Jordan W (BCI student Majoring in Drama, Minors in Scenography and Literature) Leeds University, UK Leeds is an extraordinary place it has the same population as my home city, the Gold Coast except its city centre is perhaps the same size as one of the suburbs. Everything…
Leeds Survival Guide, Part 2: Leeds Lingo
In the past few months of being in Leeds, there have been plenty of interesting and strange Yorkshire sayings that I’ve encountered. In Australia, we have words such as “snag”, “arvo”, “grog” that are native to the Australian language. Similarly, there are newfound words found in the ‘Yorkshire’ dialect found in…
Leeds Survival Guide, Part 1: Arrival
The idea of travelling and experiencing a life away from home seems fantastic; until you arrive in this strange place with no clue of what you’re doing here. I’ve been in Leeds, England for about a week now. It’s been scary, but it’s also been an incredible amount…
Out & About in Leeds
Elouise: University of Leeds, Semester 1, 2016 From the moment I submitted my exchange application, right up until I hopped off the train at Leeds station I was unsure if I had made the correct decision and picked the right university/ destination. But boy am I glad that…