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The Erasmus Diaries: Chapter 4

I am currently being snowed under by assignments and exams that I was only made aware of a week before they happen. I never thought that I would miss Irish bureaucracy but after my third letter from the CAF (student housing assistance) informing me that my documents are STILL not …

The Erasmus Diaries: Chapter 3

A smile is universal. When confronted by German ticket inspectors, make your eyes wide and fill with tears and plead complete ignorance. Walk to the top of the steps even though you don’t want to because the view will be worth it.  For the Halloween break, the Strasbourgers decided that …

‘Sex in the’ University

Welcome to college, home of students who love to drink, party, and have sex, as typical as it sounds. You hear of the saying, ‘sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll’, but have you heard the saying, ‘sex, drugs, and showing up late to your lectures’? Here’s everything you need to know about …

The Erasmus Diaries: Chapter 2

It is now October and life is slowly beginning to make sense here. In a way, time has seemed simultaneously so fast and so slow. It is only October, but I have submitted my first assignment, my parents are visiting in a couple of weeks and for the most part, …

The Erasmus Diaries: Chapter One

I am sitting in a coffee shop off the main square in Strasbourg. Myself and my roommate Clíodhna have been exiled from our apartment as it is currently undergoing its second round of treatment for a particularly nasty bed-bug infestation. I still look like a smallpox victim. There are two …

The Fool-Proof Guide to Heading Back to College

Congratulations! You’ve made it through gruelling exams and summer back at home with your parents and you’re finally ready to embrace college life again. While it’s an exciting time for most students, it can also be a time of uncertainty and financial anxiety. But look no further, below is a …

Budgeting for the Modern College Student

Unfortunately, it’s the time of year where college is starting again, your hours get cut at work, and you’re suddenly living with half of what you were originally making. On top of modern rent prices and cost of living, you’re supporting yourself in a country that may not necessarily seem …