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Butterflies In My Tummy

Slowly the sun approached the earth, almost leaning at the back of the long mountain range close to Villanueva de la Cañada. The balmy rays of sun touched my skin, and wind was grazing through my long black hair. Around me, relaxing reggae sounds, and these...

22 9 , 11 years ago
Español: Poco A Poco

¡Hola! ¿Como estás? Me llamo Duyen. Is what I learned at uni. And in Spain? Little by little I learned ¡Joder! ¡Coño! Extremely “useful” expressions that you will hear in almost every second or third sentence meaning F*** and S***. Of course, I try not to use...

16 14 , 11 years ago
Just do it... 2º part

As I said in the previous article, this Erasmus in Łódź 2012/13, has left to me (and my four partners who were with me that day) an experience that I´m sure that I will never forget and it reaffirms my attitude with which I take all around me: "Just do it". Thanks...

15 4 , 11 years ago
Dinner Party with our Landlady

Before going home for Christmas my landlady Ana insisted on coming round for a dinner party with the whole flat, which was really nice of her. She has always been really friendly with us, and it was lovely that she wanted to spend time with us and get to know us better....

14 4 , 11 years ago
Christmas finally arrives in Cádiz!

So after weeks of moaning that we hadn’t been in the Christmas spirit, and getting funny looks when I walked around outside in my Santa hat the Christmas lights were finally turned on in the second week of December! Better late than never I suppose. The lights...

13 3 , 11 years ago
Life Is A Dance Floor

As soon as I listen to Salsa music I feel the rhythm in my whole body and can’t stop to dance. It’s a great feeling. And it’s great to see how it affects other people. When I lived in Groningen, we had some Salsa sessions in our living room after dinner. Even my...

12 5 , 11 years ago
Frankfurt Christmas Market

Christmas time in Birmingham would not be complete without a trip to the Frankfurt Christmas Markets, better known as the German Markets. Every year they take over the centre of Birmingham with a massive array of stalls offering a range of treats from toys, clothes and...

11 3 , 11 years ago
Cádiz Bucket List

Early in the first term on the train to Seville, we decided to make a bucket list of things to do before we left, just to make sure that we didn’t get complacent and miss out on our year abroad. I decided that this would be a good place to put our list and keep a...

10 4 , 11 years ago
Finding A Job Abroad

Hi I´m Lee, I left England to move to Barcelona almost 2 years ago after graduating from University and have experienced A LOT of the ups and downs of job searching abroad. I recently found my new position at Europe Language Jobs so I thought I would post a guide with...

9 14 , 6 years ago
Visa Process In Georgia

Hello friends, hope you are all doing well. I have written many articles here explaining about the different archaeological monuments and the natural beauty of Georgia. Some of you may even want to travel to Georgia and spend some time having a super cool vacation in...

9 34 , 11 years ago
An Afternoon at the Football

Since arriving in Cádiz, going to a local football match had been on our list of things to do, but somehow we had never got around to actually doing it. It was only mid way through the first semester when we actually found where the stadium was, this was after a...

9 6 , 11 years ago
Useful Shops and Supermarkets!

Our first few days were spent trying to stock up on all of the things that we would need but couldn’t pack in suitcases, such as shampoo and sun tan lotion. We wasted loads of time either looking for shops, wandering around the wrong type of shops, going to the shops...

9 1 , 11 years ago
Sales in England

I’m sure that everywhere in the world has sales, but I’m not sure that they are such a big issue as they are in England, every year on Boxing Day there are reports on the news about the crazy queues and mad dashes in shops as they open their doors. I am not quite...

8 1 , 11 years ago
Bread with dinner

Remember to turn away bread and breadsticks that waiters bring to the table if you don't want them, you will be charged for them in most places regardless of if you eat them or not! We went out for dinner the other night and ended up paying for bread that we didn't...

8 1 , 11 years ago
Exams

So after the Geography exam that we had before Christmas we really weren’t sure what to expect from the proper exam season. So we headed to exams with something else to be uncertain of, aside from the exam content. First things first, there is seemingly no standard...

7 2 , 11 years ago
Revision Tips

Could someone please offer me some? Once you return back from your Christmas holidays the main thing occupying your thoughts and classes will most likely be exams. Some classes may not even continue after Christmas, allowing you plenty of time to ‘revise’, the rest...

7 2 , 11 years ago
The internet is your friend.

One tool that has been very useful throughout my Erasmus Year is of course the internet, it can literally be used for everything from finding accommodation to finding out the latest Erasmus news. Before you start your year check to see if your university has an Erasmus...

7 2 , 11 years ago
Trip to Bahía Sur

After passing it several times on the train we wondered if the large shopping centre that we had seen in San Fernando was worth a visit, from the train all we could see the massive Bahia Sur sign and McDonalds Drive Through. However after hearing rumours of a large...

7 3 , 11 years ago
Planning Your Year

One of the things that I failed to do much last semester was plan how I would be spending my time, sure we made a bucket list of things to do, but in the end we failed to achieve many of them because we kept thinking to ourselves ‘we have plenty of time to get that...

7 5 , 11 years ago
Year Abroad Finances

This post may be a little bit case-specific to be useful for most, but hopefully it is useful to some people. I wish I had more advice on finances before I started my Year Abroad, as at times I have been tripped up by banks or my university. Banking in Spain When I...

7 4 , 11 years ago