Let the World Change You
Christmas lights in Florence In August 2019, I headed off on my overseas adventure. I was starting at Bocconi University, in Milan, Italy, in September, so this gave me a month to travel around Spain. I was then in Italy for around four months, before my parents came over and we travelled around Europe, before … Continue reading How I decided on Bocconi University in Milan, and never looked back.
As a born and bred Wellingtonian, I was not expecting to find a city quite like our coolest little capital in any of my travels. Yet, little did I know that my home city for my final semester of my degree at Victoria would be completed in a city just as quirky, just as colourful, … Continue reading Brighton Brightened My Life:
My host university was Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) in Schwäbisch Gmünd, a charming old little town just outside of Stuttgart, Germany. Some might say the perfect town for a Wellingtonian...
My exchange consisted of four phases. The first was the ‘honeymoon’ phase, landing in Italy, everything I saw seemed other worldly and enormous. When I first saw the Duomo of Milan with its hundreds of spires, it looked bigger than New Zealand. Every day was enchanted, I would walk around amazed that people were so … Continue reading The 4 phases of my exchange experience-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy.
"Going on exchange and this larger trip was the most life changing experience I have ever had the pleasure of being a part of."
Trimester 1, 2018 at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. I left New Zealand for Madrid on Christmas Day, winging my way away from the most amazing December I'd ever seen in Wellington to the dreary beginning of European winter. Fortunately, my family met me there and I was saved from a Christmas alone in a … Continue reading Spain – What a Roller-coaster
My university of choice for my exchange was the Copenhagen Business School. Copenhagen is a place for anyone as it showcases great depths of diversity. Whether you are into great old traditions or a modern lifestyle and architecture then Copenhagen is a place you need to go! The best way to get around Copenhagen is … Continue reading Have Bike, Will Travel
The University College Tower (UC Tower) on the Hill. Going to a Canadian university was a unique experience. Imagine a classic American college, with the friendliest people you will ever meet and a less extreme version of the over-the-top college culture. That being said, you can’t walk 100 metres on campus without seeing someone in … Continue reading My exchange to Western University – London, Ontario, Canada
Blogpost by fyferach 2018 was the year I plucked the courage to test out something new, to dive into new waters and experience what is was like to go to another country and study. Although I didn’t venture far, only going across the ditch to Australia it was one unforgettable experience. That first day meeting … Continue reading Exchange Adventure 2018
From my time at Texas A&M University to my three weeks in Europe to my six week family holiday back in the USA, it is fair to say that the first six months of 2018 was rather action packed! Looking back at my time overseas, there is honestly nothing I would have changed. By doing … Continue reading An Unforgettable Six Months Abroad
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