Monthly Reports

Este mes aproveché el tiempo libre que tenía para visitar uno de los lugares más bonitos de Costa Rica. Monteverde es un pueblo en las montañas, conocido por el bosque nuboso del mismo nombre. Tiene un clima muy diferente al tiempo trópico de la parte del país donde vivo, gracias a su ubicación en una de las partes más altas…

Une caractéristique unique du système politique suisse est sa démocratie directe. Les Suisses de plus de 18 ans ont le chance pour voter sur plusieurs questions par an – un système de vote beaucoup plus actif qu’au Royaume-Uni. La Suisse est divisée en 26 «cantons», qui sont provinces, et les résidents de chaque province peuvent…

Le mois dernier a été marqué par la réintroduction de fortes restrictions COVID à Genève. Fin octobre, tous les restaurants, bars et magasins non essentiels ont fermé leurs portes. Les rassemblements étaient limités à un maximum de 5 personnes. Toutes les classes universitaires ont été transférées en ligne et les employés ont été invités à…

Now back in London, I am able to fully reflect upon my time abroad in Sevilla. Over the 9 months, I grew a great deal both as a person as well as academically. I found myself in so many new situations and even lived through the global pandemic from a Spanish perspective. But above all,…

Le weekend dernier j’avais l’opportunité a visiter Zurich, Suisse pour deux nuits. Connu ‘Züri’’ par les locaux, Zurich est la ville plus grande en Suisse et elle se trouve à l’est de Genève, dans le centre du pays. Le trajet entre les deux villes seulement passé environ trois heures, et presenté une première opportunité géniale…

I’ve been concentrating on making sure I do all the things I wanted to do this year. I made goals of things I wanted to achieve. It’s so easy to get lost with what’s going on and forget to concentrate on the things important to you. My main goal was to learn Spanish and Portuguese…

My last month in Brazil. That was the plan anyway but things change. I’ve decided to continue on in Brazil due to coronavirus as the laws on tourist visas have been relaxed and also I wanted to stay and do all of the things I’d originally planned to do. My dance classes have been going…

In September 2019 I landed in Beijing to begin 11 months of living in China. I had been awarded two Scholarships, a John Speak scholarship and a Confucius scholarship, and as part of the Confucius scholarship was enrolled in the Chinese Language Program at Beihang University in Beijing. While I had visited Beijing before for…

Coming out of quarantine The first stage towards ‘normality’ was achieved on the 2nd may, when we were finally aloud out for walks or runs, between 6 am – 10 am or 8 pm – 11 pm. Previously our only permitted outings were to the supermarkets or to the pharmacies and thus this felt like…

In Sevilla the month of June is when it begins to get really get hot. While it usually only gets above 40 in July, June is still incredibly warm with constant temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius. While getting a haircut I quizzed my barber on how he puts up with this every year, to…

Este mes, durante mis viajes al sur de espana, alquilamos un coche y fuimos a Gibraltar. Hay que admitir, no sabia mucho de Gibraltar antes de mi visita, a pesar de ser un territorio británico de ultramar. Es una zona pequeña de 6.7km2, el paisaje se domina por el Peñón de Gibraltar y a sus…

I have been feeling as though my Portuguese is improving all of the time and I am still learning new words every day. I do not feel the need to take up additional Portuguese classes as I am impressed with how fluent I am becoming and people comment on this fact all the time. This…

It’s difficult to feel as though I am being productive when all of the things I came to Rio to do are not options for me right now. For my placement I should be teaching English to children from difficult backgrounds. I have managed to gain experience in teaching as I have been giving classes…