By IISMA Awardee 2024, Kaneishia From the moment I first set foot in this city on holiday nearly ten years ago, I fell in love and dreamed of one day calling London home. The sights and atmosphere were a world apart from what I knew in Jakarta, Indonesia. So, when the opportunity to study abroad … Continue reading Romanticising London and Its Crazy Weather
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London was my third choice…
Read how Jeremiah's third choice destination turned into a place that felt like home... Hi, I’m Jeremiah! I was granted an amazing opportunity by my government to spend a semester abroad at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) last September. Frankly, when my IISMA scholarship was announced, I didn’t know how to feel when the … Continue reading London was my third choice…
Empowered Journeys: My Transformative Exchange Experience at Spelman College
Mia studies English at Queen Mary University of London and this summer took part in our Spelman College (USA) Summer Exchange in collaboration with Spelman College and London (UK) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Below, Mia reflects on her experiences participating in this funded short-term ‘immersion’ mobility opportunity for female-identifying students who self-identify as part … Continue reading Empowered Journeys: My Transformative Exchange Experience at Spelman College
Joy in the Unexpected – A Study Abroad Adventure in the United States
Lilly is a Politics and International Relations Student at Queen Mary University of London who studied for a year at Columbia University in the city of New York. My time at Columbia is best understood by the constant themes that defined my exchange there: taking chances and trying something new, finding unexpected delight in so … Continue reading Joy in the Unexpected – A Study Abroad Adventure in the United States
Live, Laugh, London
Widani Mawar Zhahira studied abroad at Queen Mary University of London during the autumn semester of the 2023/24 academic year, as a scholarship awardee of the prestigious Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA). London was not my first choice as a semester abroad destination. It’s a place I have always wanted to visit and it’s on … Continue reading Live, Laugh, London
The Beauty of Fear
Queen Mary University of London History student, Milica, reviews a year spent studying abroad at Hunter College in NYC. I title the blog in such a way as from my perspective, the most important thing I learnt was the way in which to harness and understand the emotion of fear. To control and harness the … Continue reading The Beauty of Fear
My Battle with Imposter Syndrome (spoiler alert: I overcame it)
My Year Abroad at Columbia University 2023/24: Written by Queen Mary University of London English student, Chawana. Breathe in. Breathe out…at least that’s what I was trying to do as I read my offer, but in reality, I was silently freaking out, and frantically calling my mum crying in my dorm room as I read … Continue reading My Battle with Imposter Syndrome (spoiler alert: I overcame it)
London: Where I Rediscovered a Version of Myself and Loved it Again
Fira studied abroad at Queen Mary University of London in autumn 2023, as a recipient of the prestigious Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship. When I was a kid, I used to be obsessed with this iconic comic book series that portrayed the biographies of the world's most influential figures: Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac … Continue reading London: Where I Rediscovered a Version of Myself and Loved it Again
How to prepare for your year abroad
Hi, my name is Noor and I am a Biomedical Sciences student at Queen Mary University of London, currently undertaking a year abroad at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York! In this blog post, I am going to tell you how to prepare for your year abroad, from choosing where to go to how to … Continue reading How to prepare for your year abroad
Navigating Adulthood at 21: My Semester Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
What it means to be twenty-one, according to Freya, an IISMA scholarship awardee, who studied abroad at Queen Mary University of London September-December 2023. Before the pilot announced that we would be landing shortly at Heathrow Airport and I saw British soil with my own two eyes, I didn’t know what it meant to be … Continue reading Navigating Adulthood at 21: My Semester Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
London, and My 4 Stages of Culture Shock
Aprilia was one of our eight Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship awardees from September-December 2023. Read below to learn about her four stages of London culture shock. Hello! My name is Aprilia, I am a final year student majoring in English Language and Literature – with an emphasis on Cultural Studies – at … Continue reading London, and My 4 Stages of Culture Shock
Oh, to study literature in London
Ficky studied abroad with us as one of our eight Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship awardees. Read about their studies with us below! Writing about memorable things and moments during my three months in London is not the easiest because there are so many things I could write! I can’t even begin to … Continue reading Oh, to study literature in London
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