One of the questions I seem to be asked most frequently since moving is “don’t you get home sick,” or “don’t you miss your family and friends” and the answer is of course I do, but it’s something I knew…
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Ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day? Life today is so fast paced and instant that you’re constantly being pulled in a thousand different directions and you think if I just had one more hour every…
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Ready to start the new term? The induction week is just around the corner, but I am still holding back on skimming through my timetable. The summer holiday went too fast and I feel like I need some few incentives getting me…
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A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune to travel to Scotland for the Gentlemen of the Road Aviemore Stopover (a music festival put together by Mumford and Sons). In addition to a week in the Highlands and parts visited…
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I have always been travelling far away from home thinking that the further I go the more interesting it gets. This hypothesis has proved to be erroneous, because there are no rules involved when you grab your backpack and get…
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One of the hardest things I’ve had to overcome since starting my Masters course in England is the difference in education systems between studying in the US and UK. Although I knew in advance not to expect anything higher than a…
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In this post, I would like to tell you how I earned a full-fee scholarship at the University of Westminster, what motivated me to study abroad and some advice based on my own applicant journey. Approximately one year ago, I was…
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Travelling overseas is always a great adventure, but if you are moving to study abroad for a year or more, the preparations can be quite overwhelming – especially if you’re coming from a faraway country like me, who came all…
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When I first decided to study abroad my first semester of sophomore year everyone thought I was crazy. The staff at the study abroad office were confused and repeatedly told me I would be the youngest one there, which was fine…
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The first time I ever visited the Barbican Centre was in 2007, when I came to London to attend my sister’s wedding. It is a special place for my sister and my brother-in-law. They met there for the first time while working together, so…
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