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
Category: Scholarship
From Dream to Reality: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of Studying Abroad in London
As one of our eight Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship awardees, Mathena reflects on her time studying abroad at Queen Mary University of London from September to December 2023. Studying abroad sounds wonderful as a concept, but in experience, it’s a completely different kind of magic. London has always occupied the top of … Continue reading From Dream to Reality: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of Studying Abroad in 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
My IISMA experience & preparing to depart for Queen Mary in retrospect
I arrived in London on September 18th, yet IISMA’s final announcement of successful scholarship awardees was on May 12th. Four months is not a short amount of time, so how have I been perceiving this long wait from receiving the good news to landing in London? To better understand how we got here, please allow … Continue reading My IISMA experience & preparing to depart for Queen Mary in retrospect
“I hope I can find an open & supportive community during my time at Queen Mary…”
Halo! My name is Aditya, I am a student majoring in Law – with an emphasis on Business Law – in the Faculty of Law at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and I am currently an exchange student at Queen Mary University of London. The opportunity for me to study in Queen Mary is … Continue reading “I hope I can find an open & supportive community during my time at Queen Mary…”
Preparing for my journey to Queen Mary
Hello everyone! My name is Alinka, and I am a final year Industrial Engineering student at Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia. I will spend a semester in London this autumn, and I cannot wait for it! Ever since junior high school, I have always wanted to study abroad. I remember watching Harry Potter and wondering how … Continue reading Preparing for my journey to Queen Mary
Easy Ways to Connect to the Caribbean in London
London has a large population of immigrants from the continent of Africa as well as the Caribbean. As such, it can be easy to make yourself feel at home as an Afro-Caribbean person in London. Nigeria, Somalia and Jamaica are just a few countries a part of the African diaspora that have a noticeable presence … Continue reading Easy Ways to Connect to the Caribbean in London
Quick Guide on London Fashion – Jahmir Duran
London is a vibrant city teeming with opportunities for creativity. I have my own clothing brand, and so upon arrival to London, getting a hold on what London fashion had to offer was paramount to me. This piece is split into 4 sections.One will focus on the new and exciting brands essential to the character … Continue reading Quick Guide on London Fashion – Jahmir Duran
4 Common Myths about STEM Students Studying Abroad – Unique Xue
As you probably know, STEM students continue to be the minority of those who study abroad in their undergraduate study. Many STEM students either think it is impossible for them to study abroad or feel like it’d be a burden. However, let me assure you, those conceptions are not necessarily true. Myth #1: It Doesn’t … Continue reading 4 Common Myths about STEM Students Studying Abroad – Unique Xue
三天打鱼两天晒网 – Daniel Halford
I’d never considered living in China before (in my naïve brain a vast and homogenous country of pandas and communism, where all my worldly goods are produced), and if not for the scholarship I will briefly write about in this post, I think I would never have had the chance or the means. In my … Continue reading 三天打鱼两天晒网 – Daniel Halford
Part 2 – an interview with Rachel Godfrey
Rachel Godfrey was awarded the QMUL International Correspondent Scholarship in collaboration with IFSA Study Abroad. Whilst at Queen Mary, Rachel blogged all about diversity and inclusion in study abroad. We sat down with her before she headed back to Wesleyan University, CT, to talk about her experience. Rachel tells us what it’s like to be a student in London, cultural differences, diversity … Continue reading Part 2 – an interview with Rachel Godfrey
Living with Social Anxiety Abroad
I always knew that I was an introverted person, but I did not know that I have social anxiety until the second year of college. I realized that had felt stressed and anxious in almost all social settings: from a theater rehearsal room, a Friday night party, or the cafeteria resounded with American small talks, … Continue reading Living with Social Anxiety Abroad
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