The pros of living abroad
Amy talks about the benefits of living abroad and what she learnt from her own experience
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Demystifying the ups and downs of the year abroad experience
Emily discusses her own experience of her year abroad so far in Alicante, Spain
A Year Abroad Misadventure
Elizabeth Tomlinson writes about her year abroad cut short in Russia.
Global Opportunity Funding Boost for Durham
Durham University has been awarded a grant from the Turing Scheme, the UK government’s new programme to study and work abroad. This funding will give more than 200 Durham students…
Improvise, adapt, overcome: fighting Covid and Brexit to be on my year abroad
Planning a year abroad is stressful. Especially in 2020/2021. Ava Cohen recounts the difficulties she has overcome to be able to pursue her year abroad in the wake of a…
Virtual travel – as bad as it sounds?
In light of Covid-19 travel too has been forced to adapt. But has virtual travel been able to live up to its original counterpart? Erin Waks discusses the question.
Year Abroads: What They Don’t Say
Grace Morales reveals what she wishes she'd been told before embarking on her year abroad last year.
The “Virus Crisis” as Viewed by an Insider
"There was no way I could have prepared myself for a virus outbreak, how could anyone have known?" Asia Cossu, a Durham student currently on a year abroad in China,…
The Art of “flâner” in Paris
In this exhibition of exceptional photographs, third year student Lara reflects upon her experience in Paris during her year abroad and how to "flâner" (def. "meander", "wander", "saunter", "roam") à…
Year Abroad Series: Tash Hylton and la vie en rose
La vie en rose: chronicling my year abroad by subconsciously curating a photo album I’ve never considered myself a photographer. I’ve always enjoyed taking photos, whether that is via a…