My time in Scotland has finally come to an end and what an amazing experience it was! I am extremely grateful to have been able to do this and I’m sad to have left what had been my home for 6 months. Continue reading A Scottish Exchange
I have my first exam in a couple of weeks which I’m nervous about since it’s the first closed-book style exam I will have done since high-school. I’ve been spending lots of time studying in my room and at the university library which is something I’m going to miss when I return home. The Tauranga campus is going to seem tiny by comparison! Continue reading Crunch time at University of Strathclyde
I’ve now been in Scotland for just over a month and what a wild start it has been! Continue reading My first month in Scotland
It has been a wild ride on this exchange. I have been able to catch up with many old friends and family while on this trip and make a whole bunch of new ones from all over the world. Continue reading A Scottish Exchange in Pictures
For me, it has been a great move to the university and I am thoroughly enjoying my time here. I have found that to meet new people you need to be actively involved in university activities such as clubs or sports. Also taking the opportunity to say hello and start conversations with new people has also worked. The people here are all very kind and welcoming even though some may be hard to understand with the broad Scottish accent. Continue reading Student Life at Strathclyde
I was very excited to leave New Zealand as I had a lot of things to look forward to. In the first few weeks of arriving, I had gone to Wales for a wedding, Wolverhampton for a football match, up Ben Nevis the tallest mountain in the UK, and down to Cornwall to compete at the British surf lifesaving championships. Continue reading Exploring the UK
Business student Ryan is off to Scotland to study at the University of Strathclyde. Continue reading Off to Scotland!
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