study abroad – Page 5 – Life @ U of T

When in Greece…

This reading week I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Athens, Greece through the Faculty of Arts and Science's International Course Module program in conjunction with the Human Biology Department’s Global Health research course. As a Global Health student,…

Over-planning Kills the Magic

I’m sure many of us have spent time swiping through travel blogs, national geographic magazines and even the catalogs of mountain warehouse for hiking and backpacking equipment. Certainly, backpacking has had its Hollywood glamour through many films including Daniel Radcliffe’s…

Photo of someone sitting with passport sticking out of pants pocket

Studying Abroad This Summer?

As the semester’s end is quickly approaching and the fresh breath of spring is in the air, this last week’s warm weather has me thinking about summer. A few months ago, I applied for the QES Scholarship which has placements…

The Library: my new home

When studying abroad, one can easily get caught up in the “abroad” part and quickly forget or choose to look past the study part. Big mistake. While it has only been 3 weeks in the beautiful, lakeside campus of the…

A 5,700KM Journey… and then some

Travelling has always been a dream near and dear to me. More specifically, going to the United Kingdom. Figuratively speaking, one can easily imagine going Europe as stepping into a storybook. You’ve had mighty Kings and glorious Queens, knights, and…

A hand holding a small glove in front of a landscape

Mapping Out My Future ?️

Studying abroad is something I have always dreamed of doing. I love travelling and new places, but there’s something different about living in another place, even temporarily. You can’t gain the true experiences and the culture that you would get…

Choose Your Own Adventure: Making Summer Plans

Gone are the days where summers consisted of hours playing in the sun. Or in my case, playdates and a proportional amount of Kumon. Making summer plans in university is tough, to say the least. Employment is often precarious, internships…

My Summer Abroad in Oxford

I made a wild, wild decision in December 2014. I was in first year, almost done my first semester, and had decided that I wanted to go on a Summer Abroad trip. It's uncommon for first years to pursue Summer…

The “Study” in Study Abroad

Study abroad has been a life changing international experience where I have learned to live independently, experience a new culture, and study in a different academic environment. Most of my posts have been about the fun parts of traveling and living “abroad” part of studying abroad and now I am going to focus on the main reason for my exchange which is to “study” abroad.

University College at U of T. It is amazing how British our architecture is. (Taken from: http://www.transitionresourceguide.ca/universities/university-of-toronto)

The Strand Campus at King’s College of London is home to the Art’s and Humanities Faculty and located in Central London. (taken from: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/campus/strand.aspx)

Are You Going Global?

Bonjour!

Hola!

Namaste!

Guten Tag!

Ni Hah!

No, I don’t actually speak all these languages (gosh, I wish I did) but get this- U of T has sent students to all the places these languages are spoken and many, many more besides. All the international programs through which students can study abroad will be having an informative fair this week at Sid Smith from Tuesday through till Thursday!

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