After finishing my Year Abroad in Grenoble in France, it was noticeable how much my level of Spanish had slipped, especially given I’d only had one class in my other language every week. For this reason, I decided that it would be beneficial for me to spend some time getting work experience in Spain, where I could regain some balance […]
Hello again! It’s crazy to think that I am now five months into my year abroad and half way through! This time, I am going to talk about skills that I’ve developed whilst studying in Potsdam. Through the Potsdam Erasmus society, I have become involved with a project called Europa Macht Schule.
Since coming to Germany, the greatest struggle I have faced is homesickness and missing my loved ones from back home. It hasn’t been easy moving to another country and being taken away from the support system I have grown accustomed to at home
When I first started my internship here in Paris, I didn’t really know what to expect. After an initial introductory meeting on the first day including some basic information about the job, we went straight to work. Within the first three days, I was already making phone calls in French, creating contracts, and using almost no English whilst at work […]
I can’t deny that I was extremely excited leading up to the Christmas holiday. Finally, a chance to go home and see my friends and family, and be able to understand and communicate with people, without having any language issues
After spending 2 ½ weeks in England for the Christmas holidays, I found it quite hard to get back into the swing of things. One of the main struggles for me was getting used to using Spanish again, as after barely using it over the holidays it was all over the place, and I’m still getting used to using it […]
Hello Again! It has been five long months since I last wrote about my year abroad and this time I am here to talk about the skills I have developed whilst in Cyprus. So far I can say that during the Fall Semester I have definitely developed my independent research skills whilst here in Cyprus
First impressions – Qué Bonita Barcelona It’s been almost 3 weeks since I moved to Barcelona, and I can confirm that I have made one of the best decisions of my life! ‘Vibrant’ is a word I’ve heard associated with this city numerous times, but I underestimated the truth in it
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