by Erin Cobb | 9 Jul, 2021 | Dublin City University, from: USA
Deciding to move to a new country to study on your own is a big decision. Constantly doubting your choice, worrying that you’ll find it hard to make friends or just the daunting move itself – all swirling through your mind. But, it’s sometimes best to let what happens happen.
In her second piece, Erin Cobb from the USA tells us how she got through bursts of intermittent homesickness, the task of making new friends and all the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic. (more…)
by Simonelle Barretto | 30 May, 2021 | from: India, UCD Smurfit Business School
Do you worry that you might not like the city you decide to study in? Well, Indian Student Ambassador Simone is certainly loving Dublin! Read how Simone found the ‘silver lining’ of what seemed to be a dark and stormy cloud.
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by Netra Charya | 30 May, 2021 | from: India, National University of Ireland Galway
Netra Charya from India shares with us her top ten tips to take on student life in Ireland. Netra’s tips bear in mind the fluctuating stages of lockdown the world has gone through over the past year.
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by Lois Lebbie | 28 May, 2021 | from: Sierra Leone, University College Cork
Lois Simche Lebbie is a Student Ambassador from Sierra Leone in West Africa. In this piece, she speaks candidly about the struggles students all over the world are experiencing at the moment.
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