For those of you that are contemplating doing an exchange, stop contemplating and just do it. It is the most terrifying experience to think about, leaving all of your friends and family behind for a new country, new people and a new culture. I decided to embark on the four-week International Summer School exchange at…
Category: Canada
Meet the FCO Brand Ambassador – Emma Watkins
Travelling is an incredible concept. The idea that you can up sticks, move yourself to an unknown culture and immerse yourself in two days, two weeks or even two months of unadulterated learning is fantastic. It’s something we often take for granted. The fact that we have the ability to physically and financially travel, to…
“I saw more of the world and came back as a different person.” Gordon from Canada
“Would you like a cup of tea?” She asked. That was about the most British way of greeting people, I thought. “Yes, please,” I gladly accepted her offer. And it was this brief encounter that marked the start of my exchange at UEA, in January 2016. The day before this, I landed at Norwich Airport,…
“Life begins where your comfort zone ends.” Nicole from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
A year ago I studied abroad for six months at UEA and it forever changed my life. The memories, independence and experiences gained were invaluable and incomparable. I’m Nicole and I’m a Business student from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. Although studying abroad may seem daunting, I would highly recommend it! UEA is the…
“Vancouver seems to be trying its hardest to drum out the disgruntled Brit in me.” Tom at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Now, if there’s one thing English people are disinclined to endorse it’s any sort of display of emotion towards strangers that is anything but mild (and private) approbation. Vancouver seems to be trying its hardest to drum out the disgruntled Brit in me: on four separate occasions my listless and absent-minded glances that happen to…
“I’m sure I shall miss the wondrous sites that I see out of my bedroom window here on a daily basis” Jeff at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada
You only start to appreciate how cold the conditions can truly be in Canada once you’re out on the rivers and lakes, breaking through inches of ice, trying to collect invertebrates for your taxonomic collection; instead of viewing the splendour and warmth which the idyllic scenes normally radiate across the valley and mountain tops. That’s…
“I feel incredibly lucky that I have been given the chance to experience Canadian life in such a wonderful environment for the year” Emily at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
On an American and English Literature degree, I chose to spend my year abroad at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, with a view to writing my dissertation on Indigenous literature. I’ve had a wonderful 6 months here so far and I can’t wait to see what the remaining 2 months will bring. …
