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Dreaming of my English life

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Last night I had a dream about my future exchange experience: in this dream I was in my future school listening to the teacher, I was relaxed and happy, I had a lot of friends and my life was satisfactory. It’s almost a year that I am daydreaming about my English life, and I must…
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Adjusting to life in Canterbury

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Here I am, guys! My English experiences has started for 3 weeks. Now I live in Canterbury, Kent. I left Italy on 1st September. The flight that brought me to England, has changed my life. When I saw London’s Airport for the first time, I felt like I was surrounded by something great which was…
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Thinking and dreaming in English

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It has already been one month and a half since I left Italy and I can believe time flies so quickly. I feel at home, here in Canterbury, and there is nothing to worry about. The issue that worried me the most was the language, and most of friends of mine keep asking me: “how…
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My first Halloween!

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Since I am here in England, I have enjoyed every day. I am learning a lot about the English culture and every day I discover a new side that enchants me. Although sometimes it is difficult to fully accept new ways of thinking, it is part of the experience abroad: understanding how different people from…
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Christmas is coming!

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Can you believe is already Christmas time? Time flies, definitely, time flies. Things change and you wonder how you could have been changed so much in three months. Probably, because those are the best months of my life and this period is a new, fantastic discover of a world which, I thought, belongs to me…
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Christmas at home and then back to English life

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Here I am again! Happy New Year! “2015? You mean we are in the future?” [From Back to the future] After Christmas holiday, I am ready to start my English life again. I have spent Christmas time with my family and friends back in Italy. The surprise I did to my friends was incredible. No…
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Thinking about exams and University

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I remember September, the noise of the plane when it left Italy, the roll-out and the landing, London and the sunny days. Long gone! It is already five months since I live in England and every day I am more satisfied of the route I took and I might never come back, because I am…
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Working hard on my Easter "holiday"

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Happy Easter to everyone! I’ve decided to come to Italy for Easter holiday: I wanted to see my family. That’s one of the big advantages of England for Italian exchange students like me: it depends where you are from, but as a general rule in less than 2 hours you can be at home! Unlike…
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Exams are over! Could I be possibly happier?

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No kidding, exams are done and I am so happy! As you may remember, I am doing the IB program, which is a 2 year course, and therefore the actual exams are going to take place at the end of year 13 (this time in one year). The exams I’ve just done are only mocks…
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Reflecting on my Study Abroad Experience

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This is my final blog, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to reflect on my experience and talk to you about the various elements – the people and the organisations – which must combine to make sure you have a successful Study Abroad experience. Local partnership: There are so many Study Abroad…
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