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20 things I am grateful for as a year abroad student in China

Posted on 12 December 2017 by Nancyanne

Living in China is definitely challenging. However, there are many things I am super grateful for. I decided to make a video this time as I am a little bit […]

Pre-departure: what you need to know

Posted on 28 November 2017 by Kimberly Field

Bonjour everyone! Today’s blog topic is about all the things you need to know before going away abroad. It’s all good and well me telling you about all the things […]

Nantes month three: birthday celebrations are a go!

Posted on 27 November 2017 by Clarissa Le Neindre-Hubbard

I cannot believe how quickly time flies… I only have two more weeks of lectures and then that will be the end of semester one of my year abroad. These […]

Chemistry in China- the Adventure begins

Posted on 8 November 2017 by Nancyanne

Over 10 weeks ago, my life changed completely. For the better. I was moving to China for a year! I was very apprehensive about it and even considered dropping out […]

What To Expect If You Volunteer In Fiji

Posted on 4 November 2017 by Rosie Maslin

ROSIE’S REFLECTIVE OF THINK PACIFIC PROJECT TO FIJI Joining a Traditional Fijian Village: Joining a Fijian village is probably one of the biggest culture shocks you will ever experience. The […]

You Should Have Never Let Me Write

Posted on 2 November 2017 by Pepper Swan

Two months after being kicked out of sixth form at my secondary school, I was accepted into a college where I would go on to achieve three A Levels. Two […]

Culture Shock – 5 Cultural Differences in France

Posted on 26 October 2017 by Kimberly Field

Bonjour! It’s now been two months since I arrived in Nantes and I thought I would write this post about my experience of the culture here so far. When you […]

Nantes month two: and the journey continues

Posted on 18 October 2017 by Clarissa Le Neindre-Hubbard

I thought I may as well do something productive with my time whilst waiting for my laundry to finish and start my next blog. These past couple of weeks have […]

Bois de Boulogne: Ladies of the Day!

Posted on 13 October 2017 by Natasha Holmes

Call me naïve, a country bumpkin. Call me what you will. But until today, prostitution was an almost abstract idea. A practice confined to BBC Three documentaries, the windows of […]

The Celtic culture: alive and passionate!

Posted on 12 October 2017 by Kimberly Field

Hello, my name is Kimberly, I study French and Spanish and have recently started the first half of my Year Abroad in Nantes! Before I write about my year abroad […]

Living in one of the world’s greatest cities

Posted on 11 October 2017 by Anya Lewis

I am lucky enough to currently be living and studying in Sydney, a city so incredible that it isn’t even up for debate that it’s one of the best cities […]

Developing sports for Think Pacific in Fiji

Posted on 2 October 2017 by Daniel Ellesmere

Promoting and developing sport in Fiji is a big part of Think Pacific's aims and has certainly played a big role in our project. From our first full day in the […]

Nantes month one: I’ve arrived and I’m alive!

Posted on 2 October 2017 by Clarissa Le Neindre-Hubbard

“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.” – Geoffrey Willans It’s all too easy to forget the reason we’ve come on a year abroad, especially […]

FIRST WEEK À PARIS: Struggles & Observations

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Natasha Holmes

Ok, so I’m not here to tell you it’s all going to be terrible but I am going to be brutally honest about a few of the struggles I had […]

“I’ve never loved a smoker so much!”

Posted on 24 September 2017 by Katy Forrest

Day 25 I’m not a liar, but at Camps, I was renown for my miss-communication skills, which appeared as if I was lying. And most of the time it […]

Getting started in Korea

Posted on 11 September 2017 by Mikolaj Mroszczak

Hi everyone, I'm Nick, I am doing Mechanical Engineering in Cardiff and I decided it is a great idea to spend half of the year in the extended range of […]

This is actually my current Tinder bio

Posted on 5 September 2017 by Pepper Swan

After just 10 long days of existing within the confines of the Special Administrative Region, I think I can safely say that Hong Kong seems to be the truest dichotomy […]

“My full African kicked in once I heard chicken.”

Posted on 3 September 2017 by Katy Forrest

Day 21 So, before I start, I need to put one thing straight. I am terrible in the mornings. I mean, not so much the grumpy factor, but I just […]

“You look like a moth.”

Posted on 28 August 2017 by Katy Forrest

Day 17 An early start from Tumbaca on the bus was awaiting us, and with a predicted eight-hour journey we all braced ourselves, hoping we would miraculously arrive there […]

Most instagram-able spots in Vancouver, BC

Posted on 19 August 2017 by Tegan Francis

Having spent the past four weeks in Vancouver, BC roaming around the city as a group of twenty something year olds means that photos are snapped almost every 5 to […]