{"id":4309,"date":"2017-05-08T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4309"},"modified":"2017-05-12T10:11:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T00:11:43","slug":"an-engineer-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/05\/08\/an-engineer-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"An Engineer Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacob W, \u00a0Bachelor of Engineering<\/h1>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

A blog for uni, I must write,<\/p>\n

as I sit and wait for my flight.<\/p>\n

Home, I am bound,<\/p>\n

Now I am out of euro & pound.<\/p>\n

An adventure I have had,<\/p>\n

soon to see friends and family though, I am glad.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It was July I left, travel and study abroad lay ahead,<\/p>\n

though now in hindsight I feel I may have been misled.<\/p>\n

A semester abroad can be really great,<\/p>\n

unfortunately for me it was not to be my fate,<\/p>\n

often you will read and hear,<\/p>\n

\u201cEmbarking on exchange was the best decision I made this year\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t think, just do it\u201d was something I read,<\/p>\n

take heed! think! before dreams fill your head.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Life in Exeter, day to day<\/p>\n

very similar to home though in winter, dreary and grey.<\/p>\n

I lived with a lovely brother & sister, just out of town,<\/p>\n

my expectations for foreign dorm life meant this was a slight let down.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Weekend trips to the English countryside, I thought there would be many,<\/p>\n

lots of assignments ensured there were hardly any.<\/p>\n

All-nighters in week two, something must be wrong,<\/p>\n

Suddenly my time abroad was seeming very long.<\/p>\n

Weeks turned to months and I eventually settled in,<\/p>\n

I made a lifelong friend, thank god as things were looking a bit grim.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I did have a lot fun, travelling and meeting people along the way,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 seeing the sights and trying new foods, almost every day.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beer bike tours and river boat cruises in Budapest,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 these experiences might have been the best.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Though the delicious Polish sausage in Krakow,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chargrilled from a food truck, I wish I had one now.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 However, I can\u2019t forget snowboarding in Norway,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amazing Berlin Christmas markets and all the Paris Clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many more highlights and stories to tell,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Though I\u2019ll wrap up this poem before you\u2019re bored as hell.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So my semester abroad is done,<\/p>\n

looking back, mostly I remember the fun.<\/p>\n

Contemplating exchange? Here\u2019s my final advice,<\/p>\n

Dream big, get inspired but also think twice!<\/p>\n

If you decide to go, pack light,<\/p>\n

double check your passport before every flight.<\/p>\n

Try to see everything but also study hard,<\/p>\n

Call your parents and send them a post card.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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