Exchange students are particularly lucky at Tec De Monterrey as every 5 weeks we have a ‘semana tec’. Semana tec (tec week in english) is similar to a mid semester break where no assignments are due. As Tec De Monterrey has 18 weeks in their semester, we get 3 weeks in total of semana tec….Continue Reading Adventures Across the Agricultural Land
Hey guys! I am halfway through my semester and wanted to touch on my accommodation, classes and how exchange has been so far. My accommodation is East Newington Place and it was been great. I share a flat with 3 other students (a mix of exchange and first-year students). The location is great as it’s…Continue Reading Checking in from Edinburgh!
It’s officially been 2 months since I flew across the world to Canada, and I could not be happier with how it’s all going! I’m currently in week 8 of my semester, with the workload starting to grow, so my weekdays have been spent at classes, or in the library studying for midterms! At Queen’s…Continue Reading Life in Canada so far!
The 1 November marks two months of my being in Granada! How crazy is that!? Time has flown by so fast, and I’m loving this city and this country more and more with every day that passes. I swear I keep forgetting that I’m here to study! What have I done since the last time…Continue Reading Catch-Up Time: New Memories
Well we’re halfway through the exchange and I can honestly say that it hasn’t slowed down one bit! I’ve done more than I thought possible in my eight weeks here and am looking forward to so much more! Apologies in advance for how scattered this post is going to be, I have so much to…Continue Reading Halfway Through UVA
One of my favorite parts of exchange is being able to explore a new country with people from across the globe. The energy of exchange students is irreplaceable. People are just as motivated to educate themselves about your exchange country as you are, while being just as spontaneous to try new things and have crazy…Continue Reading Magic Of Mexico
Kia Ora & Konnichiwa! Welcome back to my 360 blog 🙂 As some of you may know, I have successfully completed my first semester abroad at Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea, and now, I have officially started my second and last semester abroad at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. When this blog post…Continue Reading こんにちは, JAPAN! 🇯🇵
Kia ora from the other side of the world! My name is Anya and I am a third year student studying Anthropology and Global Environment and Sustainable Development (BA/BGlobal) at University of Auckland. I’m spending my semester abroad at the lovely University of Edinburgh. My overseas journey began a little bit before I arrived in…Continue Reading A Welcome to Edinburgh
Being on exchange is a continuous ‘pinch me’ moment; life simply feels like a dream. You are on a journey of understanding a new culture, language, and way of living. A simple task such as shopping can lead to a crazy story you will never forget. It makes you realize what you miss from home…Continue Reading El Primer Mes: Viva en México
Hey guys! How are we all doing? It’s the third week of classes for me, and while being able to understand my teachers has been a gradual process, I can already tell I’m handling these Spanish accents much better than in week 1 – I’ll take the little wins where I can! Last Saturday I…Continue Reading Two Sides of a Coin: The Bright and the Dark