Korea Move: A Search for Seoul Food Cleo Gravett scours Seoul for a little culinary adventure and finds the foodstuff which keeps South Korea on the move. In every national cuisine, there’s a quiet hero. Reliable, prolific, delicious. In England, it may be the bag of chips, or the tasty, flaky pie. In France, it […]
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Korea Move: Problem Seoul-ving
Korea Move: Problem Seoul-ving Cleo Gravett grapples with the newfound surprises of life in South Korea as an international student. Learning the lingo and dealing with differences of teaching styles prove to be a challenge Cleo takes in her stride. Midterms have mostly finished on the campus of Ewha Womans University and students across the […]
Korea Move: Flying Seoul-o
Korea Move: Flying Seoul-o Cleo Gravett discusses the process of applying to study abroad and of the beginning of their study abroad experience in Seoul. It is a chilly morning in January 2021, and I am at home in Kent in the never-ending yuletide lockdown limbo. The air in my house is heavy — we […]
Home is where the heart is: A year abroad in Florida cut short
Home is where the heart is: a year abroad in Florida cut short Henry Jordan, Foreign Correspondent in Florida, gives a heartfelt insight into his curtailed year-abroad experience I was recently lucky enough to spend 7 months doing a study-abroad program at the University of South Florida in Tampa. For those unaware, Tampa is about […]
Home is where the heart is: a Parisian Year Abroad cut short
Home is where the heart is: a Parisian Year Abroad cut short Sammy Cole, Foreign Correspondent in Paris, reflects on her curtailed year abroad and her bittersweet return Since returning from my year abroad in Paris about three weeks ago, my daily life has considerably changed. I am hugely grateful to be back with my […]
How to Stay Safe: Advice Learnt from Experience
Foreign Correspondent in Germany, Rupali Naik, shares her experience and gives important advice on how to stay safe when on your own.
Unpicking Barcelona’s Pickpocketing Problem
Foreign Correspondent in Catalonia, Spain, Jasmine Zaman, uncovers the realities behind Barcelona’s pickpocketing crisis and explains why Barcelona continues to be a haven for pickpockets.
A Christmas Carol from South Korea: What does Christmas look like in Asia?
Foreign Correspondent in South Korea, Milana Nikolova, explains how Christmas is celebrated in her host country and why it is a change from a typical European Christmas.
Celebrating Catalonia: Festivals Bringing the Region Together
Celebrating Catalonia: Festivals Bringing the Region Together Foreign Correspondent in Barcelona, Spain, Jasmine Zaman, explores how Catalonia is continuing to celebrate its festivals – despite debates over its independence. Background Behind Today’s Catalonia: The ruling of the illegal referendum two years ago and the decision to sentence nine Catalan leaders for up to thirteen years […]
How to Deal with Loneliness on your Year Abroad
Foreign Correspondent in Germany, Emma Wallace, explores in detail how you can deal with loneliness on your year abroad and gives examples of her and her friends’ strategies to overcome these “study abroad blues”.