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Oz Diaries 8: The Cold Return
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). And so, as was inevitable, I find myself back in good ol’ Manchester. Sadly, this will be the last blog I write here and I would like to spend it giving you all a brief summary of certain aspects that I’ve had to cope with post-Australia. The weather This is a big issue for me. Whilst Manchester looks beautiful when sunny, it is fair to say that England on the whole is generally colder than Australia. I’m naturally a warm-climate kind of person (proved by the fact that my asthma and dermatitis cleared up completely in Oz…) so coming back to the…
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Oz Diaries 7: The End
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). The final video blog is here! My next (and last) entry is likely to be written from Manchester, in the height of winter. But, for now, here is a video to sum up the great opportunities that studying abroad has given me, excluding the academic (not many photos, if any, are taken of studying…). I mention two videos in the blog. Below are the links. Soiree 2013 time lapse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_KlVj6PGw (The view in the video is from the balcony of the room next to mine. Only one of the lawns is visible, there were events on other lawns as well!) International House Dancefest…
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Oz Diaries 6: College Sport
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). How to keep fit when abroad (and spend time with some snazzy people).
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Oz Diaries 5: International Love
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia).
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Oz Diaries 4: Let’s Study
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). There once was a woman named Sophie, What a wonderful woman she was! The size of a trophy, As lively as a rogue bee, And she lived in the land called Oz. – dave bev (an Undiscovered Poet) There are two myths that need to be dispelled about university students. The first one is that ‘students don’t do any work, university is just one big party’. Sure enough, this is true for a minority, but even they have experienced long shifts in the library with a much-appreciated coffee. Lecture halls are usually filled, even for the morning sessions. And some students even…
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Oz Diaries 3: Tour Time
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). A zip round the University of Queensland.
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Oz Diaries 2: Moving In
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). Blog Number 2 is here! And, to spice things up, it’s a video (hurrah).
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Oz Diaries 1: Leaving Home
By Olivia Dove (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia). Hello there! A warm (at least by English standards) welcome to my first blog entry. Unlike many of the others, this entry will be separated by the location I wrote each one at on my lengthy journey to Australia. Location: Kent, UK Date: 28th June 2013 Leaving home is not easy for everyone. However, I don’t suffer particularly bad from homesickness, which means that I am not too worried about departing for Australia in a few days’ time. If you are, studying abroad is even more appropriate for you to help ease you off homesickness syndromes, whilst still having access to counseling (I’m…
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Amanda Blog 1: Leaving Home … again
By Amanda Chan (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia). Welcome to my first blog post! Are you excited to come on a journey to Australia with me? At least I am. Just in case you didn’t have the time to read my profile, I am originally from Hong Kong and have lived there most of my life. I have made one of my best decisions in life last year by coming to Manchester for University. Hence, the whole travelling alone, going on a long flight, studying abroad, saying goodbye thing is not new to me. One of the main differences this time is that everything is more in a rush. Even…
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