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A Soft Start in LA
By Ayero Moro, Australian National University, Australia Before heading to Australia for my year abroad, I decided to break up the journey with a few days in Los Angeles. I figured it would help with the jet lag (kind of), but mostly I just wanted to ease into the adventure slowly somewhere familiar but still exciting.
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How to survive the Canadian winter
By Katharine O’Hearn, Concordia University, Canada
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Reflecting on my Year Abroad
By Rhiann Singh, University of Ottawa Canada As I’m writing this I’m in my last 6 weeks into my final year here at UOM. It is crazy to think how fast my year abroad in Ottawa went and I can whole heartedly say that I do not regret a single thing.
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What I Packed for Studying Abroad in Canada (And What I Wish I Hadn’t)
By Rhiann Singh, University of Ottawa, Canada Packing your whole life into a suitcase (or two in my case) is an extremely stressful thing to do. As a chronic over-packer I found this really difficult. Hopefully these tips should help you plan on what to take.
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Reflecting On My Exchange Year: Why Studying Abroad Is Worth It
By Zarina Patel, University of Toronto, Canada I could go on FOREVER about why studying abroad is worth it. From making friends across the world to accessing learning opportunities you might not have had the chance to have otherwise. For the sake of this blog, I will break down some broad reasons as to why I believe studying abroad is simply too incredible of an opportunity to not take up. Disclaimer. There are sacrifices which have to be made when doing a year abroad. You will inevitably graduate a year after some of your first and second year course or housemates. You might spend a Christmas away from home. But…
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A guide to Montreal public transport
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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Studying Abroad and the Fear of Missing Out
By Rosie Atkinson, Stony Brook University, U.S.A Studying abroad in a foreign country is a life-changing experience as you meet new people, learn about new cultures and visit new places, but this can also come with the fear of missing out on what’s happening back home. I have been in the USA at Stony Brook University for almost a month now and have made new friends and took part in many different activities and trips, but I still face the fear of missing out on things back at home. The fear of uncertainty that you face in your new foreign country combined with the familiarity of what you are leaving…
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5 Things to Explore in Toronto
By Emily Smith, University of Toronto (Scarborough), Canada Term time in University of Toronto Scarborough was pretty intensive and I didn’t have as much time to explore as anticipated, but if you do get the opportunity to take some day trips I have a few recommendations:
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10 Differences in Academic Culture Between UoT and UoM
By Emily Smith, University of Toronto (Scarborough), Canada
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5 key takeaways from my academic exchange 1 year on
By Emily Smith, University of Toronto (Scarborough), Canada
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10 small differences between Manchester and Scarborough, Toronto
By Emily Smith, University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus), Canada
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A week in Alaska
By Zarina Patel, University of Toronto, Canada With signs of summer starting to emerge in Toronto after the Canadian winter, what better way to round-off an amazing exchange year than to dust off our SuperPuffs and layer up again for Alaska!
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