{"id":6742,"date":"2019-05-16T12:25:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T02:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=6742"},"modified":"2020-12-03T12:03:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T02:03:12","slug":"a-semester-at-the-university-of-leeds-and-73705kms-of-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/05\/16\/a-semester-at-the-university-of-leeds-and-73705kms-of-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"A Semester at the University of Leeds and 73,705kms of Travel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Shannon M., Bachelor of Education (Secondary)<br \/>\n<\/em><em>University of Leeds, England (Semester 1, 2016)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had an incredible time in Leeds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6745\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6745\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-9.jpg 808w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-9-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-9-768x911.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gibraltar &#8211; a British Overseas Territory off the southern coast of Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Living in Devonshire Hall was one of the best experiences. Considering I had not lived out of home before, this was the best place to do it knowing I had incredible support through the Leeds accommodation office as well as with the international students I was sharing my flat with. They were from all around the world, had different culture, opinions and ideas to me but we all seemed to share similar interests \u2013 to have a good time, study and travel when possible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6746\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6746 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-10.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-10-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-10-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-10-391x300.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6747\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6747 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Czech Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I participated in The University of Leeds Gryphons Baseball Club, the Leeds community slow pitch softball &#8216;Dales&#8217; Club and I represented Leeds in an international slow pitch softball tournament in Czech Republic with &#8220;The Terriers&#8221;. This allowed me to meet a different group of people to what I was experiencing in halls and at university and allowed me to get to know the Leeds community and the people within.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6748\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6748 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beach in France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6749\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6749 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-13.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-13-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-13-768x714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-13-323x300.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stone Henge, England<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The way of teaching and delivering information was exceptionally different at the University of Leeds which I believe was an important experience for me as a future teacher. I was able to receive education by different modes of communication, became aware of different teaching pedagogues in use, saw new ways of teachers facilitating knowledge through activities and was even introduced to different ways of providing feedback.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6750\" style=\"width: 159px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6750 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">England<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6752\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/1-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6752 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/1-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6753\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6753 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-1.jpg 539w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-1-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As I\u2019m a student majoring in English teaching I believe studying in-depth English literature modules in England was extremely beneficial towards my future career. As I minor in History I regularly visited historical sites across Europe including Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps in Poland, visited Jewish Synagogues in the Czech Republic, visited Jewish memorials around Europe and participated in Old Jewish Quarter walking tours in Germany. I believe experiences in these places has provided a new light and direction for my future lessons if I were employed to teach history. \u00a0In the future I will be able to provide my students the facts as well as personal thoughts and experiences while traveling on study abroad as a QUT student.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6754\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6754 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6755\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6755 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6757\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6757 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-5.jpg 410w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6758\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6758 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-6.jpg 744w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-6-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was accidentally homeless for a night in Ireland with 7 others, had my Iphone 6s and credit cards stolen from me in Germany, lived in questionable 30 bed hostel dorm rooms in Poland, explored numerous castles in England and Wales and even cruised across the Mediterranean (and more). I believe all of these experiences good and \u2026not so good assisted in shaping the person I am now and will continue to shape me for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6759\" style=\"width: 171px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6759 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amsterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6760\" style=\"width: 165px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6760 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2019\/04\/Shannon-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My exchange spanned 73705 km \/ 45800 miles and helped me catch an insatiable desire to travel. All the places I visited are featured throughout this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon M., Bachelor of Education (Secondary) University of Leeds, England (Semester 1, 2016) I had an incredible time in Leeds. Living in Devonshire Hall was one of the best experiences. 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