A Blog about Education Abroad

Author: Sarah

  • Ramona in Berlin

    Qoute of the Day:

    “The memories I made and the impressions I’ve gotten cannot be explained in the same way as I experienced them. Also, I felt that the trip and the whole concept of participating in a summer school with so many students from all over the world, made me grow and become a little more adult 😉 Sometimes I was so enriched that I didn’t even feel the need to take photos, because I thought that this would never reflect what I just felt.”

    Romona Kasch (HUWISU 2013)

  • Ramona in Berlin

    Pre-departure:

    In my second year I discovered the opportunity for going for a short study trip abroad too late. I would have had a week to prepare everything, which I found inadequate, since an application for such a chance provided by the university should take all your input effort. So as soon as the applications for the summer schools were open I commenced with my application. I decided to go during my June/July holidays, since it is summer in Europe, which means the days are longer and there is more to experience. The easiest part of the application process was of course filling out the application form, then updating my CV and writing a letter of motivation. I asked my lecturer who taught a course similar to the one I applied for in Berlin, for a reference letter. Making the clip was challenging but much more fun than I expected! When making the clip you should not set limits to your creativity and imagination, while keeping it simple and professional. When I received the e-mail of admission I was super excited. My course would consist of 3 weeks in beautiful Berlin. As soon as the International Office provided me with documents to fill out, I completed them, aiming for a soon flight booking.

     

    Ramona in Berlin
    Ramona in Berlin

     

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  • Joan in England

    I took part in the University of Exeter International Summer School 2013 from the 20th of July to the 10th of August.

    How can I summarise a wonderful and exciting experience in a few pages… I will try to be brief, here goes. My preparations for the summer school began when I received a full scholarship to attend the University of Exeter Summer School. The scholarship included accommodation, two meals a day as well as the course fee. However, having got this, I still needed the money for the flight ticket and thanks to the International Office I was awarded the travel bursary.

    I applied for my visa just 2 weeks before the day I was expected to leave and I would not advice anyone to do the same because I had to pay an extra R1000 for a faster processing time of my application. I was not sure if I was going to have my visa in time and it was a scary period for me. Luckily, after 4 working days my visa was out.

    With everything in order, I was ready to start my adventure in England.

    I arrived in London at the Heathrow Airport just after 6am because I had taken a direct flight from Cape Town to London which made my journey less stressful. After I arrived I had to wait for about 6hours at the airport to wait for the shuttle which was organised by University of Exeter which was supposed to take us to Travelodge Covent Garden which was where we stayed during our stay in London. At the airport, I met some of the people who were also attending the summer school and I remember a girl from China giving me a snack which was a tongue of a duck. And what a way it was to start the summer school.

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