I’m Naveen, a Queen Mary English student, who has just finished studying at UC Santa Barbara for the past year. Although it has not been without its challenges, I can state that it has been the best year of my life. The feeling I got when I first received my University of California acceptance email … Continue reading From throwing tortillas onto the soccer pitch to Yosemite for Thanksgiving…
Category: returnee
The End – Kyran Penny
Flash back to a year ago. Second year was over, and all I had to look forward to was a short summer and a year in a country that I knew very little about. I’d never lived abroad before and I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Of course I was looking forward to … Continue reading The End – Kyran Penny
Staying in Touch with Abroad Friends – Carly Noah
It seems like almost an entire eternity ago when I left Queen Mary, rolling my oversized suitcase out of the blue gates for the final time, waving goodbye to the campus I came to call home for a semester. Along with leaving London, my flatmates, and so many of my favorite places within the … Continue reading Staying in Touch with Abroad Friends – Carly Noah
Lasting benefits of studying abroad – Carly Noah
I began to seriously consider studying abroad the summer before my third year of University. I had always told myself that I would study abroad, but in a very idealistic sense. In reality, I knew very little about international travel or the practicalities and logistics of becoming a student in another country. While my parents … Continue reading Lasting benefits of studying abroad – Carly Noah
How to Articulate “Abroad” – Carly Noah
Over the course of the past month, I have made the transition from my semester in London back to life in the United States. Although I was originally quite sad to be leaving London and all of the friends I made over the course of the past semester, I was excited to see my friends … Continue reading How to Articulate “Abroad” – Carly Noah
Transition Expectations: London to Michigan – Carly Ann Noah
After having spent the past four-and-a-half months traveling around the UK and Europe, one could definitely come to the conclusion that I have been living a life of dreams. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to have traveled so extensively and calling London my home has been such a pleasure in itself. With all … Continue reading Transition Expectations: London to Michigan – Carly Ann Noah
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