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The Library Always Finds You: A Semester in Sydney, One Year On
By Meg Luddington, University of Sydney, Australia I am writing this as I enter the very final week of my degree. Outside my window is Manchester, a city that I love, even when it is raining, as it currently is. Endings always make me reflective, and a time I try to gather my thoughts on the chapter that has just been. As I reflect on the university chapter, I keep finding that many of my fondest memories are not from Manchester at all, but from my semester in Sydney.
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Why it is (sometimes) good to worry your parents: a case for solo travelling
By Meg Luddington, University of Sydney, Australia A decision to study abroad is usually enough to give your parents grey hair or encourage an already unhealthy relationship with the Find My iPhone app. That is before you even mention the idea of travelling alone either side of the study period at your new uni. But here is why you should do it anyway!
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Majoring in microadventures: ‘Study’ abroad life on Australia’s East Coast
By Meg Luddington (University of Sydney, Australia) Undoubtedly one of the things that made my semester studying in Sydney so memorable was time spent… not in Sydney. Don’t get me wrong, it is an incredible city, and I do not intent do convince you that you should spend your time there trying to leave, but I made the best memories when seeing what the rest of Australia has to offer on weekend ‘microadventures’ with friends.
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Navigating pre-departure anxiety: how Winnie-the-Pooh can bring comfort
By Meg Luddington, University of Sydney, Australia If you are reading this, you might be considering study abroad, or have already taken the leap yourself. And if either of these is true, you likely consider yourself adventurous. Leaving your comfort zone and everyone in it behind brings challenges which took me by surprise.
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