The Ultimate Exchange Student
Culture . Student lifeDavid Liu, an international student in Munich, has studied in three different countries in the last four years of his life. Hailing from the port city of Guangzhou, China, David completed his high school education there and continued on to study at one of the top Ivy League universities in America: Cornell University. Now in
German to English: is it hard?
Student lifeI had the pleasure of interviewing a native German speaker and good friend of mine named Phil. English is his second language and I wanted to get a better understanding of his process of learning English. What is your mother language? “My native language is German. As far as I’m aware, however, the current linguistic
My Best Friends´Life
Student life . TravelBlanca has been my best friend since we were kids. We have been through a lot together and she has always been extremely supportive. She recently visited me in Munich, and I decided to interview her because she is one the brightest people I know. I have asked her some set of personal questions so
Why in the World did This Traveler Land in Munich
Authors . Student life(This is me at Hanging Rock in the countryside of Victoria, Australia where I lived for a year.)
Aggressive Optimism
Authors . Student lifeAggressive Optimism: A phrase frequently used by Lyric Elliott to disguise her pessimism in the face of a difficult situation, over which, she has no control or method of altering. Hello, my name is Lyric Elliott and I’d like to welcome you to the life of an almost average American with an absurd amount of
My stay in Munich at LMU
Authors . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedI remember my first day in LMU as if it were yesterday. It was October, I didn’t knew anyone and I had a mixture of feelings between nervousness and excitement before getting into my first class. Today is 6th of August and after two very different semesters here the idea of going back home provokes
Femmes au foyer désespérée
Culture . Media . Student life . UncategorizedMy German is not the best. I will give you that. Actually my German is quite bad. It will give you that too. But my English is quite good. That, you have to hand me. Actually my fellow Danes and Scandinavians are quite good at English in general, but why? I think the answer is
Does the Erasmus exchange program really help students learn their target language?
Politics . Society . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedI am a German and Journalism student from London, England, and am currently doing my exchange year in Munich. For a lot of students like me, the goal of our year abroad is to study in German and make use of the opportunity to acquire as much of the target language as possible. The idea
Post-Graduate Slump
Student lifeA recent graduate, Pornsiri Sirikul, faces post-graduate slump; while, A Junior going to Senior, Ploythip Limrattamorn, trying to aid her, learns from her Senior’s experience. Loud cheers and chatters of recent graduates still rings in my ears as I walk my close senior to her car; her arms full of bouquet, presents and cards. The
“Smelly Oaks” – Student Heaven or a Dangerous First Home for Young People?
Student life . UncategorizedSelly Oak, or as it is affectionately called Smelly Oak, is a residential area in South West Birmingham. It is nestled closely next to The University of Birmingham, one of the biggest universities in the UK, and most students chose Selly Oak to be their home in their second and third years of studies.