There is no question that there are many cultural differences between Australians and Americans. Being the complete other side of the world from on another, we experience different climates, holidays, and ultimately very different lives. I have been in the United States for just under a month now,…
Living in Berlin
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…
The Long Awaited Return To Vancouver for Studies
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…
Discovering the University of Essex
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…
Life in Canada as an exchange student
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…
The hidden secrets of an exchange to Dublin
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…
Exchange in the Heart of Colombia
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…
Living in one of the prettiest countries: exchange in Strathclyde
I originally chose to do my year exchange at Strathclyde University because I had never left Australia before and I wanted to go to an English speaking country with a similar culture. The Scot’s are pretty similar to Australian’s, they’re laid back, super friendly, love their beer and…
Heidi’s highlights in Leeds
Last September I embarked on the incredible experience of an exchange semester at Leeds University. I chose this University for a number of reasons: the availability of my Biomedical Science subjects, its high reputation within the UK, for the chance to live in Leeds and be close to…
‘The Best of Birmingham’
The QUT exchange program provided me with a range of opportunities and experiences. I spent the last semester studying abroad in England at the University of Birmingham through the QUT exchange program. Beginning classes in late September, I was not only studying on the other side of the…