I will miss you, Munich
Authors . Student lifeIt feels very strange for me to write a farewell text. It seems like everything just began. It feels like it was only yesterday that I packed my suitcases and headed to the airport in Billund. But I have learned a lot from this exchange. I have learned how to be on my own, how
Exchange Trip for a Chinese Girl
UncategorizedMy name is Qian Liu, from Zhejiang Province, China. I am a doctoral student at home University, and I am very honored to come to the University of Munich for exchange. I fell in love with this place almost on the first day I arrived. There are two main reasons for coming to exchange. On
From the East to the West, From Bangkok to Munich
City life . Culture . Student lifeMy name is Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, which I find quite hard for foreigners to pronounce naturally. Therefore, I go by JamJam, which is the nickname given to me by my parents. When translated into Thai, JamJam and Sooksodsai have the same meaning, Happy; unlike Westerners, we were given our nickname at birth in Thailand. Being in
Hello again dear readers!
Authors . Student lifeIt is nice to say hello again here! I am Ayano, a Japanese exchange student who has been here for almost seven months. Now I have only three months left in Munich — it is short but I believe it is long enough to accomplish my goals. Here, I would like to introduce what I
From Copenhagen to Munich
Authors . Student life . TravelMy name is Johanne, and I’m 26 years old. I come from a small town on an island in Denmark, close to beautiful nature and the sea, which I’ve cherished all my life. Normally, I live in Copenhagen, where I study communication at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. But even though I love
From Helsinki to Munich
Authors . Student lifeHi everyone, My name is Aino, and I come from Helsinki, Finland. I’m a Bachelor of Arts with Finnish and Nordic linguistics as my major at my home university, University of Helsinki. I finished my bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2024 right before leaving for Munich and am currently continuing my Master’s studies here
Towards forests, night and fairy tales
Authors . Student lifeEndless fields of flowers, wilderness, dense forests, mirror-like lakes, wooden huts, castles ….I was sitting in the window seat of a slow train and these sights were constantly flowing through my eyes. And at the same time in my mind, countless fairy tales were being generated: In the flower fields, elves with transparent wings were
Exchange adventure for a danish girl
Authors . Student life . TravelMy name is Katrine and I have a few nicknames, but the most commonly used are Trinner or Kate. I am from a very small town in Denmark called Uvelse with only 1000 residents, so I would say that I am from the countryside, but I study in the second biggest city of Denmark called
Straight Into the Deep End
Authors . Student lifeMy name is Ella Power-Bridger and I am an exchange student this semester at LMU. I am from Melbourne, Australia, and my home university is the University of Melbourne, where I study a Bachelor of Arts majoring in History and Media and Communications, as well as a Diploma of Languages in German. I studied German
Made In Taiwan: from island to Deutschland
Authors . Student lifeHi everyone, I’m Jo-Yu Wang, though Jo works just fine. Originally from Taiwan—a dynamic and democratic society—I currently split my time between pursuing a Ph.D. at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei and teaching Chinese at a local high school. I take pride in Taiwan’s progressive stance, being the first in Asia to legalize same-sex