Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 9 (May 2017)
Just when you feel like you’ve got a hang of things in a new place, it’s suddenly time to leave. Typical! 10 days ago I moved back to the UK […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 8 (April 2017)
I’ve now just 1 month left here in Sweden (out of a 4-month semester) and the city of Uppsala is truly starting to feel like home. So here is the […]
How to Fund a Master’s Degree (inc. scholarships, grants, living costs, working & studying abroad)
I recently wrote a blog post about the importance of having savings in your youth, to give you the freedom and means to spend your youth as you want. Personally, […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 7 (March 2017)
Hello spring! After some deep, white-out snowfall in Uppsala we’ve finally re-found that foreign, forgotten feeling of sun on our skin, as the ice melts in Scandinavia after a long winter… […]
Moving to Mexico!
Although I’ve barely arrived in Sweden and I’m still settling into my 2nd semester at the University of Uppsala, our whole cohort across Europe have already had to start planning […]
A Student’s First Impressions of Uppsala, Sweden
I’ve been living here in Uppsala, Sweden, for 3 weeks already and so far am very happy to report that I really like the city! Moving from the enormous metropolis […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 5 (January 2017)
Well January disappeared in a shot didn’t it?! This is the fifth of my monthly updates (here’s the first, second, third and fourth) that I’m hoping to write throughout my 2-year Master’s, partly to keep a […]
Moving to Uppsala: Hej Sverige!
Yesterday I moved to from London to Sweden, and now here I am in Uppsala! This move marks the beginning of the second semester of my Master’s degree, and I’ll […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 4 (December 2016)
Somehow we’re already at the end of 2016 and with it, I’ve left the Netherlands as I near the end of my first semester at university. This is the fourth of my […]
Saying Goodbye to Groningen
Yesterday I packed up my belongings, said endless goodbyes and left Groningen. Technically the semester doesn’t finish until the end of January but I have no lectures or exams after […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 3 (November 2016)
It’s now December, which marks a full 3 months since I moved to the Netherlands to start my Master’s! This is the third of my monthly updates (here’s the first […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 2 (October 2016)
Today marks 2 months since I moved from London to Groningen to start my Master’s and although it feels like time is passing really quickly, I also feel like I’ve […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 1 (September 2016)
Today marks exactly a month since I moved to the Netherlands! If you’re wondering why on earth I’ve moved, then first read this post ‘My Next Steps: Why I’m Emigrating […]
A Student’s First Impressions of Groningen, the Netherlands
Here’s a short and sweet post to mark my first 2 weeks of living and studying here in Groningen, a beautiful city in the north-east of the Netherlands! For more […]
My Next Steps: Why I’m Leaving the UK and Emigrating to Europe
The year so far 2016 has been a year of infinite changes. So much change! I’m generally ok with change and I find it quite exciting, […]
8 Steps to Getting a First Class Degree in Modern Languages
Most university students dream at some point or another of getting a First Class Honours Degree, the highest grade in the UK higher education system. 16% of all students […]
