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Latin America, Mexico, Outbound Year Abroad, Outgoing from UEA, Split-Year, Study Abroad Community, Uruguay, Work Placement

A side dish of grasshoppers – student Khalea offers some tips (but not advice!) on getting the most out of your time abroad.

One of the most important lessons I will take with me from my year abroad is to express thoughts and feelings in first person singular in order to avoid generalisations and speaking for others. So, I can’t tell you what specific challenges you will face or give concrete advice on how to deal with them, nor can I list the ways in which your life … Continue reading A side dish of grasshoppers – student Khalea offers some tips (but not advice!) on getting the most out of your time abroad.

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Alumni, Belgium, Europe, Outgoing from UEA, Reflecting on Study Abroad, Work Placement

“I love it in Brussels, and I’m so grateful to UEA for giving me the experience I had on my year abroad!” Amy Jayne on moving back to her study abroad destination after graduating from UEA

The period following graduation is one no-one really prepares you for, regardless of how many job fairs or events you attend in your final weeks at university. After being assailed by daily emails from graduate recruiters desperate for my ‘language degree’ (read: communication skills and degree in general) for a cold-calling sales position, I began to lose hope. After a very successful year abroad, I … Continue reading “I love it in Brussels, and I’m so grateful to UEA for giving me the experience I had on my year abroad!” Amy Jayne on moving back to her study abroad destination after graduating from UEA

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Advice from Study Abroad Students, Outgoing from UEA, Returning and Beyond, Study Abroad Community, Travel, UEA

“You’ll only regret the things you don’t do, so don’t miss out on the chance to study abroad.” Advice from a recent UEA Study Abroad graduate

After finishing your study abroad program you may find yourself back in Norwich and at UEA thinking, ‘oh no, I’m going to graduate soon and I have NO idea what I’m going to do…’ After starting my fourth and final year at UEA, in Film and American Studies, I found myself in that exact conundrum. Now I’ve graduated and I still don’t have answers to all … Continue reading “You’ll only regret the things you don’t do, so don’t miss out on the chance to study abroad.” Advice from a recent UEA Study Abroad graduate

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Belgium, Europe, Work Placement, Work Placements Abroad

“Six months on, I feel as if I could pass for a native Belgian myself…” Working Abroad in Belgium with Erasmus +

Leaving my parents at the airport to travel here to Belgium was, at the time, more nerve-shattering than leaving home to go to university for the first time. I’d never been to Brussels before now, and I had no idea what to expect, neither from my job nor the area surrounding. It’s true that the experience of living in another country is one you’ll never … Continue reading “Six months on, I feel as if I could pass for a native Belgian myself…” Working Abroad in Belgium with Erasmus +

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