{"id":4236,"date":"2017-04-25T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2017-04-20T10:33:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T00:33:07","slug":"welsh-semester-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/04\/25\/welsh-semester-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Semester Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morton, G. Bachelor of Business<\/h1>\n

Cardiff University\u00a0(Semester 2, 2016)<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>Student exchange was an eye opening experience for me. I attended Cardiff University in Wales, which encouraged me to travel around Europe 3 months prior to arriving in Cardiff and continue to visit surrounding domestic and international cities during my study. The academic opportunity granted me access to different resources and professors which enhanced my learning skills and made me adapt to new teaching techniques and software programs. I enjoyed experiencing the ways of teaching from another country and seeing what new habits I could use back in Brisbane to help me develop further at QUT. Wales was a brilliant location that allowed me to travel to 40 different cities in close proximity to where I was prepared to live for 4 months. I definitely did not want to take this for granted and so I recommend to save a lot of money and make the most of your time abroad in terms of using it as an opportunity to see the greater world as well. Not only living on the other side of the world, but living out of home as well forced me to manage my money and budget ahead which is a skill that I will constantly work on.\"\"<\/a>I am sure I will return one day to revisit the town I called home and see the friends I made. I found meeting other Australian\u2019s overseas to be such an asset to my travels and there are people that I know I will forever be in contact with. You and likeminded travelers are all there for the same reason and you find that to be such a strong foundation to a guaranteed blossoming friendship. But do not underestimate the great opportunity it is to also meet people who grew up in a different country and culture to you! Now that I have returned home I realise all the small things I took for granted before I travelled. The white sand beaches we have such easy access to, the vibrant sun that we can eat our breakfast underneath every day and the internationally attractive city. The UK has a lot to offer, but darker, colder and shorter days do make you appreciate the pristine summer of Australia.\"\"<\/a>I have no regrets from my exchange and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I am not the same person as I was before I left and I feel as though I have matured and grown completely from the experience. It will be something I never forget and I can\u2019t wait to return one day soon.<\/p>\n

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