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New Year, New Places

Posted on: January 17, 2020 Last updated on: January 16, 2020 Written by: Francesca Comments: 0
Instead of flying back to Toronto after the holidays, this year I flew all the way to the UK. I always knew I wanted to go abroad, at least for a semester. Now that I finally am abroad, I’ve had to…
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Christmas decorations in Hong Kong

4 Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad

Posted on: November 13, 2019 Last updated on: November 12, 2019 Written by: janette Comments: 0
I never thought there’d be a day when I didn’t want to go to South Korea. As I’m composing this blog post on a flight from HKG to ICN, I have mixed feelings about returning to Seoul. Not because I…
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How I’m Surviving Studying Abroad In A Non-English Speaking Country

Posted on: November 6, 2019 Last updated on: November 6, 2019 Written by: grace Comments: 0
Studying abroad in a country where English is not often spoken can be difficult, but it’s far from impossible. Here’s how I’ve surviving so far.
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The Little Prince overlooking Gamcheon Culture Village

Travelling solo, but never alone (ft. Busan & Gyeongju)

Posted on: October 30, 2019 Last updated on: October 29, 2019 Written by: janette Comments: 0
With midterms behind me and a three-day weekend ahead, it was undoubtedly the best time to travel. Most of my friends were heading to Japan, but having just been there this past summer, I looked within the country for a…
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The First Month of Studying Abroad Is The Hardest. Here’s How I Survived It

Posted on: October 23, 2019 Last updated on: October 22, 2019 Written by: grace Comments: 0
Studying abroad isn’t for the faint of heart. Here are four tips to help you survive the first month of your study abroad experience.
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Girls wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing

A Week in the Life: Seoul Edition

Posted on: October 16, 2019 Last updated on: October 15, 2019 Written by: janette Comments: 0
By the end of last week, I was exhausted from studying. It felt like all I’d been doing lately was problem set after problem set, assignments, and readings. “I feel like I’ve been studying even more than I used to…
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carousel at Lotte World

Finding Things to Do on Exchange

Posted on: October 2, 2019 Last updated on: October 1, 2019 Written by: janette Comments: 0
Last Saturday was a blur of lights and music. As I exited the amusement park where the KB Rapbeat Festival was held, I carefully eased the entry wristband off my hand and tucked it into my pocket. “I’ve never been to…
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sports day, students on a field

The Long Weekend I Never Had

Posted on: September 18, 2019 Last updated on: September 17, 2019 Written by: janette Comments: 0
Growing up in Canada, I’ve always known this time of year, around the autumn equinox, as the Mid-Autumn Festival (maybe better known as mooncake season!) As a widely celebrated harvest festival of many names, I was always disappointed that we…
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Street Fest!

Posted on: September 12, 2019 Last updated on: September 13, 2019 Written by: chelsea Comments: 0
Hopefully a bunch of you reading this checked out Street Fest on Wednesday… but if not, let me tell you about one of my absolute favourite days on campus. I love Street Fest because it is one of the few…
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Swinging on a swing on the side of the Pichincha volcano which overlooks Quito, Ecuador

Preparing to be a Stranger in a (Semi) Familiar Land

Posted on: July 24, 2019 Last updated on: July 23, 2019 Written by: cassandra Comments: 0
Ever since I was a little girl I always claimed that “the sea is nice and all but I am going to live near the mountains.” I also always spoke of “going back” to Chile – the country both my…
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