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When I first arrived in the UK as a fresher I lived in student accommodation. It was the first time I had lived by myself

I came to the UK from Italy in 2012. I worked in Canterbury and then a year later, I went to Kent University while working

In April 2015, I introduced myself to you as the international student blogger. Sadly, this will be my last blog post. Even though I desire

It was an ordinary Saturday morning. I switched on my phone to check the overnight messages and there was one particular message which caused me

The first time I was invited to a pub in the UK, I thought I HAD TO drink alcohol! I don’t really like alcoholic drinks

When my laptop was stolen during my overseas study I was all of a sudden faced with an unexpected expense of getting a replacement.  The

Have you ever done an ‘all-nighter’? That’s when you work all night, right before a deadline, ensuring an essay or dissertation is complete. My latest ‘all-nighter’

I recently went to New York to present a paper in my very first academic conference! My paper was about ethnic and civic nationalism in

In early May I was invited to attend and present a paper in an academic conference in New York, US. It was a great experience,

Death is still a taboo topic in many cultures. A recent study indicated that the majority of people in the UK still avoid talking about death

When I first started my postgraduate study I was surprised by how the lecturers and local students interacted. Students were talking to the lecturers like

In 2014, I was living in a private accommodation with four other students. It was at this time that my room was broken in to