Jack Beeching: The first week in Paris – August 2024
Cette dernière semaine a semblé durer une éternité. Après un dîner d’adieu rapide à la gare de King’s Cross à Londres avec mes parents, j’ai pris un Eurostar tardif avec deux énormes valises – tout ce dont j’aurais besoin pour mon année d’études à Paris. Je suis arrivé en ville…
J’apprécie ma soirée en flânant au vieux port. Je me suis assis pour profiter du magnifique coucher de soleil!
Gus Freeman – Case study Lisbon
My time in Lisbon has come to an end, and what an amazing 3 months in turned out to be. Firstly, I cannot thank the John Speak Trust enough for the scholarship I received. It was a big part of why my time in Lisbon was so successful. The money…
About the Trust
Welcome to the opportunity to widen your horizons! The John Speak Languages Scholarship can provide you with complementary funding to assist you to travel overseas to study a language. Mastering one or several languages provides enjoyment and a wider understanding of the world in which we live. In addition,…
Case Study: Cosmo de Bono, Taiwan, 2023-2024
Since my year abroad in Taiwan has drawn to a close, I’ve started reflecting on my experiences abroad and the happy times I had living in Taipei. I wasn’t too knowledgeable about Taiwan before moving there. Despite having learnt Chinese for a while, I hadn’t spent much time looking at…
John Daniel: 月报二，八月：语言课程快结束了 Language school is almost over, August 2024
再次你好！谢谢您看我第二个月的月报！我很激动跟你分享最近一个月所有的经历。 在7月底，我必须与几个好朋友说再见。他们只是语言课程7月份的学生。我们收取成绩凭证后（见下图），我们直接开始安排一个小小的庆祝晚会来彼此告别。 Hello again and thank you for reading my second monthly report! I am excited to share with you what has happened over the last month. At the end of July I had to say goodbye to a few friends who were only staying for the July section of…
John Daniel: 我在上海还没到一个月！I haven’t been in Shanghai even a month! July 2024
我在上海还没到半个月，不过这段时期的经历又丰富又复杂。 今天我在上课的时候接受了个电话。因为我以前错过了几次他们给我的电话，当时终于地注意到他们在给我打着电话，所以我马上接起了电话。是警察！ 幸亏，他们只要肯定是否我有没有在派出所填好境外人员住宿登记表。这篇登记表的目的在于保障所有住在上海的外国人都在一个名单。要是不好的事儿发生，政府可以容易地跟他们交流。 此外，这篇也是得到居留证的要求之一。 得到居留证真是个不容易做好的事儿。我在这个路上已经遭遇许多白跑一趟。不过我在慢慢适应这里官僚的重视。我还有几个要求该满足才能得到居留证，不过我大学的国际学生办公室在努力工作帮助我。 我觉得我的中文水平在日益提高！除了跟我的同学们说中文以外，我还在认识到许多中国人。 周一晚上我跟三个中国人出去吃晚饭。我们吃饭后去了一个著名的酒吧叫Sober Company。 以前这个酒吧在亚洲最好50酒吧的排行榜上。我们在那儿继续玩儿，整个晚上都是用中文沟通 – 一共5个小时。 我们快要回家之前，我头开始痛。 我没想到我会在这样的环境还活下去！ 我以为在这样自然的环境只说中文会让我觉得有点儿尴尬，但是他们大部分听懂了我的意思，我5成左右听懂了他们的话！ 我下个月必须做的事情很多。包括我入学之前的三个课程：会计、程序设计、统计数学。我猜这下几个月会非常的忙碌。我很期待。 I haven’t yet been in Shanghai a month, but the experience in this short time has been wonderful and complicated. Today when I was in class I received a phone call. Because I had missed…
Gus Freeman: Lisbon, Portugal – June 2024
Estou no meu último mês em Lisboa e tem sido quente! Este último mês tem sido muitas coisas interessantes. O meu estágio nas câmaras de comércio Luso-britânica tem sido repleto de eventos emocionantes. Estive no Porto a ajudar em uma missão comercial de vinhos, onde recebemos muitos compradores do Reino…
Case Study – Maisie Palmer, France – July 2024
My time in France has allowed me to develop in so many ways, and I want to thank the John Speak Foundation bursary for playing a huge role in keeping me on top of my language-learning whilst studying my Master’s. The monthly blogs have kept me focused and allowed me…
Amelia Walker: Case Study, Italy 2022
I am writing this final entry to the John Speak Language Trust from Milan, Italy, two and a half years after I was first awarded the scholarship. Back in 2022, this foundation helped me to move from Sheffield to Florence in order to complete a yearlong Master’s degree in Fashion…
