{"id":6860,"date":"2019-06-24T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T06:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=6860"},"modified":"2020-06-23T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T02:05:15","slug":"making-hearty-friends-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/06\/24\/making-hearty-friends-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Making hearty friends abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Fraser &#8211; University of Leeds, England<\/h3>\n<h4>Semester 1, 2017<br \/>\nBachelor of Media and Communication \/ Bachelor of Laws (Honours)<\/h4>\n<p>January 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2017 I packed my bags and headed for the UK. I hadn\u2019t been to the UK since the summer Commonwealth game of 2002 in Manchester, and I was certain it had changed a little since then!<\/p>\n<p>After spending a week in London seeing high school friends, I journeyed north to Leeds where myself and 500+ other exchange students settled into one of many student residences across the town. It took the better half of a week just to get familiar with faces, let alone knowing names. However, it didn\u2019t take long before the international students formed one big group, the likes of which I\u2019d never been a part of.\u00a0 It was interesting watching all these different cultures assimilate in such a bizarre setting. The north of England, housing those from countries, which covered all continents. But, we made sure our time spent with each other was worth it, studying, travelling and creating friendships that will last much longer than our mere six month semester abroad.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6860 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-cheerup-main'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cheerup-main size-cheerup-main\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cheerup-main size-cheerup-main\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2019\/06\/Fraser-Fitzgibbon-Barton-University-of-Leeds-Photo5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I was very lucky to travel the European continent, to destinations I\u2019d never been before. It was a priority of mine to not just go and see sights, but rather spend my time in these new destinations doing what the locals do. Because that\u2019s how you assimilate and diversify yourself as a person, you learn from those who are native and can convey to you their culture and the way they live. You learn about the country itself, not just what it has to offer in aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p>One blog post simply cannot encompass my exchange in semester 1 of 2017. There are simply too many memories, experiences and events that I\u2019m sure all other students can relate to.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The pictures, although pretty, do not do each destination justice. To completely experience something, you must do so in the flesh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/qutvirtual4.qut.edu.au\/group\/student\/student-life\/student-exchange\/choose-your-destination\/university-of-leeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Leeds<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fraser &#8211; University of Leeds, England Semester 1, 2017 Bachelor of Media and Communication \/ Bachelor of Laws (Honours) January 15th, 2017 I packed my bags and headed for the UK. 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