How to make the most of your study abroad experience

Making the Most of Your Year Abroad

Here are some successful year abroader case studies…

You have the whole world in your hands!

Mary-Jess Leaverland, Chinese and Music BA, University of Sheffield

Mary-Jess won Chinese X-Factor in December 2009 during her year abroad in Nanjing!

She agrees that the year abroad is amazing!

Matthew Raymond Barker, French and Spanish MA, Bath University

Matthew won French X-Factor in June 2011 during his year abroad at the University of Toulouse!

If these guys can do it, so can you! But on a more serious note…

• Self-sufficient• Independent• Self-motivated• Ambitious• Happy• Focused • Inspired

We want the Year Abroad to make you:

Who are we?

Introducing ThirdYearAbroad.com…

But where should you go?!

Research your destination so you know what to expect.

•Accents and dialects•Festivals and traditions•Cheapest travel•Uni societies + courses•Discount cards•Student sites

Research with the help of:•TYA city guides, Mole Diaries + reviews•Guidebooks•Google!•A quick visit out there

The top 10 tried-and-tested ways to make the most of your year abroad

1. Live with locals 2. Try new food 3. Vocab boost

3. Year Abroad Language Boost

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The best online language reference website for students.

Multimedia language support websites and other resources.

4. Get a bicycle 5. Take courses & classes 6. English-speaking opportunities

7. Discover your city 8. Document your year 9. Travel and road trips

10. Invite home friends to visit – showing off your new city makes you explore and truly appreciate where you live.

Travel, Exploring & Road Trips

Joobili.com: discover world events by date

WhatsOnWhen.com: discover events by keyword, location or category

Summer holidays before and after your year abroad

•Au pairing •Language courses•GoLearnTo•Work experience•Internships•Festivals•Bars/restaurants•Volunteering•Travelling/inter-railing

If you’re worried about homesickness, travel with a friend before your YA

Fitting in and avoiding the Year Abroad Blues•Say yes to new opportunities•Take extra courses and classes of your hobbies•Keep busy!•Culture swap: you’re learning about theirs, teach them about yours!•Get out and about and explore: don’t stay in too close contact with home

If Emma Watson can do it, so can you!

(She’s currently on her year abroad at Oxford from Brown University in USA!)

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Thank you so much

All of this information and more can be found on ThirdYearAbroad.com

See you there!