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I feel a lot more at home here in Shanghai
April 14, 2014
Having been in Shanghai for six weeks now, I feel I have made lots of friendships and connections. It is already far more social than Spain ever was, the reason for which I will explain here, and I feel much more settled and ‘at home’ here in Shanghai, an amazing city where I am truly …
China Welcomes You!
April 13, 2014
Foreigners in China are given the nickname 老外(lǎo wài) which translates as ‘wise outsider’ as a term of respect and this sums up well the general Chinese perspective of us. They see us as mysterious and interesting people and it is c
Erasmus. Friends. Smile. Sleepless nights. Connections.
For me Erasmus is a synonym of friends and connections. I am so glad I had the chance to go on Erasmus. I spent the first semester of my year abroad in Audencia, Nantes. It was fantastic. I met people from all around the world; from countries that I have only seen on a map. …
“I do not go back to England every night after the end of school, and come back to France the next morning!”
April 12, 2014
As I sit writing my penultimate blog entry, I am acutely aware than I have only nine more hours of teaching left at Jean Jaures primary school. Despite the fact that I have been teaching these small children for the best part of six months, I still have to remind at least two people a …
“It’ll be the best year of your life”. How the year abroad has turned me into a ‘Yes Man’
With my permanent departure from France just a week away, I have been feeling increasingly pensive lately. Reflecting on the life I have built here and how it has changed me over the last seven months leads me to all sorts of conclusions on what I have learned from the experience; be it what I …
Challenges of making connections in Cuba
April 11, 2014
Posted by Lucy Kirkup. Cubans are known for their open and friendly nature along with their zest for life. Despite this stereotype I have found it considerably harder making connections with the locals here than I did in Germany. Obvious reasons for this are the difficult Cuban accent, which I still struggle with, and the …
Connections are what make your year abroad a success
Post written by Hannah Sheeham. Planning my year abroad in Brazil was a challenge due to a lack of connections in South America. After sending out numerous CV’s and applying for numerous internships I had no luck but nonetheless was very fortunate to fall upon the last study placement available in Santa Maria along with 3 …
A passport into French culture
Post written by Alice Noone, The links I have made during my time in France fall into three categories. The first being the people I have encountered. I have been fortunate enough to establish important friendships, particularly with two of my colocs: Céline and Nico. Initially it took time to warm to one another due …
The most important thing about spending time in any place is not the place itself; it’s the people
April 10, 2014
I am entering the final weeks of my teaching assistantship in North-eastern France, and while trying desperately to soak up every last opportunity to improve my French, travel around Europe and drink cheap wine, I am beginning to reflect on the things I will miss about living in this country. The most significant thing I …
I hope I will leave this island with many friends, and we will toast to my return
Early this February, I left snowy Vienna for the sunny, buzzing capital of Cuba: Havana. It was a total shock to my system – staring at the deep blue sea, sitting by the Malecon in the shadow of the famous Hotel Nacional, surrounded by the cries of the street vendors and the roar of engines …
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