Hello hello from Sydney! It’s now the thick of the semester; you’re starting to know your way around the streets, leave core memories in small corners and folds of the city, and feel the rhythm of each week as steadily as your own pulse. Yes, the food is phenomenal and everywhere. Yes, there are fireworks…Continue Reading Rhythms and Patterns
Hello again everyone! I’m now in the last stretch of my time at St Andrews and am currently getting ready for my final exam this week, so I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at some of the travelling I’ve been doing this past semester! My first stop in the mid-semester break…Continue Reading Exploring Europe!
Happy April! The weather is getting slightly better here in Manchester, with it now raining only five days of the week instead of six! I kid, but after a wonderfully sunny mid-sem break exploring Switzerland, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Manchester gloom feels a little dismal. Though thankfully, the blossoms are in full bloom, making…Continue Reading Springtime with some Sunshine?
Kia ora friends, fellow kiwis and future exchange students alike! My name is Tess and I’m writing to you from Leuven, Belgium, where I’m spending a semester exchange to study law (and just be ‘Leuven’ the dream in general 🤪). I’m nearing the end of my second week here, and am rapidly trying to adopt…Continue Reading ‘Leuven’ the Dream: a Belgian Blog 🍻
As I descend this unfamiliar concoction of concrete – and in competition with the car next to me – neon lights of all colours burst in sync; as if the glowing eye of some monstrous organism is opening to witness our race. Gripping the handlebars of my bicycle with desperation, I look across at the…Continue Reading A Nightmarish Return Home
Kia ora from the other side of the Tasman! It’s been just over a month since I landed in Sydney, and during this time I’ve emerged a victor from the mess that is the Sydney rental crisis, turned my usual stay-at-home-Sundays into 10km-walk-Sundays, and made an adventure out of exploring a new city, from botanic…Continue Reading The Big Little First Step
Manchester! Home to some of the UK’s most famous bands and football teams, the industrial revolution and funnily enough, is a city that’s had the worker bee as its symbol for 150 years (according to the council website, it “denotes Mancunians’ hard work ethic and the city being a hive of activity”). After 3 flights,…Continue Reading Buzzing About: The First Few Weeks in Manchester!
Kia ora from Scotland! My name is Eloïse and I’m in my fourth year of study for a conjoint Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences degree. Since I’ve still got over a year of my degree to go I wanted to break it up a bit by getting out of my bubble in NZ and…Continue Reading Castles and Curses in St Andrews
Hi! I’m Yu (and you can also call me Lydia). I am exchanging in Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024 semester 1. Time flies. When typing this post, I am surprised to find that I have come to CUHK for 1 month. It feels like I have experienced nothing or everything, but I have…Continue Reading My First Month in CUHK: Basically Introduction of Accommodation