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  • A city by the sea

    A city by the sea

    Since September, I have been studying in the lively city of Liverpool. The city borders the Irish Sea, cloaked in Victorian red brick and neoclassical architecture. Read more

  • Small & Meaningful Challenges

    Small & Meaningful Challenges

    Studying abroad at Kwansei Gakuin University has been a meaningful experience that has taught me a lot about daily life and education in Japan. Each week brings new situations to adapt to, whether it’s learning the language, navigating classes, or figuring out everyday routines.  Read more

  • My Weekend Competing for the University of Calgary Dinos

    My Weekend Competing for the University of Calgary Dinos

    A wrap up on my weekend competing for the University of Calgary Dinos at Canadian University Rowing Championships in Montreal, Quebec. Read more

  • Roam The Esplanade, Try Paella, Enjoy Your Time Away!

    Roam The Esplanade, Try Paella, Enjoy Your Time Away!

    About a four-hour train ride from Madrid is Alicante, a coastal city that stretches along the Costa Blanca and is full of rich cultural and historical connections. Within my classes at the university, I’m the only non-Spaniard, but that hasn’t stopped my classmates from welcoming me like their own. Read more

  • Computer Science in Alicante

    Computer Science in Alicante

    Salve Waikato, it’s me Alexander, back again. If you thought my Instagram post on the Waikato Global Experience account was the update to my exchange, with all the flare and enthusiasm that befits it, so did I. At the University of Alicante, I am studying Database Design, Game Theory, Physical Foundations of Computer Science and a beginners… Read more

  • The Journey, it’s what you’re going to make of it.

    The Journey, it’s what you’re going to make of it.

    A few months ago, I imagined I would be soaking up on the beaches of Santa Barbara, overall just enjoying the classic American experience. But as life often goes, things didn’t go to plan. But as the weeks fly by, it is becoming clearer that the journey isn’t about getting what I expected, but rather… Read more