{"id":4848,"date":"2017-09-25T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T05:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2020-12-03T12:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T02:12:30","slug":"highlands-bagpipes-and-everything-scottish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/09\/25\/highlands-bagpipes-and-everything-scottish\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlands, bagpipes and everything Scottish"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Lateisha &#8211; University of Glasgow, Scotland<\/h3>\n<h4>Semester 2, 2016<br \/>\nBachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) \/ Bachelor of Justice<\/h4>\n<p>Being able to go abroad and study for a semester in Glasgow, Scotland, has given me the opportunity to learn much more about myself and the world than I thought possible. I would (and plan to) do it all again as it was one of the best experiences and recommend it to everyone that gets the chance. Though being honest it wasn\u2019t all smooth sailing, there were some hiccups along the way, but that was all part of the experience!<\/p>\n<p>The first problem I encountered was that I missed the registration for events during O-week and fresher week meaning I couldn\u2019t go. This made meeting people and making friends a little tricky as these events were where the majority of people met each other and made friends. The next issue I had was with<\/p>\n<p>my units which was stressful. The units I had initially planned were cancelled and not run during the semester I was there so I had to find new ones last minute. Through the help of the staff at both QUT and UofG I was able to quickly find alternative units. The final challenge I experienced was the weather. The weather in Glasgow is very, very different from Brisbane. It was cold dark and damp for the majority of the time I was there, so after growing up on the Sunshine Coast and coming from Brisbane it took some time before I adjusted and accepted that seeing the sun only happened on rare occasions. Though it did snow one night in November which I was very lucky to witness as it was quite early for snow!<\/p>\n<p>I lived in university accommodation, which was dorm style living. I had four other roommates, we each had our own rooms with communal living spaces. The hall was about a 15 minute walk away from campus through Kelvin Grove Park, and around a half hour walk from the city centre. The lectures I had were quite similar in style to those at QUT, however the tutorials and lectorials were generally smaller in size and felt more like large discussions, which I found interesting as that isn\u2019t really something I\u2019ve come across at QUT. The campus itself was absolutely stunning! The architecture of the buildings was amazing, it looked like something plucked straight from the past or out of a movie. I thought parts of the campus looked like something from Harry Potter which to be honest was part of the reason why I chose Glasgow!<\/p>\n<p>Going on exchange allowed me to be 100% independent, which is something I haven\u2019t experienced fully. It was a little daunting to begin with in the sense that I didn\u2019t really have a family member or a friend who I could rely on, it was all up to me. After a while though I got used to it and really enjoyed having to be independent. Exchange in Glasgow also allowed me to travel around Europe and the UK, which is something I\u2019d been wanting to do for a long time. I travelled Europe before my semester began with a tour company, and then towards the end of and after the semester I travelled by myself around the UK, which is something I would never of had the confidence to do without exchange. (I would add some snapshots but I couldn\u2019t choose only a few).<\/p>\n<p>Exchange has enabled me to find myself as a person in a time when I really needed to, as clich\u00e9 as it sounds. My self-confidence has grown, I\u2019m able to step outside of my comfort zone and challenge myself, I was able to immerse myself in a culture similar yet also quite different to my own and I made some really good friends.<\/p>\n<h4>Find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/qutvirtual4.qut.edu.au\/group\/student\/student-life\/student-exchange\/choose-your-destination\/university-of-glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Glasgow<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lateisha &#8211; University of Glasgow, Scotland Semester 2, 2016 Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) \/ Bachelor of Justice Being able to go abroad and study for a semester in Glasgow, Scotland, has given me the opportunity to learn much more about myself and the world than I thought possible. 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