Student experiences written by outbound and inbound King's study abroad students
I can still remember walking into the Pub Social during orientation and being penetrated by puzzled glances of horror when I greeted a group of students. They fell victims to the tricky social tradition that none but very few have mastered: the kiss greeting. In Latin America, greeting someone you’ve just met with a kiss …
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Hello fellow or prospective semester abroad students! My name is Sophie and I am a second year at King’s studying a BA in History. I am currently on my semester abroad at the University of Melbourne and am loving every second, but the journey to this point was not always smooth.
As a joint-honours French and Spanish student, I split a year’s worth of study abroad into two halves, and after a fairly close to home six months in Lyon, I ended up going away further than I’d ever been before – Mexico. This semester was my you-have-to-do-it-or-you’ll-regret-it-forever choice, as I’d never been to Latin America …
As a joint honours modern language student (French and Spanish) I had no choice about doing a year abroad. I knew from the beginning of my degree that it would be the year that I properly learnt to speak my languages (I hoped!) and truly got to know the cultures that I had been studying …
Continue reading “Part 1: Université Lumière Lyon II – Rachel Griffiths”
Hello! My name is Kacper and I’m an Economics and Management student currently in my second year. I’m doing my year abroad in Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. I want to share my experiences and tips about studying abroad. Let me begin by giving a few tips on how to pick a destination that is …
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