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Jade – University of Strathclyde, Scotland<\/h3>\n

Semester 1, 2016
\nBachelor of Business \/ Bachelor of Laws (Honours)<\/h5>\n

What a task \u2013 asking me to reflect on my exchange experience in less than one page, where to even begin?<\/p>\n

Semester 1, 2016 was the happiest six months of my life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I did my exchange at the University of Strathclyde in the oh-so-sunny Glasgow, Scotland. That was typed with the heaviest sarcastic tone FYI, I think I had about seven days\u2019 worth of sun during my time in Glasgow \u2013 I even had to go out and buy a lighter foundation!<\/p>\n

I lived on the top floor of the second-cheapest accommodation option, with seven other girls. For six of which, English was their second language, so anytime the American girl or I noticed a mistake in their English, we had to write it out on \u2018the fridge\u2019 (cue: dun-dun-duuun). After 4 and a half months the fridge was filled with the most hilarious out of context sentences and embarrassingly enough even something I had said managed to make it there.<\/p>\n

In my defence, Australian English okay! And that\u2019s another thing I had to learn, to make fun of the country that I\u2019m so proud to call home. I don\u2019t know why, but Europeans don\u2019t quite consider us a real country yet; you should have heard the sassy comments on the night of Eurovision! I\u2019ve heard it all from riding kangaroos to buying my groceries with monopoly money \u2013 people will laugh at us and our \u201cwhat is a bogan<\/em>?\u201d accent, but at the end of the day you will be their favourite international drinking bud \u2013 take it all in pride.<\/p>\n

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I am so relieved to report that I did not have any Scottish teachers, except for one guest law lecturer, and yes \u2013 I did not understand a single word he said. We call ourselves multicultural; wait until you go to school in Europe. I\u2019ve learnt from people all over the globe, Egyptian, Greek, Spanish, African, Lithuanian, you name it. Their teaching staff were so globally experienced, name a country and they\u2019ve worked there.<\/p>\n

Moving onto the most important part of the exchange, Spring Break (sorry Mum). 3 girls, 6 countries, 10 cities, 5 flights, 1 overnight bus, a cross-country drive, a night on an airport floor, countless hostels, and endless coffee, all in 15 days. Now I can officially say I\u2019ve walked to the smallest country in the world! I\u2019m not even going to try and dive into this trip because there are too many stories for one page, and it\u2019s something you just have to go out there and experience for yourself.<\/p>\n

I honestly cannot even begin to explain how amazing my exchange was \u2013 I will always be so grateful for this experience and the support QUT offered from beginning to end. Being able to live, and study abroad with the administrative and financial help from your university isn\u2019t an opportunity you should just let pass you by.<\/p>\n

My advice to those considering an exchange, go to virtual>study>open exchange application and submit. To those that are eagerly counting down the days until their flights, boy do I envy you! Just take each day as it comes and make the most of whatever situation you find yourself in.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t waste your weekend\u2019s Facebooking friends from your dorm room \u2013 RyanAir is your new best friend. Book those $15 6:50am flights and go out and get a taste of the world! Everything will still be waiting for you when the dreaded day comes and you have to make your trek home. Then you\u2019ll be where I am now, wishing more than anything that you could wake up and do it all over again.<\/p>\n

Read more about the University of Strathclyde<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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