Kia ora and bonjour! Exchange is officially over, and I am counting down the days before I go home. As I did not have to sit any final exams, I was able to enjoy Montréal stress-free as soon as I finished classes and handed in my last assignments. I ran around the city, trying to…Continue Reading Life on Buses, Trains, and Planes!
Student Exchange Diaries: A Bittersweet Goodbye 27/12/24 21:46 PM MST There are always pros and cons to every situation you may be in, and this was the case during my semester abroad. We always tend to focus on the downside or negative aspects of things and fail to realise the beauty of it all simultaneously….Continue Reading All Good Things Come to an End
She’s back!! Salut tout le monde, welcome to episode 3 of the blog! I can’t believe I’m writing this sentence, but here we are: my exchange semester has just finished. Everything feels a little unreal at the moment, but I’m enjoying the run up to Christmas in the very wintery Bolton. I actually wanted to…Continue Reading Episode 3 – All You Need To Know
A Thermal Shock. Arriving in Shanghai during the so-called “Fall” semester was a stark contrast to the chilly New Zealand winter I’d left behind. I was shocked to discover that the average temperature was 35-38 degrees!! I was mentally prepared to take on this heat, but the physical temperature was too much to handle. This…Continue Reading Can You Survive Shanghai’s Summer?
I am not invincible. Envision this: you hop onto your second to last train home; it’s pretty busy, so you and your friends have to stand. No big deal; you do it all the time. However, while you are standing, suddenly your vision goes black. Next thing you know, you are on the train floor…Continue Reading The Biggest Lesson so Far (and some smaller ones on the side)
Hello Again, everyone! ANOTHER SESSION WITH ME ! As promised, this post will be about tips living as a student around Seattle. Before we dive in, let’s get to know a bit about the city. Seattle, located on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest, is surrounded by water, mountains, and evergreen forests, with thousands of…Continue Reading Navigate as a student at the University of Washington.
Hello hello, welcome back to my blog! Although it’s only been a month since my first post, I have a lot to talk about so let’s dive in! Firstly, I need to let you all know that the weather has FINALLY gotten cooler, autumn is here! To be honest, I don’t even remember when the…Continue Reading Surviving midterms, star spotting, and securing my ARC: Chapter 2 of my Seoul adventure!
As the leaves turn red and the days become wet and cold, things start to slow down around Vancouver. Everything, it seems, except me. The past month has been filled with non-stop excitement and awe at the natural beauty that British Columbia has to offer. When I say “fall,” anyone from New Zealand would probably…Continue Reading Pumpkin Days
Student Exchange Diaries: Settling In (26/10/2024) 14:07 PM EST It has officially been two months since I arrived, two very packed and full months of exploring, studying, making friends, navigating my way around the vast campus and officially becoming a Mustang? Moments in September The first few weeks of September consisted of me settling into…Continue Reading OFFICIALLY A MUSTANG?
Beyond the exciting travel and city exploration……we are here to study! All my courses are taught in English, ranging from first-year to third-year equivalent levels. Initially, I planned to use my elective and general education credits to take fun courses. However, due to cross-crediting requirements, I opted for business papers to make things easier for…Continue Reading Am I really here to study?