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LingoMap: What is German University like?

Posted on 11 May 2017 by Chloe Walker

Attending university in your home country is scary enough at times, but going to university in another country, where the language is different, is a whole new ball game. I […]

¡La vida escolar en España!

Posted on 8 May 2017 by Harriet Codd

Hello again to you all, I hope the year is treating you well! When thinking about school/college life for this blog, I found it relatively difficult to put everything into one […]

Lingo Map: Portuguese National Holidays and Local Areas of Interest

Posted on 30 April 2017 by Molly Timmons

I am now halfway through my time here in Portugal! The term seems to have gone so quickly and my exams are now fast approaching, but that hasn’t stopped me […]

House Hunting, Holidays and Heidelberg

Posted on 22 April 2017 by Chloe Walker

It has now been around 7 weeks since I arrived in Heidelberg and this is my first post. A lot has happened. This could be a long one. March was […]

LingoMap Blog: Social Issues

Posted on 19 April 2017 by Sarah Gregory

This month the topic of my blog is ‘Social issues’. Social Issues Definition: A problem that influences a considerable number of people within a society One of the […]

Lingo Map: Regional Characteristics of the South of France

Posted on 14 April 2017 by Emily Seaborne

Salut tout le monde! The sun is shining and I'm loving my last few months living in the South of France! If I'm honest I'm not sure how I'm going […]

LingoMap: Is Germany environmentally friendly?

Posted on 3 April 2017 by Chloe Walker

I have been in Germany for just over a month now, specifically in the city of Heidelberg. Heidelberg is in the South West of Germany in the state called Baden-Württemburg. […]

LingoMap: Environment

Posted on 27 March 2017 by Simona Dundova

In stead of talking only about environmental issues and how people in Spain treat them, in this blog post I have decided to demonstrate the relationship between this topic and […]

LingoMap: Travel and Transport in Valencia

Posted on 22 March 2017 by Sarah Gregory

Welcome back to my LingoMap Blog! I have been living in Valencia for five months now! The time is flying by, and I am having the best time. This blog […]

Fallas Time

Posted on 20 March 2017 by Simona Dundova

I still find it hard to believe that I have witnessed one of the biggest and most impressive festivals in Spain. Las Fallas de Valencia take place in the period […]

paris on a budget

Posted on 11 March 2017 by Izzie

Salut tous les monde!! Its been a long while since I've done one of these so I'm actually looking forward to writing again! After an extensive 2 month break from […]

Lingomap: El medioambiente en Granada

Posted on 9 March 2017 by Melissa Tavares

Hola everyone! Hope you’re all doing well, how is it march already? Is it me or does time fly when you’re abroad? This month I thought I’d tell you all […]

El medio ambiente…

Posted on 8 March 2017 by Harriet Codd

Hello everyone again! Happy March! I'm very happy to say Easter is coming (relatively) soon and that I've booked my flights home for that week. Although, really we both know […]

¡Festivales Españoles!

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Harriet Codd

Buenosss a todos... I hope you have all enjoyed your New Year and have had a great start to 2017. Now the year has got well underway and we're back […]

LingoMap: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Chloe Walker

On first thought, the idea of flying alone in a plane to a foreign land is intimidating and scary. However, in reality, it can be incredibly exciting and liberating. Luckily, before […]

LingoMap: In The Land of Festivals

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Simona Dundova

Spain is in no doubt the country of festivals, parties and celebrations and the people here definitely know how to have fun! That is why I find it hard to […]

End of semester one and bull-running festival

Posted on 9 February 2017 by Simona Dundova

Although I have had to say goodbye to a lot of my friends after the January exam period, we had a week full of amazing experiences, celebrations and trips and […]

Accommodation: What you need to know!

Posted on 8 February 2017 by Sarah Gregory

Having moved to Valencia in September 2016 to start my year abroad, and finding the hunt for accommodation such a struggle, I thought I would write a list of my […]

Lingo Map: Bon Voyage!

Posted on 4 February 2017 by Emily Seaborne

Hey everyone! For my second blog I've been assigned the topic of Entertainment and Leisure and there isn't a better opportunity to tell you all about my travels around France! I […]

Lingo Map: Food and Drink in Portugal

Posted on 28 January 2017 by Molly Timmons

On Monday I arrived in Portugal for the second half of my year abroad! When I was in the UK over Christmas I was very busy, working and doing an […]