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 […]
Saying Goodbye to Uppsala
Tomorrow I head to Stockholm airport with my luggage in tow, postcards down from my walls and safely packed away for my next destination, as I’m leaving Sweden. It’s exactly […]
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… […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m moving to Sweden!
I’ve got some exciting news! I’m moving to Sweden in January! My Master’s degree involves moving country every semester, and last week I had to submit my preferences for the […]
What is an Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree?
After my last couple of blog posts from Groningen, which mentioned the degree programme I’m on and its slightly unusual structure of moving to 3 or more different countries in […]
Decisions, Decisions! Where to Study Abroad Next?
For someone with perennially itchy feet, one key attraction of the Master’s course I’m now taking was the international mobility. My course falls under the umbrella programme of Erasmus Mundus, […]
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 […]
