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  • Canada,  Concordia,  North America

    A Review of Student Accommodation at Concordia University 

    July 10, 2025 /

    By Katharine O’Hearn, Concordia University, Canada  Having finished my semester exchange at Concordia University living in on-campus student accommodation, I thought that a review of the accommodation would be useful for future students considering living in on-campus accommodation.  Overview:  At Concordia, there are only two on-campus student accommodation halls- one at the downtown campus (the Grey Nuns Residence), and one at the Loyola campus (Hingston Halls A and B). I found on-campus accommodation at Concordia to largely be very similar to at Manchester, but the most noticeable difference is that they were not divided into flats, and all on-campus accommodation is catered. There are both single rooms and shared rooms,…

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    A Trip to Texas

    April 30, 2018

    Reflecting On My Exchange Year: Why Studying Abroad Is Worth It

    March 24, 2025

    Snow, Toronto, Homesickness :( and my trip home :)

    June 1, 2023
  • Canada,  Concordia,  North America

    Studying Abroad as an Introvert 

    May 21, 2025 /

    By Katharine O’Hearn, Concordia University, Canada  One thing I didn’t expect about studying abroad was dealing with the pressure to be spending so much time with other people as an introvert. For me, I sometimes felt like if I didn’t have the energy to be doing something every day or constantly making new friends, I was failing. I thought I’d provide some advice here for people in the same boat to ease the pressure a bit and feel a bit more like you’re making the most of studying abroad, even if spending all your time with other people doesn’t come naturally or you prefer to stay home a bit more.   Hopefully…

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    Homesickness and a Botanical Garden

    January 22, 2020

    Q&A with a Mitacs student

    June 28, 2023

    Uni life at SFU- academic differences

    February 8, 2020
  • Canada,  Concordia,  North America

    How to survive the Canadian winter

    April 29, 2025 /

    By Katharine O’Hearn, Concordia University, Canada

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    Settling in Kingston, Orientation Week! NEWTS!!

    June 2, 2023

    How to survive a Torontonian winter

    December 16, 2024

    Academic expectations

    November 7, 2015
  • Canada,  Concordia,  North America

    A guide to Montreal public transport

    February 24, 2025 /

    By Katharine O’Hearn, Concordia University, Canada On arrival to Montreal I found that there is a lot about the public transport here which is not talked about very much online – this will be a quick guide to everything you need to know about Montreal public transport/a review of Montreal public transport.

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    May 20, 2024

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    April 14, 2016

    My First Few months in Vancouver…

    October 26, 2019

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Thinking about taking your degree global? ✈️ "A weekend trip during mid-semester break in WA to visit Lancelin, The Pinnacles, Green Head, Lesueur National Park and Hangover Bay." - from our Global Ambassador Elizabeth in Australia 🦘 'During recess week at NUS, I was fortunate enough to travel to Vietnam; visiting Hanoi, Ninh Binh and Ha Giang for the Ha Giang loop. The loop was a once in a lifetime experience, I will never forget. Studying in Singapore has given me the opportunity to travel nearby countries easily, exploring parts of the world I have never seen before. Hopefully more travelling to come!' - from our GA Florence in Singapore 🇸🇬 'My first month settling in to a new life in The Hague, consisting of a lot of exploring along beautiful canals, nearby towns, and getting used to being a student in the city of peace and justice!' - our Global Ambassador Eliza in The Netherlands! 🇳🇱 'My friends and I took a day trip to the Toronto Islands while the weather is still warm. We hired bikes and cycled around the whole island, taking regular photo breaks! (The CN Tower featuring in most photos, of course). Thinking about going abroad as part of your degree but you don't know where to start 🤔 The Go Abroad team is sending a massive welcome to all of our students at the start of this year 👋 "My mid-semester break road trip around the South Island of New Zealand. Some of these photos are from Roy’s Peak, the Franz Josef glacier, brunch in Christchurch and watching a rail jam in Wanaka." - from our GA Imogen in New Zealand! "My first few weeks in Sydney settling in by seeing the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, swimming in the North Sydney Olympic Pool, going whale watching, and going to Bronte beach" - from our GA Lucy in Sydney, Australia!

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