Exchange and Study Abroad Blog

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This is Where I'm Meant to Be!

Sarah Field.

When I first arrived in Seoul, I thought I'd made the worst mistake of my life. I landed at 5AM after no sleep for over 24 hours and had to navigate the train system with two bulky suitcases and a stomach churning with anxiety. After getting off at the wrong stop, leaving the station and getting stuck at the top of a flight of stairs with no way down, I was on the verge of tears and wondering why I had ever wanted to leave the comfort of home in the first place!

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Community within community

Christine Graham and study abroad colleagues.

There is a particular moment that I have come to love with travel. It is the moment you step off the plane and into the atmosphere of the new country to which you have arrived. My first step, I remember the air smelling sweet and fresh once the smell of fumes from the airplane had been taken away with the breeze. It is in that moment that I land, not only on the ground, but in my excitement of the reality that a new adventure is now.

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Blogs

Annabelle had always dreamt of travelling to Italy. At ACU, she...

Endless gelato, late summer evenings and the opportunity to study amid the history and landmarks of one of the world's most famous cities - welcome to ACU Rome.

New Colombo Plan opens up opportunities for ACU students

More than 100 ACU students will get the opportunity to study across the Indo-Pacific as part of 2024 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program

Students enjoy 'la dolce vita' with language intensive in Rome...

ACU students are being given the chance to kick off the new year with a month-long language intensive at the Rome campus.

3 weeks in Budapest

Tegan Ciappara, Bachelor of Commerce, Exchange Student to Budapest, Hungary.

Community within community

Christine Graham, Bachelor of Nursing, International Placement in Vanuatu.

International Core Curriculum - New York

Jack Comte, Bachelor of Youth Work, International Core Curriculum in New York, U.S.A.

Learning the Danish Art of Hygge

Louise Poole, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, International Placement in Denmark.

Mexican Uni Student Life

Eshe Lane, Bachelor of Arts/Global Studies, Student Exchange in Puebla, Mexico

My Favourite Overseas Meal - NC, U.S.A

Eleanor Gate, Bachelor of Nursing, Short-term program in North Carolina, U.S.A.

Service Learning Program Cape Town

Aliek Majak, Bachelor of Applied Public Health/Global Studies, Student Exchange in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Summer Palace: Expecting the Unexpected

Ellyse Mujdrica, Bachelor of Nursing, International Core Curriculum in Beijing, China.

This is Where I'm Meant to Be!

Sarah Field, Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), Student Exchange to Seoul, South Korea.

Two-Week Intensives

Cam Buck, Bachelor Commerce/Bachelor of Law, Short-term study in Rome, Italy.

Orientation Week at The University of the Incarnate Word, USA...

My name is Amy and I study Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Global Studies. Part of my course is getting the amazing opportunity to study abroad for a semester.

Diving into the Deep End

Stephanie Schofields, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws, International Core Curriculum in Beijing, China

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