Adapting to Being Back – Initial Worries and Frustrations, but I would do it all over again!

So Many things have changed! I can’t believe how many big shops have closed down and clubs have changed their music and style and new things have opened. You really have a heightened awareness of everything that is different, so it almost feels like you are coming forward to something new rather than back to [...]

For those having trouble with the library…

I just tried to request a book at the library and discovered that my record cannot be used because I am under as exchange out. I was sent to the membership desk (outside beside the security gate thing) then to student services then back to the library. So heres a tip, go to the membership [...]

From Boston back to Glasgow

Well I have been back in Glasgow for over a month now and I am still waiting for it to kick in that I am not headed back to Boston soon. The last weeks in Boston were amazing. After the exams were over the sun was out and all the exchange kids (as the Boston [...]

Californian Home sickness

I never got home sick when I traveled out to California, but I definitely got dose of it when I arrived back in Scotland. There are many things to adapt back to once you return home, I’ll just mention a few and how they affected me:
Firstly, the weather… In this case I was very lucky, [...]

Enjoying my Californian home before saying goodbye

My Visa ran out the day that the term officially ended. That was the 21st of May (I actually finished on the 19th)… so I booked a ticket home 30 days later on the 20th June (you get a 30 day grace period on your visa which allows you to stay in the country).. I [...]

Adapting to Life Back in Scotland After Miami…

I’m not going to lie, it was really hard to come to terms with living in Scotland after spending 9months in Miami.
That place is like a heaven, and coming back to the bad weather was really hard to take.
Obviously everyone has their own interests but mine revolve around sport, nightclubs, beaches, good weather and business [...]

What To Do After Exams – University of Miami

Hi guys,
After exams it is quite common for the American students to clear out there rooms and go back home, they don’t really stick around.
The international students however don’t want to go back home! Everyone makes plans about a month before exams start where we will travel once it’s all over.
With your student visa you get a [...]

Summarising this last year Abroad – University of Miami

Wow, all I can say is what a year!
In the last 9 months i’ve made friends that will last a lifetime as well as experiences that couldn’t have happened anywhere else in the world.  If I was told I could change anything about this last year I would honestly say nothing.
Firstly, the education i feel [...]

Living in Miami

Hello all,
I just want to do a bit of advertising for Miami and let you know of my experience of the ‘Miami lifestyle’ so far.
Firstly, two things you will get here that are among the BEST IN THE WORLD and you won’t get back in the UK are the beaches and the weather.
South Beach is [...]

California…

I have completed one semester here and have had a whole month off over Christmas to explore California, which I absolutely love. Yet, I was still more than happy to come home to Berkeley and my City across the Bay – San Francisco, at the end of my travels. Here is a brief Photo summary of my [...]