Linfield students studying around the world
After a long awaited 324 days since I found out I was selected to study in England , I am glad to say I finally made it to the University of Nottingham. Overall, I have to say it was a very smooth sailing trip. Not even a single delay, which came as a surprise, because …
For the past month, I have been preparing for September 21st, 2022. The day I, and 3 other girls, fly 3 hours 43 minutes to Dallas, Texas then 8 hours 56 minutes to London, England. I am grateful to have traveled internationally a few times before and know what to expect but never have I …
Merry Chicken! Ok, I know it’s actually merry Christmas, but after this trip, to my family, it will forever be merry chicken. There’s a lot to unpack from these last two weeks, both from my suitcase, and in this blog update, so get ready for a lot of randomness and cool photos that i stole …
Welcome back to your virtual tour of England and beyond! (You’re in for a bit of a longer read this time, sorry not sorry!) I’m sitting here writing this on the Italo train from Rome to Florence, but before I tell you about that, let’s backtrack to some things that have happened over the last …
Hi and welcome to the first blog about me actually living in Nottingham! We have lots to discuss… This blog post will cover two larger experiences I have had and a couple of smaller updates The day after writing the last post, I ended up going to something called the Goose Fair with a few …
Hi everyone! My name is Clara Johansen and I am a junior studying communication arts at Linfield. In one week, I will be departing from the Portland International airport to San Francisco California, then headed to my final destination of Nottingham England for a semester abroad. I applied for this study abroad on a bit …
After three weeks of hel- I mean midterms, fall break arrived. Students had been talking about where they were going to go for months and finally the time was upon us! Slowly but surely, the IAU students inhabiting Aix made for the airport or train station, vacation bound. I was one of the last to …
While I work in a emergency room, I have never been a patient in a emergency room but, sure enough, a couple weeks into my time here in England, I had to make a visit to the emergency room, or as they call it here, A and E, which stands for accident and emergency. I …
If you’re curious about how students studying abroad are able to pick up and jet off to dreamy destinations on a whim, I’ll fill you in on how it’s all possible. Flights around Europe, once you’re already across the pond, are cheap. And I don’t mean a couple hundred dollars cheap. We’re talking only 14 …
My number one tip for anyone studying abroad is to take classes outside of your major. If you’re studying in a new country, why not take the opportunity to fill your head with some fascinating country specific knowledge to word vomit back to everyone in the states? This is the approach I took when making …