My year ‘abroad’
Authors . UncategorizedHalli Hallo, My name is Emily, and I am British, although I haven’t actually spent a lot of time there and friends will often call me out on this. I was born and raised in north-west Germany, in a small town near Hannover, before moving to south-west England almost three years ago as I stared
MUNICH: FULL OF SADNESS FULL OF JOY
Authors . City life . Culture . Society . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedMy exchange program in Munich has been the most wonderful experience I’ve had in my life. It was full of first times, everything was new, almost a challenge, and I can not be more grateful. Being a student at LMU Studying at the LMU has been a break from the excessive academic pressure I had
What this semester was about…
Authors . City life . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedLeaving home for a semester abroad was not the easiest thing even if I was « just » flying to Germany. The first days I felt alone, I knew no one here and it was quite depressing. But then the german courses started and I met a lot of new people and made really good friends. We
IT’S NOT OVER YET
Student life . UncategorizedI’m not good talking about my personal feelings or personal experiences but I’ll do my best. This semester was really something, so many things happened, I fell in love with places, music, and people, I experienced homesickness, I’ve visited so many new cities, I made new friends with who I hope to stay in touch
Comparing LMU and Fudan studying life
City life . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedI have been studying in LMU since the end of September. As an exchange student, my study tasks here are not so heavy. I only chose four courses, two courses for exchange students, one for bachelors and the other for graduates. During studying the two academic courses, I really realized the difference between LMU study
Reflections of my exchange life
Student life . Travel . UncategorizedWhen looking back at my semester abroad, I suddenly realized that time really flies. During the semester, I experience a lot of new things, try to deal with cultural shocks and handle all difficulties that I face here in Germany. Every experience could be a long story, as it is not just about what happened
Perception Vs Reality
City life . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedTravelling to central Europe, exploring places I would have never dreamed or afforded has certainly been a positive experience for me My perception before I came was that every day would be positive as I followed my friends travelling on Instagram. However, what is shown and what is are for me something of a contrast.
Why University of Munich is for everyone!
Student life . Travel . UncategorizedThis blog post is dedicated to all students who are thinking of Germany for either their exchange year or main university but struggle to choose between the many great German universities. First of all, Munich is a special city. A quick Google search would give you endless suggestions on what can be done in and
Prost to the Great Memories!
Student life . Travel . UncategorizedBefore heading off to Munich to begin what I would soon find to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life, I was often told: “since you’re going to Munich in the fall that means you will be there for Oktoberfest!”. It made me giggle at how the fact that I was going
I’ve found my home
City life . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedIt’s difficult to find the right words to start this blogpost with. On the one hand I’ve had some great parties, met a bunch of nice people and did quite a lot of great and fun things to keep busy. On the other hand, some really frustrating situations have occurred (and are still going on