I’m writing this at my desk, staring at storm clouds and rain dripping down the window pane, with my portable heater on maximum. This serves me right for being smug about Berlin’s lack of winter […]
Blogs | Where the Wild Things Aren't
Some say April is the cruellest month. They’re wrong; it’s actually February. Aside from the fact I always forget it’s two to three days shorter than every other month and thus my rent/essays are due […]
Blogs | Ladies Who Brunch
Winter in Berlin arrived not with a bang but a whimper. From the balmy January temperatures of five degrees to minus twelve in the space of a week, finally my snow boots got an outing […]
Blogs | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
November is always a difficult month; the awkward limbo between October, which gets by on its autumnal charm, and December when it finally becomes socially acceptable to adorn the flat with all things sparkly and […]
Interview | Rebecca Taylor, MEP for Yorkshire and Humber
“I don’t know a single person that’s done Erasmus that has afterwards thought it was a bad idea” Rebecca Taylor, MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, talks to us about her views on the new Erasmus+ scheme and […]
Features | Brave new horizons with Erasmus+
Following the news of the Erasmus+ scheme being given the green light at European Parliament, LS looks at how students will benefit from an expansion of the study abroad programme and what we can expect in the […]
Blogs | From Hyde Park to Heidelberg, I’m still a silly Sausagesalat
I am just over six weeks into my stay now and I have friends!!!! Yes, I have managed to find people who are just as weird as me (no offence guys). I am not going […]
Blogs | I Wanna Scream and Kraut and Let It All out!
After weeks of anticipation I have finally made it to Germany, Heidelberg to be exact. I am currently two weeks into my 10 month stay and it has definitely been a learning curve. For a […]
Blogs | A year in Germany – the best or Wurst idea ever?
It’s the 22nd September and despite the fact that this is meant to be a blog about my year abroad I am still at home. Yes, at home, in my pyjamas in Putney sipping on […]
ERASMUS threatened by cuts
16.11.12 Thousands of students could have their chances of studying abroad thrown into jeopardy, if EU Budget plans go ahead. Although the 2013 EU budget is still in negotiation, funding for the Erasmus student exchange programme […]