I was pleasantly surprised to see rows of palm trees and other exotic plants decorating the city
October 29, 2013
Post written by Jack Revell. I arrived in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, from Madrid on a scorching hot Saturday afternoon. The first things I noticed when stepping off the plane were the thickness of the air due to the humidity and the menacing looking fences encircling the city, which separate the autonomous …
I will never regret my decision to study here
October 27, 2013
Post written by Ben West. Zaragoza, Spain After sharing the weight of my suitcase with a friend because of RyanAir’s forever-strict baggage restrictions, I arrived safe and sound in Zaragoza on September 9th, 2013. The first thing I have to give credit to is the Erasmus Student Network here at the University and their Erasmus …
Breathless in Peru
October 25, 2013
9th August was when I first touched down in Lima, Peru. I have been in Peru now for over 2 months and I am still loving it. Groggy after nearly 2 days of travelling to get there, when I first arrived in Lima I was not very impressed to say the least. The city is …
Appreciating Parisian culture
October 24, 2013
I’ve been in France for about a month now and it has been, let’s say interesting. I arrived with mountains of paperwork, hoping to be ready for the bureaucratic administrative system that France is famous for. It more than lived up to its expectation and I have been inundated with yet more mounds of paper, …
Laid back in Cadiz
October 23, 2013
Post by Georgia Brooks I have been in Cádiz, Spain for over a month now for the first half of my Year Abroad, and I finally feel like I belong, in this tiny and laid back little city. I flew over with two friends from university at the beginning of September and spent the first …
Getting to know Tours
October 22, 2013
Post by Jasmine Philpott Well, the first leg of my assistantship is coming to an end, (admittedly said first leg only lasted 3 weeks, but still) and I can safely say that I am not going to want to leave Tours come April. It is absurd to think that this time 9 months ago I …
This city has not failed to impress me every single day
October 20, 2013
So it has been three months since I arrived in Seville but the discoveries never seem to cease. This city has not failed to impress me every single day, from the grandeur of the architecture on my scenic route to work, to the genuine kindness of its inhabitants. When I first arrived I was hit …
The Beauty, The Chaos and The Life Changing Experiences…
Post by Anandeep Sandhu My first impressions and thoughts that crossed my mind as I arrived in Granada, Spain to start my year abroad was everything this incredible place had to offer. This came in the form of the rich Andalusian culture, flamenco music, deep rooted Islamic history leaving behind its remnants across the city… …
Have not yet scratched the surface
As I emerged from Nuremberg airport I felt a mixture of emotions. I was ecstatically happy that the year I had planned since the writing those dreaded personal statements had started, I was excited as I would be spending a whole year in one of my favourite countries in the world, working in a top …
When in France…
Post written by Katherine Hughes Like stepping into a scene from Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’, I can’t believe how lucky I am to have landed a teaching placement in the rustic town of Alençon in France. Having spent the last three months in Heidelberg, Germany and just settling into the culture and routine there, …
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