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A guide to living in one of the most expensive cities in the world
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore Read for where to eat, have fun and everything else under the sun, coming from a student who made the most of her year abroad in Singapore without breaking the bank! (although I almost did)
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From Strangers to Friends
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore Many travel to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat, infamously known as the real-life Temple Run but, after coming across videos of Koh Rong, I knew I couldn’t skip it. It suddenly became one of my favourite trips ever as the bonds that were enriched over the course of 5 days were irreplaceable.
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Why you should go on a year abroad
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore Debating on whether to study abroad? Here’s why you should, coming from someone who just spent 10 months across the other side of the world and would do it again in a heart beat.
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Thriving Abroad While Missing Home
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore Revealing the ugly and hard-to-swallow truths about living abroad. Studying abroad has been the best thing I have ever done. The people I’ve met, the places I’ve seen and the things I have learnt. But, it is also undeniably one of the hardest things I’ve done up to date. As someone who has been independent the majority of her life, especially wanting to escape from her little town in the North of England, being homesick was the last thing I could have ever imagined. And it created a constant internal conflict within because, to me, being in a new place filled with new…
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Birthday Bliss in Bali
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore A gratitude-filled trip to celebrate surviving the first year of my 20s. Follow to see how I did Bali in 5 days. Some may find it cliche but, I feel like a trip to Bali is a must for exchange students coming to South East Asia – and this is coming from someone who had low expectations due to the hype built by the media.
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Why I left Singapore after 72 hours
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore A tale of a solo-trip survivor who lived to tell you why it’s not as daunting as it looks and why you should do it at least once in your 20s.
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7 tips for moving to Singapore
By Cher Morente, Singapore Management University, Singapore Here are things I wish I knew and wasn’t told before I moved to Singapore as someone who was allocated to SMU!
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