Alethea Harrison

Posted on 12 January 2021 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Journalism, Media and Culture International Exchange Placement Where did you go? University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? I was really keen to challenge myself to become more independent so I literally picked as far from home as I could possibly be! I also
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Svetla Manolova

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Psychology International Exchange Placement Where did you go? I went to study for a semester at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. What motivated you to take up a semester abroad? For a while I had been keen on the idea of travelling but as you know when you share such an
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Joe Newman

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Journalism, Media and Culture International Exchange Placement Where did you go? Sydney, University of Sydney What motivated you to take up a semester abroad? The idea of being able to study whilst living in an entirely new and different city to anywhere I’ve lived in before was extremely appealing; Sydney has thousands of
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Martha Jennings

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of History, Archaeology and Religion International Exchange Placement Where did you go? University of Adelaide, in Adelaide, Australia. What motivated you to take up a year abroad? I was motivated to take up a Global Opportunity because it allowed me to travel and study in places I always dreamed of going to. I wanted
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Joseph Thomson

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences International Summer Study Placement Where did you go? I went to Washington State University, in Spokane, Washington State. What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? It was such a new opportunity! I had never been abroad on my own, never been on a plane before and never
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Jessica Leung

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

Cardiff Business School International Exchange / Erasmus+ Study Placement Where did you go? The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark What motivated you to take up a year abroad? Having lived in the UK my whole life and with the additional pressure of graduating soon, I felt I had
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Henrietta Connor

Posted on 11 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Social Sciences International Exchange Placement Where did you go? I went to Canada and attended the University of Ottawa. What motivated you to do a year abroad? I knew before coming to university that I wanted to go on a year abroad as I love travelling and exploring new cities. I was also
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A Year Abroad And… Mental Health

Posted on 5 March 2020 by Niamh O'Reilly

This blog is going to be the first in a weekly series. Each week I will write about topics that nearly stopped me going on my year abroad and how they have shaped my experience for the better or the worse. I knew before I came to Canada that I wanted to write this particular
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Tomos Morris

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Law and Politics Erasmus+ study placement Where did you go? I studied French Law in Toulouse, France for a year. What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? I wanted to experience something new and having lived in Wales my whole life I wanted to leave my comfort zone. I chose the
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Leah Pickett

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of History, Archaeology and Religious Studies Erasmus+ study placement Where did you go? I studied at Charles University in Prague for 10 months. Why did you decide to study abroad? I had really itchy feet in my second year, as I wanted to travel and explore more of the world. So, studying abroad and
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Lucy Hilton

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Modern Languages Erasmus+ study and traineeship placements Where did you go? I spent one semester in Austria, as a language teaching assistant through the British Council and I spent the 2nd semester studying in Italy. What were your top three highlights from your year abroad? Travelling! My year abroad allowed me to discover
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Pegah Besyarfard

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Law and Politics Erasmus+ study placement Where did you go? Hamburg University in Germany for a year abroad. Why did you decide to study abroad? I was interested in being able to study and live in another country for a certain period of time and a year abroad offered the perfect opportunity to
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Leah Sier

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Earth and Ocean Sciences International Exchange placement Where did you go? I studied in Wollongong, Australia for a year. What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? I had wanted to complete a study abroad placement before coming to university and is one of the reasons I chose Cardiff. I wanted the
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Summer in Seoul

Posted on 24 September 2019 by Laura Simons

안녕하세요 (an-nyeong-ha-sae-yo!) My name is Laura, I am a 3rd year Neuroscience student and this summer I attended Seoul National University International Summer Programme. Seoul is a vivacious city and the young person’s paradise, with a hundred and one things to see and discover and I will do my best to condense it into a small
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Class Differences- Adjusting to Canadian Courses

Posted on 13 September 2019 by Niamh O'Reilly

Today marks the end of my first full week of classes at UBC. I have noticed some major differences in teaching/learning styles between the UK and Canada. I’ve listed 5 main differences I have noticed so far. Interactive lectures My lectures are in small classrooms with drop-down screens; the lecturers walk around, engaging with students,
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My first week at UVM

Posted on 25 August 2019 by Anna Rees

My first week at UVM is over, and I’m kinda sad about it. From the chaos of moving in day to pep rallies and beach days, it has been the best start to my semester at university. Moving In Day Moving into UVM was an experience to say the least. I had been on holiday
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LingoMap: France 1940-1950

Posted on 26 July 2018 by Osian McGuinness

Salut et bienvenue à mon dernier blog pour LingoMap ! J’espère que vous avez bien-aimé mes blogs et que vous avez (peut-être) appris quelques choses. Mon année à l’étranger a fini, et maintenant je suis chez moi préparant pour ma dernière année à l’université de Cardiff. J’espère que vous avez passé des bons examens et je vous
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LingoMap: Diversity and Difference

Posted on 26 July 2018 by Osian McGuinness

Salut ! Bienvenue à mon quatrième blog pour Routes into Languages. Je m’excuse pour le retard en publiant ce blog, mais j’étais débordé pendant le mois de mai avec mes examens et l’écriture de deux dissertations ! Cependant, ce blog va traiter le thème de la diversité et de la différence en France.  La France, grâce
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“Why Study Abroad?” – Vanessa from W&M on studying at Cardiff

Posted on 11 July 2018 by Study Abroad at Cardiff

Why Study Abroad? I decided to study abroad first and foremost because I wanted to travel.  I’m from a very rural area of Virginia, so I grew up always wanting to see more of the world. I also wanted to push myself outside of my comfort zone, but still have a safety net.  When deciding
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LingoMap: Understanding the French speaking world

Posted on 10 May 2018 by Osian McGuinness

Bonjour à tous ! Bienvenue à mon troisième blog pour le blog Routes into Language LingoMap. Le sujet de ce troisième blog est de « comprendre le monde francophone ». Vous pouvez trouver mes deux premiers blogs en cliquant ici et ici. Alors, pour mieux comprendre le monde francophone je vais vous parler un peu du patrimoine de la
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LingoMap: Being a young person in a French speaking society pt.2

Posted on 6 April 2018 by Osian McGuinness

Bonjour à tous et joyeuses Pâques ! Bienvenue à mon deuxième blog pour le blog Routes into Languages LingoMap. Ce blog va aussi traiter du sujet « d’être un(e) jeune dans une société francophone ». Si vous n’avez pas lu mon premier blog vous pouvez le trouver ici. Depuis mon premier blog en janvier, la France a connu les manifestations à grande échelle.
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LingoMap: Being a young person in a French speaking society

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Osian McGuinness

Bonjour à tous! Ça va ? This is my first blog post for the Routes into Languages LingoMap blog. I am a third year Law and French student at Cardiff University, and I am currently on my year abroad studying law at the Faculté de droit (Law School) at  l’université de Nantes. As part of my studies in Nantes,
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LingoMap: Self and Relationships

Posted on 2 January 2018 by Lewis Hacker

Olá a todos! (Hi everyone!) Tudo bem? (How’re you?) This is my first submission for the Routes into Languages LingoMap blog. As you can see from my profile I’m a third year student of Portuguese and Spanish at Cardiff University, and for the first semester of my year abroad I am studying at the Faculdade
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