My journey as an exchange student in Portsmouth UK

July 4, 2012 7:49 pm

Okay, a new update:

I finally finished the last few things I had fill out for this whole abroad/Erasmus thing and now the waiting game begins. (Still no answer from the university)

I fucking finally (excuse my language, but I needed about 3 months to fill that shit out) send away my “Auslands-Bafög” papers. It’s a…

7:48 pm

Finding out who else from my semester goes to Portsmouth.

I know there are about 5-7 student going to Portsmouth. As of now, I know about 4, including me.

Luckily I kinda know all of them, alhough we are not friends. Classmates maybe.

But I already got into contact with one of them because of the rooming situation in Portsmouth and how she is managing things and stuff. Maybe we can do this stuff together. This makes things easier.

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7:47 pm

One step further

I officially accepted the “scholarship” today and am now writing the “unofficial application” for the university itself. Seriously, why do I have to do it again, when I already have the place?

Anyways, I’m in the middle of putting together the courses for the autumn semester. This will be so much fun. The courses are exactly what I wanted to do and they fit perfectly with my course of studies.

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Yay for the University of Portsmouth.

7:46 pm

Today is the day my journey starts. Portsmouth here I come.

Well at least in my mind! I got the email of my Erasmus-Coordinator that I was nominated and accepted for the program. I feel so happy.

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Now it’s time to wait and see how it goes!