As a French student, going to Paris is almost a rite of passage, and there’s a good reason for it. Back in Year 12, my French class and I (around 12 people in total, sadly) were lucky enough to spend around 5 days in the capital and I cherished every minute of it. It started…
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Memories of Morocco
My name’s Jess and I am the current editor for the Life & Style section of The Linguist. I am about to start my final year as a Modern Languages student studying French and Spanish, having just come back from a year studying at the University of Huelva in Andalucía, Spain. During my year abroad,…
Street Dogs and Whitney Houston: A memorable month in Tbilisi, Georgia
My name’s Sophie and I’m the Russian editor for this year’s edition. I’m about to start my final year studying Spanish and Russian and have just finished my year abroad, coming back from Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Earlier this year, I was given the opportunity to study in Tbilisi, Georgia for a month which…
Barcelona: The Joy that Comes from the Unknown
Hello, I’m Grace and I am a third-year student of Spanish and Mandarin, currently embarking on my year abroad. I will be the Mandarin editor this year. Having very limited experience of writing more than ‘the library is west of the classroom’ in Mandarin, I am excited to explore a new space of journalism within…
My Monkey Temple Experience
I’m Sophie – the Catalan editor of The Linguist this year. I’m about to go into my third year studying Spanish, French and Catalan. For as long as I can remember, travelling has been somewhat daunting to me. Don’t get me wrong, I love experiencing new cultures and testing out my ropey new language skills…
A weekend in Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber – My Lebenslanger Schicksalsschatz
I’m Caitlin, I study Spanish, French and German and I’m excited to be this year’s Publicity Officer and Travel Editor for The Linguist! Choosing only one memorable travel experience to write about after just finishing a Year Abroad jam-packed with travel in France and Germany is a difficult task. A travel experience that I particularly…
Magical Moments in Charming Croatia
My name is Emma and I am about to start my fourth and final year of studying Modern Languages (French and Spanish). I have just returned from a year abroad studying in Grenoble, France. I am really looking forward to getting involved in the Linguist and reading all of your wonderful articles! When I waited…
My Year Abroad Highlights
Hi, my name is Isabella and I am learning both Spanish and Italian here at UoB. I have just come back from my year abroad so when Emily told us that the theme for this article would be about memorable travel experiences, I knew it would be an unbelievably difficult task to choose just one…
Not your typical day at the beach
Oi gente! I’m Dan “Salvador” and I’m the new Portuguese Editor from September. I’m a second year Spanish and Portuguese student, meaning I’ll be spending the next 12 months dreaming of my upcoming year abroad from my cramped little bedroom in an 8-bedroom student house in Selly. Beautiful in its own way. For this article,…
Travelling Around Tuscany – The Beauty of Spontaneity
I’m Emily, the Chair and the Italian Editor of the Linguist this year. I have spent the last 10 months studying at the University of Padova in the north-east part of Italy. My friend and I decided to travel around Italy as a way to celebrate finishing our winter exams. Given that you can take…
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