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Year Abroad Diaries #7: Reality hits for the big return home

Year Abroad Diaries #7: Reality hits for the big return home

The big return to Manchester after a year abroad is well and truly underway for many fourth years. Here is a collection of lessons that I learned while away, that I intend to bring into my final year of studies
Year Abroad Diaries #6: What I learnt from moving abroad

Year Abroad Diaries #6: What I learnt from moving abroad

After my year abroad teaching in France, I’m reflecting on everything I’ve learnt from moving to a foreign country
Year Abroad Diaries #5: Final year dread

Year Abroad Diaries #5: Final year dread

With the year abroad drawing to a close, it is hard not to feel apprehensive about returning to Manchester
Why is it still important to learn languages?

Why is it still important to learn languages?

Language learning seems to have taken a backseat, with English being so widely spoken – so why is it important to learn a new language?
Year abroad diaries #4: Life in Manchester’s sister city Chemnitz

Year abroad diaries #4: Life in Manchester’s sister city Chemnitz

Political extremism vs the power of culture and art: what my experience living in Chemnitz, Germany taught me about Manchester’s sister city
Year abroad diaries #3: Long-distance relationships

Year abroad diaries #3: Long-distance relationships

Long-distance relationships can be hard during your year abroad – here are some ways to make them easier
Year Abroad Diaries #2: How to navigate cultural differences while living abroad

Year Abroad Diaries #2: How to navigate cultural differences while living abroad

Some top tips for life on the other side of the channel, or maybe even “Le Manche”
Academic anxiety on my year abroad: Is it imposter syndrome? Or am I just too British?

Academic anxiety on my year abroad: Is it imposter syndrome? Or am I just too British?

The weight of learning a language abroad is not for the faint hearted. But are my anxieties something deeper than mere imposter syndrome?
Year Abroad Diaries #1: Moving to Morocco

Year Abroad Diaries #1: Moving to Morocco

Adjusting to a new life abroad can be challenging and scary – here’s how to make the most of your opportunities when begin your year abroad.
My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation

My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation

Preparing for your year abroad can feel daunting, but with a little preparation and a willingness to get things wrong at first, there’ll be plenty to look forward to
Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Brexit more, I started planning my year abroad

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Brexit more, I started planning my year abroad

Is post-Brexit ‘Great Britain’ really that great if students face an onslaught of limitations, rules and formal processes when it comes to applying to study abroad?
10 things to know before you take a year abroad

10 things to know before you take a year abroad

Embarking on your year abroad can be daunting. There are so many things to remember, along with the added pressure of being in another country alone. Fell prepared and reassure with our guide to a year abroad!
Fourteen students evacuated from Russia

Fourteen students evacuated from Russia

As the airspace closed, flights stopped and financial sanctions were brought in, a team of UoM staff worked to bring Russian Studies students home
Manchester students speak out about year abroad uncertainty

Manchester students speak out about year abroad uncertainty

Students speak out amid uncertainty
Living in lockdown: Coronavirus and my year abroad

Living in lockdown: Coronavirus and my year abroad

Versace face-masks and a ban on cheek kissing – UoM student Bella Jewell describes the impact of coronavirus on her Neapolitan Erasmus exchange
Are Cultural Modules an essential part of a Language Degree?

Are Cultural Modules an essential part of a Language Degree?

Lauren Valentine contends that cultural modules are an essential part of any language degree, and students should be striving for a deeper understanding of a country’s culture, not just furthering their career.

Here’s the big problem with young people volunteering abroad

Alex Hope argues that there is a serious problem with the way that young people raise funds to volunteer abroad

Freshers abroad: what to expect from your next big adventure

As freshers descend onto Manchester once more, Kizzy talks to three third year University of Manchester students who are starting their new lives on their year abroad, discussing what freshers is like across the pond

Anxious abroad? You’re not alone

If you’re worried that your year abroad might not be all plain sailing, we offer some advice on managing your mental health and making the most of your time away

Passport to paradise

Embarking on a year abroad can be so much more than staying in Europe; six French students who travelled far and wide give their deux cents on choosing a far-flung location