Our awesome new Programme Officer Georgia, who’s a born and bred South Londoner, has been giving out the best recommendations to our students who want to check out some less touristy, more punk rock places while they’re in London! If you’re looking for something alternative to the usual spots, check out Georgia’s list. Cool areas…
Buckle in, ’cause you’re in for a ride. Studying abroad is an experience like no other. It has often been equated to a ‘rollercoaster,’ with its ups and downs and the various stages many students find themselves in throughout their time abroad. In my experience, this analogy is on point From the moment you’ve said…
Ah people, we’ve come to the end of era! Just kidding, I’m being dramatic. However, I am at the end of my year with UCEAP as the London Study Centre Intern, and I simply cannot believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was flustered and running around trying to get through my first batch of…
For us Londoners, the entire European continent is at our fingertips. Amsterdam is a hop skip and a jump away from Gatwick Airport, it’s only a two hour train journey to Paris from King’s Cross Station, and you can end all the way up in Florence even after putting in a full day at the…
There are some definite differences between sports in the UK and the US, such as soccer vs. football, but luckily for UC Berkeley student Delaney Lepak, both countries have one thing in common – dodgeball. Read about Delaney’s experience playing dodgeball at UCL! On my semester abroad at University College London, I was welcomed into the…
One of the most substantial benefits about studying abroad, or in my case, working abroad in London, is how convenient it is to get to mainland Europe and even northern Africa if you’re super adventurous! Of course, working abroad is much different than studying abroad and I haven’t travelled nearly as much as I did while doing my…
One of the best ways to explore a new place is to walk it, and UCC student Hannah Phalen did just that, by joining the Mountaineering Club and hiking all over Ireland! Read about her experience here. My semester at University College Cork in southern Ireland was amazing and I am very sad it is…
