Return to England: Jingle Bell Jetlag
January 6, 2012
I’ve been back in the UK for exactly two weeks now and it’s been crammed full with christmas, new year and new routines. I hope you all had a very merry christmas and a happy new year; for the first time in 4 years I’ve had a christmas break where I haven’t had to revise …
A 21st Birthday in Brisbane
December 15, 2011
Today I’m celebrating my twenty-first birthday in Sunny Brisbane. It’s great to be celebrating a December birthday in sunshine and with plans to head to the beach over the weekend; I’ll be ending my time in Aussie in style! I begin my long journey home on Monday morning, and will arrive at Heathrow on Wednesday …
Tis the Season to be Summer
December 8, 2011
While temperatures in England seem to have finally plummeted to the expected Winter climate, summer has well and truly arrived in Australia and with the Summer Holidays in full swing, what better time than to celebrate…Christmas!! It is an incredibly surreal feeling, walking around in 32 degree heat, soaking up the UV rays and bumping …
Results and Rainforest Tours
December 1, 2011
So this week began with the grades for my courses this semester at UQ being released; I gained two grades 7’s (the equivalent of a 1st and UoN) and a grade 6 (the equivalent of a 2.1). These grades top off what has been an incredibly enlightening semester abroad – not only has it expanded …
Learning about learning
November 24, 2011
While assessments begin to pile up back home at UoN, and the cold of winter days begins to really take its bite, I have been enjoying the increasingly humid weather of a Brisbane Summer, and finishing what has been a spectacular semester here at UQ. Term and exams ended on Saturday, and move out from …
From Britain to Brisbane…
November 17, 2011
While The University of Nottingham is where my heart is, the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia is currently where my home is. I’m currently lucky enough to be participating in a student exchange programme for a semester, and experience the opportunity of a lifetime. As a third year student I have come a long …
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