A Blog about Education Abroad

Category: University of Zurich

  • Dimitar at the University of Zurich

    Dimitar at the University of Zurich

    Updated: 11 May 2016

    Having only been to Europe once before and five years prior, in times lacking economic and political tensions, I was a little apprehensive to travel to a continent I had heard and read much about but clearly lacked practical experience in. I remember the first moments, starting out from the bulkhead windows, seeing the snow-capped Alps, frozen runway and subsequently the express tram into the heart of Zürich airport as critical in falling in love with this “small” European city.

    Switzerland Exchange

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  • Friedrich in Zurich

    Friedrich in Zurich

    This blog entry may have a slightly different feel to it than the others, as I travelled to study at Zurich University with my friend Wicus Coetzee. Having a friend traveling with made the preparations far easier as only one person had to book flight tickets, only one person needed to inquire about housing and only one person has to deal with the bank to secure foreign currency. (more…)

  • Wicus in Zurich

    Planning and the first month:

    Friedrich Kreuser and I are currently on exchange in Switzerland at the University of Zürich (UZH).  Before departure, we obviously had to go through all the normal steps: get a visa, check whether we require vaccinations, book a flight, inform my bank that I will be in a different country and find out what the costs of transactions will be and so on.  I don’t know anything about visas, but I have found that on the two trips which I have made to Europe that Pick n Pay travel offered the lowest prices on flights.  You can find them at http://www.pnptravel.co.za/.  I also use only my credit cards when travelling overseas and withdraw cash upon arrival at the nearest ATM.  There is always an ATM at the airport, so exchanging money before hand is not really necessary, although it is safe.

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