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Mikaela H
\nBachelor of Business (Marketing) \/ Bachelor of Creative Industries (Fashion Communication)
\nSimon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n

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For semester one of 2017 I partook in an exchange at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, Canada. Doing university at SFU was different from the get go with the semester starting on the 4th<\/sup> of January. For Canada, this was the middle of winter and for Vancouver this usually means a fair bit of rain and snow so make sure you pack your thermals because it gets pretty cold!<\/p>\n

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It’s cold from the beginning – pack your thermals!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In terms of accommodation I applied for on-campus student accommodation at SFU\u2019s Burnaby campus. The building I stayed in for this consisted of dormitory style buildings in which you had your own room in a hallway of rooms beside each other with a shared bathroom, kitchen and lounge room. If given the chance with exchange anywhere I would highly recommend trying to stay on-campus because I found it a lot easier to make friends as a lot of the people there are in the same boat as you.<\/p>\n

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The friends I met while staying on campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Overall, I had an amazing exchange, did so many things I\u2019ve never done before like snowboarding as well making some long lasting friendships with people from all over the world as well as Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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