up to Newcastle, as I […]
Posted in Erasmus, Friends, Future, Holiday, Study Abroad, Uncategorized | Tagged Erasmus, Home, Leicester, Leiden, long distance, Netherlands, year abroad |
Posted by Louise in Study Abroad on April 16, 2018
You cannot deny that british universities in particular (maybe America too) have a bit of a reputation where it concerns alcohol – this was definitely confirmed for me after speaking with other people from other countries on my year abroad! It’s quite bad when you think about it really, but alcohol and nights out are seriously […]
Posted in City, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Holiday, Leisure, Stress, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized
Posted by Maria in Study Abroad on September 4, 2017
Dear readers, Time has come for me to say ‘goodbye’. It has been a pleasure keeping you updated on my year abroad experience and my summer placement, but now it is time for me to get ready for my final year and start doing some serious reading on my dissertation topic. I hope […]
Posted in Future | Tagged farewell, good luck, goodbye, the end
Posted by Maria in Study Abroad on August 27, 2017
This summer I spent 10 weeks in the Department for Work and Pensions, working in an analytical team, as part of the Government Social Research Summer Placement. It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of an amazing team and to work alongside analysts who are conducting research in some of the areas that […]
Posted in Career, Future, Internship, Placement | Tagged career, civil service, DWP, future, intern, internship, lessons, placement, public sector, reflections, skills, Summer, summer intern
Posted by Kitty (Australia) in Study Abroad on June 9, 2017
When you’re on a Year Abroad, you get used to watching everything back home from a distance – watching friends push through the final year of university towards graduation, seeing the aftermath of terror attacks play out in the news, looking on as the country celebrates achievements in sporting events like the Olympics, and, most […]
Posted in Future, Study Abroad | Tagged Australia, Conservatives, Election, exchange, Home, labour, Leicester, parliament, politics, refrendum, student, Study abroad, University of Leicester, vote, year abroad
Posted by Kitty (Australia) in Study Abroad on May 5, 2017
No, this isn’t one of those cheesy posts where I confess about how much I’ve learnt about myself during the last year and how I’m a different person now. It’s more of a recognition of how quickly time goes. I’m not quite sure where the time has gone, but I’ve just hit (and passed) the […]
Posted in Future, Study Abroad | Tagged Australia, exchange, Home, homesick, Leicester, Preparation, student, Study abroad, Sydney, Travel, University of Leicester, year abroad
Posted by Maria in Study Abroad on April 18, 2017
When it comes to students’ worries, I can tell you that there is only one thing that scores higher on the scary scale than telling your landlord about all the things that you broke in the house or running out of food money in one night spent in O2 and then surviving on […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Internship, Placement, Work | Tagged career, charity, civil service, internships, jobs, mp, MPs, opportunities, Summer, Work
Posted by Kitty (Australia) in Study Abroad on March 10, 2017
Unfortunately doing a year abroad is not a cheap adventure to embark on. There’s the price of flights, accommodation, visas, and insurance, as well as day-to-day living costs, transport, university materials, and any travel. The great thing is your tuition fees are considerably less during a year abroad and if you are on the ERASMUS […]
Posted in Employment, Erasmus, Future, Internship, Leisure, Money, Study Abroad, Studying, Work | Tagged Australia, Erasmus, exchange, Fun, job, Leicester, Money, student, Study, Study abroad, University of Leicester, visa, Work, year abroad
Posted by Kitty (Australia) in Study Abroad on February 28, 2017
I think a lot of us are the same when it comes to a new academic year, and even a new semester. We all vow that we will never again leave something until the last minute, we will do extra reading throughout the semester, and we will be more organised. And on top of that […]
Posted in Future, Health, Leisure, Societies, Sport, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged Australia, exchange, exercise, Friends, Fun, Leicester, plans, Resolutions, student, Study, Study abroad, Sydney, University of Leicester, year abroad
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