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    A Singaporean Arrival

    February 13, 2024 /

    by Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore After over 24 hours of travelling from the UK, I finally touched down in Singapore during the early days of August ready to start on a new adventure on a completely new continent.

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    A Long Weekend in Taipei

    November 5, 2024

    Taiwan in a Weekend

    March 23, 2020

    Things I wish I knew before moving to Singapore

    July 5, 2020
  • Asia,  National University of Singapore,  Singapore

    NUS: Life at a campus university 

    February 12, 2024 /

    By Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore One of the main differences between NUS and UOM that I knew before coming was that whereas UOM is a hybrid campus university due to its seamless connections to the city, NUS is a full-on large-scale campus university which even has its own 5-line bus system that operates every day for free across the campus! 

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    End of one adventure

    September 16, 2021

    SEA Travels: Malaysia!! (Kuala Lumpur) 

    February 1, 2024

    5 Foods you have to try when you reach Singapore!

    January 24, 2025
  • Asia,  National University of Singapore,  Singapore

    Reflections at a halfway point – National University of Singapore

    February 6, 2024 /

    By Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore After spending a whole semester and over four months in Singapore, my perceptions of the country, university, and perspective overall on life have completely changed!  

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    The Biggest Must-do of Southeast Asia

    September 12, 2023

    Eusoff Hall – A student’s perspective

    October 29, 2024

    The Phantom Menace

    August 21, 2015
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    A Week in Vietnam

    February 5, 2024 /

    By Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore What is the perfect way to spend your reading week? Jet setting to a new country of course!! This is how we spent a week in North Vietnam. 

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    Hong Kong: Settling in and Moving Out

    October 3, 2019

    Singapore’s most Instagram-worthy spots

    July 2, 2020

    7 Reasons To Go Abroad

    September 28, 2026
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    Top tips for studying at NUS

    February 1, 2024 /

    by Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Studying at NUS can be daunting due to some of the cultural differences and the way classes can be delivered as well as all of the paperwork and other details in order to get here but believe me it really is so worth it! So here are a few tips that I think will help with studying at NUS. 

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    Hiking in Hong Kong: the highlights

    February 13, 2025

    A day in the life at NUS, Singapore

    February 1, 2024

    SEA Travels: Malaysia!! (Kuala Lumpur) 

    February 1, 2024
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    A day in the life at NUS, Singapore

    February 1, 2024 /

    By Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Getting used to the course load and structure of NUS can be difficult at first especially whilst trying to adjust to living abroad! So I decided to break down an average uni day in my life. 

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    Just Do It – Arrival in Seoul

    March 20, 2017

    Recess Week in Vietnam

    November 2, 2022

    Things I wish I knew before moving to Singapore

    July 5, 2020
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    SEA Travels: Malaysia!! (Kuala Lumpur) 

    February 1, 2024 /

    By Reuben Passi, National University of Singapore One of the best advantages of studying in Singapore is the ability to explore the whole of Southeast Asia at a very cheap cost which is exactly what we did a month after arriving in Singapore when we went to Kuala Lumpur the capital of Malaysia for a long weekend! 

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    Looking back on academic differences and moving on to whatever’s next

    May 27, 2018

    Time to say goodbye

    July 7, 2020

    Koh Samui – My most favourite place on earth

    September 5, 2024

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Come spend a day with our Global Ambassador Connie, who's studying at Stockholm University, Sweden! 📚 Congratulations to the shortlisted pictures for our category 'Livin' La Vida Local'! 📸 Are you considering studying abroad as part of your degree? ✈️ Well done to the shortlisted pictures for our category 'Captured on Campus'! 📸 'Trips to Banff National Park' - from our GA Andrey in Calgary, Canada! Wondering what life after university holds? Just because your friends aren't going, doesn't mean you need to miss out too! "Enjoying my reading week on a field trip with UWA, travelling along the south coast to Busselton and Margaret River to learn about the development of regions and its effect on people and the environment (with a bit of sightseeing along the way🤭)" - from our Global Ambassador Alice in Australia! Are you a Languages student interested in your options for your residence abroad? 🤔

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