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What I've Gained from Studying Abroad

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24/1/2018 My studying abroad programme in Coventry University, United Kingdom has finally come to an end. It is undeniable that the past 4 months had been filled with joy, happiness, memories and different experiences. I could not find any reasons to not love this precious opportunity. A picture of me travelling in Hallstatt, Austria. In this post, I would like to share a few things I have gained from studying abroad: 1. Listening skill My listening skill is the first thing I found out I have improved a lot. I used to rely on subtitles when I am watching videos/movies/short film that is produced by the Americans, British or other countries besides my own homeland, Malaysia and Singapore which has similar accent/slang as we do. Right now, I am able to catch up words easily without subtitles or in a conversation with others. This skill really made me on cloud nine now as I used to feel upset that I am bad in listening. 2. Speaking skill I have tremendous...

Last 3 days in United Kingdom

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19/1/2018 It was a busy day where I ran up and down to settle my things, such as: doing laundry, withdraw money from my UK bank account, CZK money exchange, short form narrative feedback session (Sanna and Jonathan gave comments on our short film and distributing our marks), return our Macbook Pro (I GONNA MISS MY MACBOOK 😭) and etc. Bidding goodbye to Eliza when I passed her my rice cooker (SO I DON'T NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO MALAYSIA). She is my high school friend and we did not know that we both are studying in the same university until one day we bumped into each other unexpectedly in Lanchester Library. We had a solid 1 and a half hour chat together, so fun and enjoyable. 20/1/2018 Chef Audrey prepared a delicious yet a little too salty breakfast for herself. HAHAHA So I prepare this meal out of the thought of finishing whatever I left (fusilli, mushrooms, Chinese sausage aka 腊肠 and onion) and the outcome turned out well! After my breakfast, I went to have my...