The biggest problem I faced with Arizona State University was registering for classes at the very beginning. As the process of being accepted as an exchange student into ASU took a very long time, I was not able to enrol into the classes I wanted originally as by…

The location of Arizona provided for a great cultural experience, as I was able to travel a few hours up north with my friends and be on the beaches in California, or travel an hour up the mountains nearby to watch it snow. The extremes of the climate…

I opted to live in University Halls of Residence so I would have a guaranteed flat ready for me the day I arrived, so bills were inclusive and so I could easily meet fellow students. I would recommend this as a preferred option over private housing as not…

UAI is a beautifully designed university on a hill with a great view of Viña. There is no public transport to the university itself, so everyone gets a bus or train to one of the two designated spots where UAI sends private buses to pick up students. They…

The first thing to know is that all exchange students attending UAI are at the Viña del Mar campus, NOT the Santiago campus. Viña is a seaside resort town about 1.5 hours west of Santiago (a very easy, cheap bus). It is very quiet in the winter, PACKED…

I lived in an apartment around 5 minutes from Bocconi with six other guys. I found the apartment on a Facebook group for exchange students and the rent was around 850 dollars per month. It was a very modern and clean apartment and I got to live with…

I am from Norway, and Bocconi was one of the universities I had considered before I chose to study at QUT. Bocconi is famous for being one of the best universities in Europe and has a strong focus on economics and finance. It was hard to not speak…

Food Because Taiwan have a lot of roadside stalls and night markets, food pricing are so much cheaper compared to in Australia. Road side stalls are considered a big part of Taiwan culture. On the weekdays, the night markets could be open from 4 in the afternoon till…

Most Taiwanese goes to a temple to pray, be it Buddhist or Taoist despite other minority religion. When I was there, I had the chance to go to a Temple Fair, where people from one temple would go to another temple to perform rituals, it was a…

Before I even started my Electrical Engineering degree at QUT, I had my mind set on studying abroad in Germany. This decision was primarily motivated by the following factors: I wanted to live in a location which was central to many other European countries, so that I would…