By Lisa Scott (Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada). Visa… Check Accommodation booked…..Check Flights booked…….Check A fully prepared exchange student….Pending Preparing to set off on a once in a lifetime opportunity to a new country can not only be very exciting but also very scary. As my departure date draws closer, I have started to say my goodbyes and suddenly feel emotional at the fact that it may be a year before I see most of these people again. However, the one thing that makes saying goodbye easier is that everyone is excited for me… probably more so than I am myself. Whilst I’m sitting here writing this blog, a small pile…