It’s easy to get into the habit of comparing your host country to your home country once your study abroad period is over. I, for one, have had to learn to re-accept the uber cold Canadian weather and say goodbye…
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Studying Abroad Ended Early For Me. Here’s How I’m Coping
Nearly three weeks ago, I received an email from the University of Toronto letting me know that my study abroad experience was over. The federal government was urging all Canadians to return home as soon as possible, due to the…
How I’m Staying Busy During Self-Isolation
Two weeks ago, the Spanish government declared a state of emergency and my study abroad experience in Spain came to an abrupt end. The Spanish universities hadn’t closed down for more than a couple days before I received an urgent…
New Hobbies, Tastes and Interests That I’ve Developed While Studying Abroad
Rumor has it that travelling abroad refines us into more cultured people, and to that, I’d have to agree. Here are the ways I’ve developed a healthy appreciation for culture and learned lifelong lessons about human nature, while studying abroad…
How I Make My Host Country Feel Like Home
You learn a lot about yourself after moving to a foreign country and rebuilding your life from scratch. At least, I did. One thing I discovered is the importance of creating a place that feels like home wherever I go.…
Re-reading A Journal Entry I Wrote During My Study Abroad Experience
January 28, 2020 People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. – Anonymous Tomorrow marks the first day of a new semester, but this feels more like an end than a rebirth. Friends who were…
How I Prioritize My Mental Health While Studying Abroad
When you think about studying abroad, you likely think of road trips and food tasting and museums. But, maybe we should also expand the conversation to include the ways that studying abroad can influence your mental health. Here are five…
How I Manage My Finances During My Year Abroad
The first thing that I did after receiving approval from U of T to study at their partner institution in Madrid, was to check the cost of living in Madrid. I went straight to internationalliving.com and calculated how much rent,…
5 Thoughts I’ve Had While Studying Abroad In Spain
Let me take you through the story of my study abroad experience in Spain so far. Nearly four months have passed since I took the flight from Alberta to Madrid, Spain and to say it’s been a whirlwind is an…
4 Things I’ve Learned While Studying Abroad In Europe
Here are four things that I’ve learned while being on the outbound student exchange program at UofT.