“Madrid through the eyes of an intern”

By Hannah Phillips | 27 September 2013

As a 21 year old University student studying International Business with Spanish, the opportunity to spend 18 months abroad perfecting my language skills was and is an amazing opportunity. The first half of 2013 found me in the north of Spain, studying at the University of Oviedo as part of an Erasmus semester. However I…

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Literature

By Edward Mortimer | 19 June 2013

Yesterday I was reading Urdu literature. These books were for children. How I wish I could read more difficult books than these!   With time I will be able to understand these books.

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Food

By Edward Mortimer | 19 June 2013

Pakistani food is much spicier than the English food I like qorma, bhunna ghosht (meat) with naan and my favourite prepared foods are vegetables, chicken and rice. You’re not to drink water here because it upsets your stomach! Luckily, I can buy bottled water. Edward Mortimer, January 2013

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Hot and spicy in Pakistan!

By Edward Mortimer | 19 June 2013

Here in Pakistan I never get cold, actually today I am feeling a bit hot! That’s why I am drinking very clean water and eating fresh food. After every meal I wash my hands, because being healthy in this country is very important. Edward Mortimer

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My Scholarship in Pakistan

By Edward Mortimer | 11 June 2013

To this day I have never seen so many people. Karachi choked and spluttered under the weight of her traffic, pandemonium personified. Men, women and children (but mostly men) from all walks of life thronged the dusty streets, buying, selling, drinking chai; trade seemed to be happening everywhere I looked. There was something almost mediaeval…

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