Clarice: Seoul, South Korea – Short Term Summer Program 2016 Originally, it never crossed my mind to apply for the summer program in EWHA Woman’s University when my friend from Singapore told me she had applied for it in January; but then I received the email about opportunities…
Chloe: HTW Berlin, Semester 1, 2016 I spent Semester 1 of 2016 on exchange at HTW Berlin, Germany. I chose to study in Berlin because I had visited the city with my family in 2011 and fallen in love with the culture and the historical significance of the…
When I first arrived at the University of Hull, I was incredibly overwhelmed with my new surroundings. My student accommodation was one that you saw in movies; all the houses on my street were identical. However, once I had unpacked and settled in and met my new housemates…
Ashleigh – University of Glasgow, Scotland Semester 1, 2016 I went on exchange to Glasgow for two semesters. While overseas for eleven months I travelled and learned a lot about different cultures, different ways of teaching and, most importantly, I learned a lot about myself as a person.…
I had previously visited Vancouver a couple years ago on holidays and fell in love with its atmosphere and ice hockey culture, not to mention it’s not far from many local ski mountains and whistler is only 2hours away. I promised myself that one-day I would eventually come…
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 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…
