Advice for Next Time: Groundhog Day
People who are doing an Erasmus year abroad come September are actually getting rather close, so it makes sense to write a list of some things I’ve learnt during my own one. They’re in no particular...
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European Summer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
We pray for heat and when it comes it’s just too hot. That’s what I’ve learned here in Italy. It’s the moral of this story. I do recall some hot days in the David Wilson library in Leicester, but...
View ArticleWrapping Up Erasmus: Total Recall
Good things come to those who wait. But good things never last, and all good things come to an end. Good things probably do other stuff too. Point is that this is the time of year when Erasmus is...
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Returning to the UK: Brideshead Revisited
It’s currently too early to make a post about Post-Erasmus Syndrome and its many horrors. It is, however, the perfect time to make sweeping knee-jerk statements about what benefits await an Erasmus...
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Italian Nostalgia: Adventureland
Last week I said what was good about returning to the UK after an extensive Erasmus year in Italy. That’s the good news. Whilst I’ve been preparing for the International Summer School I haven’t had...
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The Study Abroad Fair: L’Auberge Espagnole
This is the second week I’ve acted as promoter here for an event on campus, but it’s of my own volition: the Study Abroad & Erasmus Fair is close to my heart because I’ve benefited from it not once...
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Studying English in Deutschland
Most people seem to be in the thick of exams at the moment, me included, so I thought in this post I’d talk about happier days! I wanted to bring to your attention the fact that the English department...
View ArticleReverse Culture Shock
I went to an Erasmus and year abroad Disorientation event for students who have just come back from their year abroad. And before going to the event I didn’t know that reverse culture shock was...
View ArticleThis Time Last Year
Recently I’ve been feeling very sad about the fact that I’m no longer on my year abroad. Especially with all my deadlines and assignments coming up. I’ve been thinking about all my adventures last year...
View ArticleA Much Needed Break
Finally it’s the end of term, but it doesn’t feel like the end of term because of all the work I have to do. So I decided to give myself a break and actually go away, leave Leicester for a few days,...
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