A big fan of adventure and Irish nature, Brazilian Student Ambassador Heloisa Lemmertz shares her struggle with missing home and overcoming the challenges of living in a new country. She found peace by means of mountaineering and has tackled 13 peaks in Ireland on her path to happiness. (more…)
Society conditions us to believe that doing things alone is something we should feel uncomfortable about. Emily Titsworth, Student Ambassador from the USA, dispels these societal norms in her first blog post as she speaks openly about the reality of going it alone and doing so with ease! (more…)
Sneha Jheetay’s entertaining first vlog was all about how to stay motivated in lockdown. In her second piece for the Ambassador programme, however, she gets a bit more philosophical. Here the Law student from UCC talks about her crazy journey to study in Ireland. It all began with disappointment, moved quickly into adaption to Ireland and to Covid, and has concluded with her feeling grateful for what she has learned about herself during the pandemic.
Mexican Student Ambassador Brenda Mondragón Toledo, who was studying at University College Cork, has some tips for making sure you eat well when studying abroad
American Student Ambassador Kimberly Reyes has some practical and very sensible advice for any foreign student coming to study in Cork
Vietnamese student Le Phuong Thao decided she needed a career change so ‘converted’ to a master’s in interactive media at University College Cork, a decision which was life-changing