{"id":6277,"date":"2019-05-24T13:24:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T03:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=6277"},"modified":"2019-05-24T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T03:24:09","slug":"aussie-among-the-brits-my-semester-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/05\/24\/aussie-among-the-brits-my-semester-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie among the Brits: My semester abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah K. \u2013 Bachelor of Business\/Bachelor of Laws
\nUniversity of Leeds, England (Semester 2, 2016)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I had the time of my life studying at the University of Leeds during Semester 2, 2016.<\/p>\n

Leeds is located at the centre of the UK in the Yorkshire region, about 315km North of London. It is an awesome student city which meant cheaper living costs (especially compared to somewhere like London!) and the opportunity to meet heaps of university students.<\/p>\n

The University of Leeds was really great, and incidentally while I was there, it was awarded University of the Year 2017. It was my main choice because it provided a lot of subject options which allowed me to match up all of my law and business units. It was also interesting listening to lecturers with English, Irish and Scottish accents. Different to QUT, lectures are compulsory and your timetables are configured for you, there is no option to design your own schedule. The university also offered hundreds of different clubs! I joined a number of societies, notably the \u2018Leeds Snowriders\u2019 skiing and snowboarding society. Being a member allowed me to go on the university ski trip to Andorra, located on the border of France and Spain, which was an absolute blast.<\/p>\n

In England, after graduating from High School, most students will move cities and live in on-campus student accommodation Halls for their first year of university. During my semester, I opted for catered living in Devonshire Hall, which was only a 15 minute walk from campus and looked a lot like Hogwarts. I cannot recommend student accommodation enough \u2013 you\u2019re living with hundreds of other students just like yourself, which makes it so easy to make friends!<\/p>\n

Devonshire Hall consists of several houses with both catered and self-catered students. My house had 10 people in it including myself, one other Australian exchange student, one American exchange student and the rest were all English students. Being catered at Devonshire Hall (or \u2018Dev\u2019 as it was quickly termed) meant that breakfast and dinner were always social occasions used to catch up with friends and plan weekend adventures. The food was pretty good but prepare yourself\u2026England LOVE potatoes! Dev was also a really social Hall with frequent social events, quiz nights, movie nights, hall sports teams and drama and music groups. University accommodation allows you to meet so many different kinds of people from your home country as well as international students. Besides connecting with a lot of Aussies, some of my closest friends came from various places around England, New Zealand, Iceland, Netherlands, Japan, Denmark and many more.<\/p>\n

I chose England for the location of my exchange because of its location within Europe. Other than the friendships I formed, travelling was what I loved most about exchange. I managed to fit in travel before, during and after my semester. I loved the ability to meet people from different countries and experience a variety of cultures. Exchange allowed me to be independent and self-sufficient whilst also completing my studies and it\u2019s something that I think everyone should experience \u2013 you won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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