University of Queensland
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Reflecting on Brisbane
by Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia Having been home for 2 weeks, I’ve been reflecting on my time in Brisbane. I’ve narrowed down some of my favourite things to do and experiences which are must dos if you are moving there or visiting soon.
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Differences between Manchester and Brisbane
by Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia The first one is obvious – the weather! The weather really does influence your mood and helps to set up your day! It was nice waking up almost every morning to sunny, blue skies. Studying outside on university grounds or in a park with a coffee made it much more enjoyable. The locals were also very friendly and helpful. On many occasions when I was looking lost trying to navigate my way around the city or university campus, people would come up and ask if I needed help – which is rare in my experience in Manchester. Brisbane has a nice balance of…
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Considering going abroad?
by Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia Deciding to study abroad is a big decision! Choosing which country, city, or university, can be a little daunting. Sadly I’m at the end of my exchange year and have been exactly where you are. To put it simply, studying abroad was the best decision of my life and I would encourage anyone to do it! It’s really important you do as much research as you can on your options and your favourite destinations. It’s important to have a good idea of what to expect e.g., culture, the weather, uni: assessment types, teaching styles, etc. If you’re on the fence about going abroad,…
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Time is flying!
by Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia It’s already my first week back at uni after mid semester break of second semester!! I genuinely can’t believe how fast the time is going. I wish I could stop the clock and stay here forever! Over mid semester break I took a trip to the Gold Coast to visit a friend I made on my trip to Bali back in January. That’s one thing that is amazing about this experience is actually meeting up with people again that you’ve met along the way. The people I’ve met abroad are genuine and fabulous people. Many people I’ve met on my travels have made…
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Summer break
by Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia It’s summer break here at the moment. I’ve just come back from 3 weeks of travelling around New Zealand with my friends. It was so lovely after the stress of end of semester!! We started in the North Island and spent about a week there. We went to the Hobbiton film set, Waiotapu hot pools, did white water rafting and explored Auckland and Wellington. We then spent 2 weeks in the South Island where we hired a campervan to get around. This part of the trip included going to Mount Cook, the Franz Josef glacier, Lake Tekapo, Queenstown and so much more. New…
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Life in Brisbane
By Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia It’s been almost 3 months since I arrived in Australia and I can’t believe how quick the time has gone!! I can safely say that these 3 months have been some of the best of my life. Since my last blog, I have been on a trip to Byron Bay with QUEST (International exchange society) and it happened to be my birthday this weekend too! I had the best time. I’ve also been camping in North Stradbroke Island, where we saw loads of kangaroos and a koala, Moreton Island, as well as a trip to Noosa with the society. QUEST has given me…
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Arriving down under
by Ffion Davies, University of Queensland, Australia I have always loved travelling and visiting new places, meeting new people etc, so the international exchange programme seemed perfect for me. Australia is a place I’ve always wanted to visit, from a very young age. I’m hoping to do some travelling during my time here. Queensland has some breath-taking beaches that I would love to visit. I also would love to go to other countries that are nearby such as New Zealand.
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Why I chose to Study at the University of Queensland
by Cam Kruger, University of Queensland, Australia I have always been a keen traveller and inclined to travel the world, so taking part in the study abroad programme seemed like a no brainer to me. After many hours of researching the university destinations as part of the UoM study abroad programme, Australia stood out to me the most, especially Queensland.
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Ummm HELP??! – Tips on living in Brisbane
So it’s been over a year since I was in Brisbane, Australia – over a year of sarcastic ‘sO yOu WeNt tO AuStRaLiA?! You never mentioned that!’ and of answering the questions of prospective Aussie travellers. I’ve noticed a trend in the questions i’ve been asked so I thought i’d write a somewhat practical blog telling the story of my fears and big questions, and some tips on day-to-day life as a student in Brisbane. I hope that this shows the big stresses of studying abroad aren’t really as big as they seem! What about the BUGS??!! Thought i’d mention this first. It’s Australia right? And yeah, it’s all true,…
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The Manc Student: An Unexpected Journey (post-uni travelling)
…A brief account of my journey to Middle Earth (aka. New Zealand, aka. land of beautiful mountains)… Most study abroad students, it seems, save at least a few weeks post-exams (after the official study abroad period) to travel. And why not! Having travelled so far to a place like Australia, NZ was temptation too great to resist. One of my best friends from primary school, Joel, lived in Wellington at the time I studied abroad, so before i’d even left for Australia we planned a grand tour of NZ south island for the weeks after my time at UQ had finished. We arranged the trip with a company called kiwi…
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It’s been a year already?!
I hope you appreciate that slice of The Notorious B.I.G’s ‘Juicy’, it took me ages to work out how to do that. It actually reveals a deep suspicion i’ve had for a while now – did I really study abroad? Or was it all a dream?! It’s been so long since I left for Australia. After a year it seems almost as if I never really went. To have such an intense, unique experience and then almost suddenly leave it behind for your life to continue back home would have anybody questioning what on earth just happened. (Side note; honestly on this freezing cold November afternoon i’m starting to question…
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Several months back into normality
Georgi Fogarty (University of Queensland) It’s been seven months since I waved goodbye to Brisbane and five months since I returned to sunny, sunny England (to clear up confusion the two-month gap was not all spent in transit, although the flight can feel that long – I spent this time working in Greece). The time has absolutely flown and the tan has definitely disappeared, but now I’ve just about had the chance to take a breathe since being home, it’s time to reflect on the ups and downs of returning from such an incredible experience of a year abroad. The down sides. Despite returning in late August when the days…
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