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Dispatches from London: My First Week in London as An Expat Student at the University of Westminster

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I finally made it! After a 7-hour flight to Iceland, a 10-hour layover in Reykjavik, a 3-hour flight to London, and 16-hours waiting in Heathrow airport for the meet & greet taxi to take me to my temporary dorm near Baker Street, I have made it to my new home. The road to get here has been nothing but stressful, but entirely worth it. The waiting, while annoying, was … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: My First Week in London as An Expat Student at the University of Westminster

Dispatches from London: My Final Thoughts as I Depart for My Year in England

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Tomorrow I will head to SeaTac airport and fly off to London to start my year of grad school at the University of Westminster. When I think back to when I started this process, I can't believe all those months have passed so quickly. I didn't realize when I started that this would actually happen. It was a grand hope, but paired with a small amount of confidence that I'd get … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: My Final Thoughts as I Depart for My Year in England

Dispatches from London: Things I Miss About England That I’m Excited to Experience Again

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Three years ago, when I completed my study abroad program and left England, I knew I'd be back. There were too many wonderful things about the country that made me fall more in love after being there. My inner-Anglophile was enchanted and enriched by the new things I experienced in this beautiful country. In my counting down of the days left until my departure (only 8!), I can … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: Things I Miss About England That I’m Excited to Experience Again

Dispatches from London: Nerves & Excitement as I prepare for My Move to London

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It's getting down to about three weeks until my departure, and I am equal parts excited and nervous. It's a major life change to pack up everything you know and move across the world to a new country. Becoming an expatriate is even bigger than just moving to a new city in your own country. You're uprooting yourself and everyone you know to become a local in a foreign country. … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: Nerves & Excitement as I prepare for My Move to London

Dispatches from London: The London Grad School Process – Applying, Scholarships, Housing & Visas

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It is my theory that universities accept most international students, with the thought that only a small percentage of them will actually go through with the entire procedure and end up attending their school. At least, that’s how it has to be, because I know at many points through the application process, even after getting accepted, that I was ready to drop it and go another … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: The London Grad School Process – Applying, Scholarships, Housing & Visas