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Here are some of the things I will most definitely miss about UMASS (ZOOMASS)
When in doubt, GREEK it out ! Our all time favourite university liquor store because Tesco and Aldi does not exist Be sure to try out insomnia cookies, they are the best thing that ever happened to mankind, oh and Antonio’s pizza of course! Southwest? The best! I mean, you gotta give the RA’s in Prince hall some credit for their creativity Southwest? Still the best place to be on campus Casual Friday night in… I will miss all the funny, unforgettable and fond memories that I had made at Umass! Study abroad is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I would recommend it to everyone if you have the chance…
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Adapting to life back at ManchesterĀ
Greetings viewers, today is the 17th of October, I have been quite busy catching up with work and deadlines, and applying for masters. I honestly cannot believe how fast time flies by me just when I was busy adapting and enjoying the American way of life and forming my close circle of friends over at Umass. I am currently sitting in Starbucks down on Oxford Road, reflecting on my time at Umass and looking around at the familiar Starbucks I usually study at since first year, the very place I had received my acceptance letter to UMass one year ago today. I feel as though a lot has changed in…
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Thank You and Goodbye UMASS!
By Doris Ngai, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA This time last month, summer vacation officially began for me when most of my friends at Manchester are still revising for their end of May and early June exams. I went to Orlando Universal Studios and Disneyland with my significant other that I met during my semester abroad at Umass. I think the best things in life really do happen to us so unexpectedly.
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Hello Umass Amherst!
“Take a step out of your comfort zone they say, that’s where the magic happens…” I remember a girl that went abroad before me once came up to me and said : ā The best memories you will have of Manchester are the times when you are not in Manchester”,Ā I will never forget those words because she could not be more right about it, but then again, my views are very subjective as the experiences and memories that I make at Umass does not mean that everyones is going to feel and experience the same things as I do. I wake up each morning in Umass feeling beyond lucky…
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