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“Looking back I can see how silly I was
to even consider not going; studying
abroad was not only the best thing
I have done whilst at Keele... it was
the best 4 months of my life. My trip
took me from ‘home’ at the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, one
of the best ‘soccer’ colleges in the
state in a prime location for travelling
up and down the East Coast. To the
Virginian mountains, the beautiful
North Carolina coast, the nation’s
capital Washington DC, to American
football games, NBA basketball games
and my favourite; the capital of the
world, New York City.
“My travels were amazing, and
were a real highlight, but they were
nothing without the amazing people
I met from Germany, Italy, Sweden,
Denmark, Australia, Mexico, France as
well as making some friends from the
US itself.

Tom Balmer in North Carolina

Tom Balmer, Marketing and Politics, travelled to the USA
“After a lot of hard work, months of planning and a futile attempt to keep my
bag underweight, I was finally on my way to the airport for my flight to North
Carolina. The trip, which many will tell you is “life changing” and a “once in
a lifetime opportunity” was finally here, and I will admit... I was nervous. The
whole trip was daunting; I was worried about who would meet me, who would
be my roommate, and even if I had packed the right clothes.

“Now I know what you’re thinking,
surely he still had to work while he
was over there? Well you would be
right, and in actual fact I received the
best results of my entire university
life. So with good results, lots of
incredible memories of places I could
only dream of visiting, with friends
I will keep for life, I would say that
for me study abroad was a definite
success; and is without doubt a must
if studying at Keele.”

If that doesn’t tempt you,
then nothing will!
If you are intrigued at the thought
of spending some time studying
in another country, you can find
all the details at:
keele.ac.uk/studyabroad/
studentscomingtokeele