I went on exchange to the University of Essex in the second semester of 2015. The University of Essex is situated in Colchester which has claimed to be the oldest town in Britain. Colchester is a relatively small, historic town but is fast-growing. When I first arrived, I…

I chose my partner institution as I have always wanted to go to Canada and it was a very beautiful campus with a well renowned business school. My first impressions where that Kingston was very beautiful. The only issue I had was that I arrived two weeks before…

For some crazy reason I decided to apply to study abroad in Iceland. It’s about as far away from Brisbane as you can get both in distance and differences. Brisbane is sunny, warm and relaxed for most of the year; Reykjavik is cold, overcast and windy. Honestly though,…

For the last half of 2015 I had the most amazing experience studying at Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland. Ireland I can honestly say is one of the friendliest countries you will ever encounter. The people are consciously aware of the fact that their city has an abundance…

I don’t think I will ever get a chance to experience something as wonderful as my exchange experience. I know it sounds clichéd but I made the most amazing friends that I know will last for years to come. I was so nervous when I first got to…

Budget Obviously this is personal, but here are some common prices of everyday items. (I’ve put it in pesos so you can do your own conversions, it changed so much even during my time that my rent dropped by a $100Aus within the first month!) Rent at Residencial…

The City Bogotá is a huge city of 8 million people. There’s a ton of wealth there, but also crazy inequality. The wealth is all concentrated in the north, and the city gets progressively poorer as you move south, in a weirdly perfectly linear fashion. Where you’ll spend…

At HTW, With regards to how I funded my time in Berlin, I financed my whole trip from the government bursary, the QUT scholarship and 1,500 of my own savings, so not a huge amount for 6 months in europe. However I found it super easy to…

Living in Berlin is really easy and accessible, rent in the student accommodation was very cheap and the rooms were a good size and had their own kitchen and bathroom which was super helpful to have in a student place. Water and power was included in rent and…

Going on exchange with QUT is one of the most valuable and amazing experiences you could possibly have while studying, to be able to travel, study and experience so many new and wonderful things is an experience QUT gave me that I will not soon forget. My name…