How time flies! When I recall the days I spent at UEA for the International Summer School, a month passed at a blink of an eye. To be honest, this experience is destined to be once in a life time. It was my first time in Europe, as well as the UK, my first time…
“The culture shock I experienced came in the physical representation of my first breakfast burrito…”, American Studies student, James, on his year at the University of New Mexico.
At risk of sounding unbearably cliché, it is tricky to know the best way to summarise the best year of my life in, give or take, five hundred words. Rewind to exactly one year ago today and I was heading off, exceptionally nervously, on my study abroad placement to the University of New Mexico….
Ishibashi Foundation Summer School student, Alexandria, gives her recommendations for a weekend in Norfolk.
During your summer school at the University of East Anglia, you may have a free weekend to explore Norwich, Norfolk, or beyond. Norwich has a train station from which is convenient to travel to nearby areas including the coast, and Cambridge. I’d like to suggest two activities to enjoy a classic English summer: afternoon tea,…
“I’ve never been happier than when I was in Australia” – UEA, FTM, student Annabel on studying at Murdoch University.
The thought of living abroad, away from home and all the people that you love is truly terrifying. However, the chance to study abroad is something I would do anything to do again… Flashback to three years ago – the reason why I chose to study at UEA was because they would allow me to…
“I put Seoul National University at the top of my list, and I haven’t regretted it for a second.” – UEA, Media Studies, Student Louise.
South Korea isn’t at the top of many people’s bucket lists, but it should be. When most students consider a semester or a year abroad, the temptation is to go to a country where they speak the same language as you (I know I had to fight that temptation pretty hard!). Especially because it sounds…
“UEA was the perfect fit for my study abroad” – International Summer School student, Marissa.
Having reached the end of my studies at UEA this summer, all I can say is that I wish I had more time! Though I’ve loved every minute of my studies and travels, I will miss it and the connections I’ve made here. From the moment the International Summer School picked us up at the…
“It truly was somewhere I loved going every day” – UEA student Alana on Murdoch University, Australia, and receiving the Santander Scholarship.
It has been two weeks since I have returned from my time in Perth, Australia, and the funniest thing has occurred; I have found myself referring to my tiny student flat in Murdoch as “home”. Let’s back-track three years ago. As a girl who comes from a family who never had the opportunity to go…
“The America I encountered during my year abroad at the University of Minnesota (UMN) was nothing like the one you hear about on TV” – UEA, American Studies, student Jack.
I remember when Trump was first elected to the office of President of the United States, quite a few of my course mates at UEA decided to opt out of going to the States for their year abroad. In some ways, I understood their decision: if America is anything like the way it is portrayed…
“I never abandoned my study abroad journey; it is with me whenever I rise to a new challenge.”, UEA alumni and Study Abroad Administrator Grace on working as a British Council Teaching Assistant.
My study abroad journey began, unknowingly at the time, as an eighteen year old au pair, when I spent the summer in Buxy, a quaint, chocolate-box village surrounded by the infamous French vineyards of Burgundy. I enjoyed the fresh taste of independence as an au pair, along with the rural French lifestyle, where mobile phone…
“I am amazed at the beauty and culture of UEA’s campus and of Norwich.” – International Summer School student, Marissa, on her first week at UEA.
Having just completed my first week of studies at the University of East Anglia’s International Summer School 2018, I am amazed at the beauty and culture of UEA’s campus and of Norwich. I wasn’t sure what to expect with studying abroad, traveling to another country all on my own, living for a month away from…
