Ni Hao, Guten Tag
AuthorsFrom the east to the west, from “Ni Hao你好” to “Guten Tag”, I had dreamed about this new chapter of my life in Germany for three years. Back to the day when I first stepped on the European continent as an exchange student in Paris, it was 2019, the year before the pandemic. Now, three years
My year in 3 months aka what is wrong with time
Authors . Sports . Student life . UncategorizedI am grateful for one of the first blogs we had to write with our expectations of the Erasmus semester. Thanks to that blog post, I can compare and evaluate my growth and achievements. I wrote that I want to: be independent, let my personality grow, explore my hidden talents and hobbies, get motivation for
If you didn’t post it, did it even happen?
UncategorizedI have been an active user of social media for many years, especially Instagram. It is one of the tools I use to stay in contact with my friends and family who are in other parts of the world, as well as keep the contact with the new friends I make while living abroad. Nevertheless,
Instantes
UncategorizedIt is crazy how fast time went by. I remember being so stressed and nervous because of all the things that had to be sorted before coming to Munich and in the blink of an eye is already time to leave. I feel very nostalgic to think about saying bye to my friends, my room,
Press play and start again
UncategorizedIt took me a while to start writing this blog. I kept on procrastinating it, because I refused to think that my journey here is coming to an end. I have spent my last few weeks pretending that my Erasmus was endless, which seems to have worked well: it enabled me to enjoy those last
Too hard to say goodbye…my beloved Munich😭
Student lifeHi! Here is Chang. Four months are coming to an end and for the first time I feel so sad about the end of the semester. Thank you so much to LMU for giving me this precious exchange opportunity and for making a memory that will last a lifetime. This was my first time in
When the goodbye is just for now.
Student life . TravelI am excited, ready, and nervous all at the same time as I prepare to make the journey to Munich. I have always wanted to be an exchange student once in my lifetime. I arrived here knowing no one; it was my first time flying alone, far from home in a country where I did
From a social recluse to a somewhat just ok functioning member of society
UncategorizedWhen I first came here I didn’t really know what to expect. I came with no plans in mind but just to show up. It was tough for a bit to go from a cozy home with 3 meals and someone to do your laundry to a desolate room in the shade of blue fighting
Not a “goodbye”, a “see you soon”…
Student lifeJuly is already well underway and that means that I only have a few days left here in Munich at the IfKW as a student. Time for me to start saying goodbye to this city and the people I have met here, whom I now consider my friends. If I had to choose one word
Continue reading if you need some motivational speech about adult working life.
AuthorsI left my job. Great colleagues and manager, flexible working hours, a dog-friendly 🐶 office, many teambuilding activities, well-paid job in a prospering and growing marketing agency. But I did not feel I could be the most successful in this field. Erasmus helped me realize that it is not just about having an okay job.