Story Location: England
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Feeling Like a Freshman Again
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Saying goodbye to my friends and family as I finished packing my suitcases to travel to London brought nervousness, and the feeling of knowing I had new roads ahead of me brought butterflies to my stomach. I had to ignore these temporarily as I was focused on making my way through security and getting to…
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Saving Money on London Public Transportation
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Welcome to the city that has a 鈥渢ube鈥 and monstrous looking buses. The first thing I realized after taking my first trip by tube was how expensive the London public transportation can be鈥攕pecifically in relation to New York, since that鈥檚 where I鈥檓 from. I will break this up into ways to save money on London…
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Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget While Abroad
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Here are some tips on eating healthy on a budget while abroad. It might be quite difficult to live in London and not spend thousands of pounds on food alone 鈥 the money you could otherwise spend on city exploration and traveling (trust me, I spent around 200 dollars on groceries in my first week). But…
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5 Differences Between US and UK Academic Systems
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I have found 5 Differences Between US and UK Academic Systems during my time studying abroad. As an education major, I have spent a lot of my time in different schools learning different teaching styles. Coming to the UK has shown me a new and more focused style of teaching and learning. These are the…
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5 Tips for Staying Centered While Living Abroad
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One of the main intentions I set for 2019 was to find home in my body. I vowed to make 鈥榟ome鈥 a state of mind rather than a place. As I departed my loved ones and hometown on January 1st to study abroad in London for five months, I knew this hefty goal would be…
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Balancing Sports and Study Abroad at Queen Mary
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As I connected to more students at Queen Mary I began to explore the ways students combine sports and study abroad. Whether on a team or just for fun, balancing sports and their academic workload was important. Queen Mary can be rigorous at times, but there are many students who manage to balance it with…
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How to take Care of Afro Hair in London
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My first question when I arrived in London was: Where am I going to get my hair cut? I usually go to my local barbershop in Brooklyn, so as someone new to the neighborhood, I had to ask around before I found a barber I could frequent. Thankfully, there are many different options for styling…
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How I Learned to Frame my Experiences through Photography
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While studying abroad, I tried to travel as much as possible. One of my later trips was a quick one-day stop in Brussels, followed by meeting up with a friend in Amsterdam. It was the first trip I was going to take by myself, and when I left London at 6am I was filled with a very…
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How to Study Abroad as a STEM Major
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I know what you鈥檙e thinking. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 study abroad as a STEM major.鈥 It is a common misconception that STEM majors cannot find classes which count towards their major abroad. This leads to late graduations or overloaded senior years. Now this was certainly not my experience. I鈥檓 an engineering major at Harvey Mudd College and…
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As Clich茅 As It Sounds, I 鈥淔ound Myself鈥 Abroad
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Preconceived Notions are Hard to Overcome American students studying abroad have almost become a parody of themselves. From painstakingly staged Instagram posts of picnics under the Eiffel Tower to bar-hopping in Barcelona, the portrait of the college junior taking a semester to 鈥渟tudy鈥 whilst draining their parents鈥 wallets romping around Europe is not entirely flattering.…
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