Househunting in Nottingham as an outgoing study abroad student
January 29, 2017
Househunting is always a headache, because there’s so many things to think about. But what if you’re going to be studying abroad next year? How do you go about arranging accommodation, especially if you’re only going to study abroad for one semester?
Greetings from the Basque Country
April 23, 2015
¡Saludos del País Vasco! Or should that be “Agurrak Euskal Herritik”? Either way, I mean to say “Greetings from the Basque Country”, as I am spending roughly nine months in San Sebastián, a beautiful city in the northern Basque region of Spain. I´ve been here since the end of August and so far it’s all …
From the sublime to the ridiculous…
February 5, 2014
Tomorrow I fly to Havana, Cuba for 5 months. After just recently finishing my six-month internship at an audit firm in Stuttgart, Germany, I can say with certainty that the study placement at La Universidad de la Habana will bring a fair share of unique cultural challenges. The term ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ …
Malaysia – foodie heaven!
November 4, 2013
Time for a long-overdue update! As usual I’ve been very busy trying to get the work-life balance steady. This is no easy task when you have at least 2 modules that you barely understand, an ever looming design project and an entire country to distract you! It’s become standard to find myself in the computer …
Guns, noses and tanks
October 14, 2013
Today we ventured to Kuala Lumpur. The day started off by with a fantastic lunch up the Menara, a 420 meter tower with a observation deck restaurant at the top. The view of KL was incredible, and only from the top of the tower do you fully appreciate how huge the city is. From there …
Heading North: Cameron Highlands and the Orang Asli
October 9, 2013
The last couple of weeks have felt like university in overdrive mode. Moving from second year to third year is hard enough in a familiar environment, but doing it in a whole new country is one hell of a ride! Take the much more independent learning style, and add a number of complicating factors…for a …
Settling in.
September 18, 2013
So I’ve been on campus for three days now, and there’s been a whole lot to get used to. I was met just before the immigration desks by the most upbeat person I think I’ve ever encountered (which I was pretty impressed by – he’d spent the last 8 hours waiting in the airport for …
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