A new adventure
AuthorsHi, my name is Feline, I’m 21 years old, and I’m an exchange student from the Netherlands, more specifically from Utrecht! I’m in Munich for the winter semester as part of my minor. At my home university, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, I’m studying Creative Business. This bachelor’s programme trains you to become a
The german experience
AuthorsMy name is Giulia, I’m from a small town located in the region of Trentino, in the north of italy. All my life, all I ever heard about german is that it’s awful and hard to learn. I started learning it when I was six, and I have suffered all the 11 years in which
Self introduction
AuthorsHello everyone, my name is Risa and I’m an exchange student from Japan. I’ll study here for a year. I’ve just arrived Munich last month ago. I live in student’s dommitory now. In Japan, I live in Chiba which is near Tokyo in Japan. I can go to Tokyo Disney land in 30 minutes from
Living Abroad for the First Time
AuthorsOriginally from Japan Hallo! My name is Moka, I’m 20 years old from Fukuoka, Japan. I’m still nervous to live here since I arrived in Munich last week, and this is the first time I’ve gone abroad, except for a trip to Korea. Despite that, I already enjoy the atmosphere of Munich. My major in
New life in Munich
AuthorsHi, my name is Ayoung Kim. I’m 21 years old and from South Korea. I’m majoring in Chinese Language and Culture, and my minor is Media Communication. You might find it a little strange that I’m studying in Germany as an exchange student when my major is Chinese Language and Culture. I mean, wouldn’t it
Hi Munich!
AuthorsHi! I’m Yifan Jiang. I’m 24 and from China. I grew up in Guizhou, a mountainous province in southwestern China, and have lived in Beijing since starting university. I studied philosophy as an undergraduate and am now pursuing a master’s degree in documentary filmmaking. I’m also an intern journalist and have written several in-depth stories.
First meeting in Munich
AuthorsHello Stranger, we finally get to establish this parasocial interaction between us. I am Marco and I grew up in the Milan area. For the past 2 years, I have been a communication and business student in Lugano, Switzerland, which was already quite a change in my estabilished social life. Being a broke uni student
Nihao Munich: My Second Exchange in Europe
AuthorsMy name is Xinyi Zhang. I come from China, and now I am a master student in the School of Journalism and Communication at Beijing Normal University. I am always interested in how people tell stories and how information travels between different cultures. My hometown is Wuxi, a beautiful city in the south of China,
Note to self: Never let a good stereotype get in the way of a good love story
AuthorsHow a pair of feet went from soaking in the Gulf of Thailand to resting contentedly on a couch in Munich, with a few judgmental stops along the way. What comes to your mind first, when you think of Germans? Irrationally long sausages? Maybe uncanny punctuality? I think of thick socks, perhaps pulled a bit
A bit nervous, a lot excited
Authors . Student LifeHi everyone! My name is Gao Lyuyuechen, but you can call me Gao or Kouro. I’m from China, and I’m a second-year master’s student at Tsinghua University, where I study communication. This semester, I’m studying communication sciences at LMU Munich. I still can’t quite believe I’m here! My love for exchange life started a few