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6 Reasons Why My British Passport Is My Most Valuable Possession
Almost 7 years ago my friend Libby and I were backpacking around Cuba at the beginning of our gap year. On a bus from Havana to Viñales we got talking to a young Australian, whose father...
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8 Essential Tips for Moving Abroad (and How I’m Becoming a Madrileña)
The whole of January was ‘pre-move’ to Madrid. The whole of February was ‘post-move’ to Madrid. Now that we’re finally in March I can look back and safely say it took me two months to fully...
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‘Inspiring the Future’ through Talks and Workshops on Languages in Schools
Virginia:Take a look at the latest on Worldly Minded, my project to develop intercultural skills and languages in the UK, and find out how you can volunteer a little bit of your time to Inspire the...
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Career Options for Graduates with a Modern Languages Degree (Part One)
Part One: Masters Degree / Translator / International Institutions / Teacher What can I do with a Modern Languages degree? Exactly two years ago I was in those shoes, asking myself that exact...
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Career Options for Graduates with a Modern Languages Degree (Part Two)
Part Two: Post-Uni Gap Year / Move Abroad / Graduate Schemes Last week I posted ‘Career Options for Graduates with a Modern Languages Degree (Part One)‘ and here is Part Two of my career guide...
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8 Steps to Getting a First Class Degree in Modern Languages
Most university students dream at some point or another of getting a First Class Honours Degree, the highest grade in the UK higher education system. 16% of all students manage it, and while...
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Guest Post: My Experience of Teaching Abroad in Rome as a British Council...
Settit Beyene has just spent a year living and working in Rome as part of the British Council’s Comenius Assistantship programme. It bears similarities to the better-known Language Assistant...
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8 Reasons UK Millennials Should Try Working Abroad (and particularly in Asia)
Photo taken in Johannesburg after the 2013 One Young World summit One of the reasons why I originally started travel blogging, and publishing stories about my travels and different spells living in...
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Cultural Exchanges for Young People in the UK: Where to Find Them
The UK is very lucky to have so many options for cultural exchanges in foreign countries, although many young people in the UK don’t seem to be aware of just […]
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Career talk: My experiences working internationally, jobs with languages and...
Today marks the start of National Careers Week here in the UK. I’m passionate about developing my own career and about supporting others to do the same, which I do through mentoring female students at...
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