what I wish I knew before studying abroad for a year
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- In this week's video I am discussing what I wish I knew before studying abroad for a year. I have now completed half of a year studying at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I talk about tackling the temporary aspects of going for a year, how to handle fears and comparisons to others, as well as what it is like making friends in a brand new city. I also touch on the current state of traveling to other countries and how students abroad are handling this.
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It's okay to be bored as it means you're no longer a tourist
Ah great point!
saying yes to as many things as you can is so good, because especially the one term exchanges go by sooo fast! I wanna go on an exchange to canada, and especially the fall semester and i already know it's going to go by in a blink
Yes! Ah that would be a fun one. Canada rules 😎
Canada seems nice , I live in Canada
This was a very authentic video of study abroad advice. Thank you!
Thank you Katie! I'm leaving for my year long high school exchange in August and I've been enjoying videos like this.
I just found your channel and I'm loving it s much!! Thank you for the amazing content
OMG I love your videos so much😍🥰 you're doing a great job
Hi Katie! I'm revisiting this video because I'm going to the UK next thursday to start my masters degree. I wanted to say your videos helped me a lot since I started preparing for this almost two years ago, I found you halfway through my anxiety filled preparation around the beginning of last year 2022 and it helped me a lot. You're very relatable. I might create my very own youtube/journal thinggy because you inspired me to do so, but mine might be in spanish. Lots of love from Colombia... soon UK lol.
currently in my first couple weeks of studying abroad in Oslo - love that we have had the same experiences in terms of “what the hell am I doing” & the boredom!!!!
im moving to Glasgow in September for my masters and your videos have been super helpful (particularly the packing ones, I have a lot of stuff 😬) and keep me really excited to go! I have been to Scotland four times already so I don't think I'm scared of the unknown so much as curious to see what it will be like to actually live there!
Heyyy katie, damn i'm going to brazil for a exchange program and i'm scared.
I've been binge watching your videos and i just want to let you know that they are comforting me, i feel so alone and overwhelmed with all this.
Byee
100% agree with alllll of this!!
I really appreciated this video! I am studying abroad for a year next fall and everything you mention has been on my mind. 🤣
and goes hand in hand with the spending money on experiences, honestly in everything in life though
Very true!
10:13 (or around that moment) "something that i'll translate to my *actual* life", well that's what keeps me thinking and thinking... exchanging is good but you leave your permanent life on hold don't you? what if you come to discover later that you should have made use of that time at home? what if you come back and things aren't the same?
Absolutely loved this video! I am actually from Scotland 🏴 haha so I hope you enjoyed your time here. ❤️
I’m leaving for a year in august (hopefully) and going to study in Portugal. Though initially very excited and keen, I can’t help feel a little afraid of moving to a completely new country, and I’m apprehensive about this new experience. Loved being able to relate to a lot of the content within your video 😊
Hiii. I'm from Portugal, hope you have the best time.
I really want to go for a year but I also have fomo so I’m nervous to leave all my college friends behind cuz Ill miss out on what they do for a whole year but I’ll be creating new experiences if i do study abroad idk i’m conflicted
would you recommend going in the spring or fall semester, if you could only choose one?
me too i love to feel guilty about things
when does the fall semester at edinburgh usually end? the website seems to say late december (close to christmas) but it looks like you got home a lot earlier than that?
her semester last year started earlier than the fall semester does this year…so i guess hers ended earlier than this year’s as well
Hopefully a little bit of Scottish culture is still in your memories. Nice blog 👌
did you feel lonely in edinburgh? because you are white american and not people of color , i thought white british people gonna be so friendly with white american
No way, I am a handsome white man but I don't have much friends too, how racist your question is🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@jackmiller1712 no.. not really
Imagine going for five years... 🥲