the city, even sometimes being mistaken for a Spaniard. Teaching a four year old little Spanish girl and
becoming part of their Spanish family was the most
rewarding thing I had ever done. They became my
family when I needed them. ! Making friends, lifelong friend, those people will stick with me forever. I achieved fluency in the language that I study,
Spanish and I achieved the ability to live in a foreign
country and overcome problems and issues. I intend
to use my improved language ability to further my
learning and study in my degree. I would more than
recommend a study Abroad/Exchange to other
students for many reasons; If you study a language
you will improve immensely / If you don't study a
language, you have the opportunity to learn one /
Get to know another city and its country / Lots of
travel opportunities throughout the year.
Miriam Seifert
France,
Modern Languages, French
My year abroad was a part of my degree course. I
was really excited to experience a new country and
culture while becoming fluent in French. I wanted to
make a life-long friend whom I could share my year
abroad with. It would have been more fun and then
I could have shown them university life in England.
It took me a while to adjust to the French way of
life. It is true that it is a lot slower than in England.
Longer lunches, more relaxed about nearly everything. It taught me a lot about my own culture. The
best thing about living abroad was having the ability
to travel easily around France and discover its beauty! At the end of my year abroad I feel like a stronger person. I had a lot to contend with in