Wow. A lot has changed since my last blog post. The 12-week fall semester at Queen Mary goes by fast. For the first two weeks, I only had one friend whom I met in math class, and I enjoyed wandering around Mile End by myself. Emma was a study abroad student from California and remained…
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My identities and London
Having different personal identities that I identify with will be very helpful in my study aboard experience. Each identity will help me look at my study aboard experience in a new lens. My identities will help me to adjust and cope with life in a new country for several months. Such as the student aspect…
Back in Guatemala
All I could say, before I left Guatemala on the 14th of September this year, was: London here I come!… If I am being very honest I never adapted to the community in QMUL. Although the campus was very large, I never really fit into any group on Campus. Adapting was harder than I thought…
FINALS!!
The struggle is real as the final week of classes begins. As an associate student I will be examined before all my classmates and finish my semester this upcoming Monday Dec/09. Thinking back to the first day of classes I can only say that time does fly when you are living a completely new and…
50%
And just like that half of the semester is gone. In this post I want to talk about the differences I have encountered both academically and socially between QMUL and Rollins. NO MIDTERMS. You heard me! I am currently attending four different modules and none of them gave me a midterm. I did have one…
East London is low-key poppin’
Hi Rollins family, Dr. Meghan Harte Weyant, AVP of Student Affairs, recently shared a quote by Rumi: “live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” There have been lots of good things that have happened to me since I’ve been in London. I got concert tickets to two of my favorite artists, I…
Loving London and her markets
Hello, Rollins family! The Office of International Programs at Rollins does a good job at explaining what to expect while studying abroad at Queen Mary University of London. During orientation here, most of the information shared was not a surprise. I knew coming into Queen Mary that I would have less contact hours, less frequent…
First Impressions – Queen Mary University London
QMUL Queen Mary University of London. This was the first place I had contact with after landing in London Heathrow. The campus is different and the people as well. You are used to a small university filled with green spaces, people you know, and hot weather. Then you arrive to a larger university filled with…
London, here I come!!
Hello, Rollins family! Before my study-abroad adventures officially begin at Queen Mary University of London, I am traveling with my mom to Madrid, Paris, and Rome. During this travel, I am already learning how my identities will affect me in my semester abroad. I am first-generation American; my parents moved to the United States from…
Am I ready for Queen Mary University of London?
Am I ready to go to Queen Mary University of London for three months? Well… for many their semester abroad comes to them as a new challenge, but I consider myself lucky due to the fact that I’m actually quite used to this already. The first time I lived abroad on my own I was…