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Author: Anna

  • Beyond Study Abroad – 2017 Young Diplomats Forum, Riga, Latvia

    What is it? The Young Diplomats Forum (YDF) is a week of workshops, policy development group exercises, institutional and cultural visits and an opportunity to hear world leading experts debate…

  • What I will miss most about Study Abroad in South Africa

    “What’s the worst thing about going on Study Abroad?” – a question asked at my pre-departure workshop, which was over a year ago now. The only answer the returnee could…

  • The second semester – Study Abroad – Back to South Africa

    The second semester – Study Abroad – Back to South Africa

    It’s definitely a weird one. After enjoying a Christmas at home in the UK, travelling back to South Africa, for the second semester of my Study Abroad, was a completely…

  • 6 things I overcame on my first semester of Study Abroad

    6 things I overcame on my first semester of Study Abroad

    My first semester of study abroad in South Africa, Rhodes University, was filled with challenges and cherished memories. Living and studying in another country was bound to be filled with…

  • Study Abroad – Settling in

    Study Abroad – Settling in

    My first six-week term at Rhodes University, South Africa, started with “Suicide Sunday” and ended with “Hell week”. These are names given by “Rhodents” for the first Sunday back of…

  • The Return to SA

    The Return to SA

    Countdown to take off! I am SO excited that I will be setting off for South Africa in a matter of weeks. Since spending a year in Swaziland as a…