Erasmus year abroad

Student Name: Hannah
Degree Course: BA Spanish and French
Worked as Language Assistant in a Spanish Secondary school in Madrid

Living in a foreign country is daunting. However, I can also say from experience that anyone with the opportunity should grab it, go with it, and learn from it. I spent my year abroad working as an English language assistant in a high school in Madrid. I’ll be frank; I had some of the best and hardest times of my life!

Intercalary year in the USA

Student Name: Jennifer
Degree Course: BA American Studies
Was a student at California State University, San Francisco

Without a doubt it truly was the best experience of my life and was so valuable in terms of personal growth, building of confidence and life skills, as well as an unbelievably fun year!

Summer Programme in Bangalore, India

Student Name: Owen
Degree Course: MSc Environmental Biology
Attended a four-week programme consists of a series of themed lectures and activities including working with NGOs and visiting industry

I remember when we were playing with some of the children at one of the youth centres, and some of them were quite a handful! One of them came up to me and asked me to kneel down so that he could reach my face, I was really puzzled why and assumed it would be to play some sort of prank on me, but when I did he gave me a big kiss on my cheek and thanked me for coming. I was very taken aback and was really touched.

Summer Programme in China

Student Name: Graham
Degree Course: BSc Psychology

Four week language and cultural programme in Weihai, China

I learnt a lot more about China and how the Chinese think. Talking to Chinese nationals brought sense to some of the things that happen in China that get picked up by the western media. I learnt that China is run very differently as a country and it's not a case of right and wrong as we often like to classify it. It's just how it is.