Posts Tagged: culture
free apps for managing your mental health
United Kingdom - May 8, 2017
This week is Mental Health Week, and as one in four students experience issues with their mental wellbeing it’s important to get support wherever you can. Whilst our phones and social media apps are often blamed for our mental health struggles, they can also help keep mentally healthy. But how?! They may not be able to...
studying abroad: where should you go?
United Kingdom - April 18, 2017
Choosing to study abroad is a big decision, especially if you’re going for the full year. You may not have much choice of where to go (if you’re studying Italian, you’ve pretty much got one destination on your list…) but if you do it can be hard to narrow down your options. Do you want...
international student living etiquette guide
United Kingdom - March 21, 2017
University culture is becoming increasingly diverse thanks to the continued rise in international students choosing to study in the UK. As more and more nationalities live and work together, it makes sense to understand and celebrate our cultural differences. As such, we have crowd-sourced a range of nuances and cultural habits from international students to...
foods to fast-track your Aussie culture education
Australia - March 1, 2017
Look, Aussie’s have, let’s say… interesting tastes. I’m an Australian. I grew up in a small beach town where all there was to do was surf, ride your bikes, or get up to mischief. So when I moved to Sydney and started studying, I noticed that many of the international students thought we were crazy...
O’Week: how it changes when you’re not a newbie
Australia - February 2, 2017
O’Week changes depending what year you’re in… Uni’s all over Australia are about to kick off their O’Week’s, and if you’re just starting uni, now would be a good time to pencil it in to your calendar. O’Week is about starting the year with a bang, by introducing you to clubs and societies, meeting new...
things I wish I could tell 1st-year-me
Australia - January 30, 2017
Hindsight is a beautiful thing. Moving to uni can feel a bit like throwing yourself into the deep-end. A lot of what is ahead is unknown, and that can be a little daunting if it’s your first time away from home. But it’s also super exciting, because you’re starting a new chapter, and while it’s...
a newbie’s guide to not packing like a dingbat
Australia - December 19, 2016
Hoooo boy, 2017 is coming in hot. The new year is looming, and I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready to bury 2016 like I did my 2005 bangs. If you’re a fresh-faced high school leaver, you’ve got a few things coming up in the new year, and I’m here to tell you...
sun’s out: how to survive the Aussie summer
Australia - December 12, 2016
If you happen to be in any of our major cities right now and you’re new to Australia, you’re about to witness your first Aussie heatwave (except for Perth… you guys are so chilled out it’s just annoying). Now, if you happen to be from a country where hot weather is normal, then you’ll...
a definitive list of things that will eat your money on NYE
Australia - December 5, 2016
Alright guys, it’s crunch time. Pens down. Listen. New Years Eve is officially 25 days away. If your bank account somehow manages to survive the hell you reign on it at Christmas, you’ll be only slightly prepared for the second wave: whatever you do to bring in 2017. Check your bank balance, now look at...
one last hurrah: a graduates guide to milking benefits
Australia - December 1, 2016
There’s a lot of benefits to being a student. And it all becomes abundantly clear when you don’t get access to them anymore. A lot of you are going to graduate soon. You’ve finished your final exams, you’ve got some time to kill over summer before you jump head first into a job, a new...
the bugs you’ll meet at uni (yes, bugs)
Australia - November 24, 2016
You read that correctly. No one is ever aware of just how many bugs they will encounter once they move out of home. It’s one of the things you’ll praise your parents for, since up until now you probably didn’t know what a bug infestation looked like because they were so good at cleaning up...
things you need to stop doing in your 20’s
Australia - November 14, 2016
There comes a moment when you realise you’re not a teenager anymore. And this might happen a few times in your early-twenties when you’re sprawled out on a couch with glitter stuck to your face and you find your shoes in the fridge for some reason (drawing from experience here…). My point being: you’ll have...