Monthly Reports
Rosiland Lane: My First Week in Hamburg! September 2022
Moin zusammen! Ich heiße Rosalind und komme aus der Nähe von London. Ich bin vor einer Woche in Hamburg angekommen, um mein Masters zu studieren. Ich habe mein Bachelorstudium ,Law with German and German Law’, an der Universität Nottingham absolviert und habe die letzten drei Jahren als Beamtin in London gearbeitet. Hamburg ist eine große…
Read MoreDaisy Wright – ¡Pura vida!: Costa Rica, August 2022
Buenos días! Soy Daisy y soy del norte de Inglaterra. Estudio el Español y el Árabe en la Universidad de Cambridge y gracias a mi carrera de idiomas tengo que pasar mi tercer año de universidad afuera para que mejore mi habilidad de lenguas. Entonces, para el primer parte de mi año de intercambio en…
Read MoreA Return to Morocco: Ella Williams, July 2022
Hello everyone! My name is Ella, and I was awarded a John Speak scholarship to learn Tachelhit in Morocco. Tachelhit is the language of the Amazigh people of North Africa, who are the indigenous people of this region, found in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Mali, Niger and even the Canary Islands. I started learning Tachelhit in…
Read MoreMaria Christian – Arab Hospitality الضِّيافة العرَبية – August 2022
واحَدٌ من أَفضلِ أَجْزاءِ مَدينّة عَمان هُوَ جَبَل القَلعة. هُوَ يُلَخَص و يُمَتِّل الاِنّتِقال من العالَم العتيق على بَدَءَ الإسّلَامِ. في جَبَل القَلعة هُناكَ مَعبَد يونانيّون, كَنِيسَة بيزَنطِية, قصر إسّلَام و مَسجِد. البِنايات الإسّلَامية من العَصر الأُمَوَيين. الصَخر نَقلُها من مَعبَد هِرَقُلاس وأَعيُد اَسِتعمالعا في بِناء الكَنيسة, و القَلعة الأُمَوَيية البَنيت في شَكل الصَليب على…
Read MoreIndustry Projects : Amelia Walker, July 2022
Luglio è stato un altro mese pieno di lavoro qui a Firenze, con la maggior parte dei giorni trascorsi nascondendosi dal sole e studiando all’università. Dallo show di giugno, ho avuto più tempo per lavorare sul mio portfolio per potenziali opportunità di lavoro e annunci delle aziende. Questo mese e’ stato occupato principalmente da un…
Read MoreCase Study: Monae Bailey, Spain – 2021/22
During my year abroad, I spent the first semester studying in Alicante and the second semester doing an internship in Salamanca. Both of these experiences were incredible and allowed me to immerse myself in the Spanish lifestyle and meet a lot of different people while improving my knowledge of the language. It was also a…
Read MoreCase Study: Julia Freytag, Berlin, Germany – 2022
The John Speak Trust has provided with me with the opportunity to really improve my German. I have enjoyed living in Berlin so much, I have made wonderful friends and met people from all around the world (including this adorable little bear!) This is truly such a multicultural city, and I am so pleased that…
Read MoreEllie Destani – Case Study
When the world started to return to relative normality after the pandemic, I knew I wanted to finally move to Kosovo, where my father is from, to improve my Albanian. The last six months have been an unforgettable experience, aside from improving my Albanian I have learnt a lot about the culture and made great…
Read MoreMaria Christian – Downtown Amman البلد – July 2022
!مرحبا أنا وَصَلتُ إلى عمان مُندُ عشرة أيوم الحَمد اله. أتَحَدَّثُ عن تاريخ العمان و تجارِب الثقافة. عمان كونتِ مَكان مُنذُ عشرة آلاف سَنَوات. الاسم “عمان” بِالنَسبة لِ مملكة ألامونيت. المدينة بقات البغس في هدَ حسنا جمال طوِال أعمار الأوسَط أعمار. هي كونتِ كَبير البَقِير مَكان لِناس على الحَخ ألى مكة. هي صبَحَت لاَ كَبير…
Read MoreEllie Destani: Raporti i qershorit, June 2022
Muaji ime e fundit në Kosovë më ka dhënë kohë për të reflektuar mbi përvojën e mrekullueshme që kam pasur. Moti është bërë shumë më i ngrohtë dhe Prishtina po bëhet gjithnjë e më e zënë me vizitat e turistëve dhe diasporës që kthehen në muajt e verës. Është shumë ndryshe nga Prishtina me borë…
Read MoreCarpe Noctem: Amelia Walker, June 2022
This past month in Florence has been the busiest yet. Following my mid-term evaluation at university, I was offered the opportunity to create a collection of work to be showed on the runway of the school’s final graduation show. Me and three of my classmates were then faced with the challenge of creating four outfits…
Read MoreJulia Freytag: Die Berliner Museumsinsel / Museum Island in Berlin – June 2022
Die Berliner Museumsinsel Um das wunderbare Wetter in diesem Monat zu genießen hab ich die Gelegenheit voll ausgenutzt mit langen Spaziergängen durch Berlin. Ich habe sehr interessante Bücher über deutsche Geschichte und Politik gelesen und so hab ich mich entschlossen manche Museen zu besuchen. Die Museumsinsel in Berlin ist eine abgeschlossene Gegend voller Riesenmuseen interessanter…
Read MoreCase Study: Mazin Weber – Madrid 2021/22
Living in Madrid has been the largest stepping stone in my life. To move by myself to a different country where I didn’t know anybody was a huge moment in my life as it threw me right out of my comfort zone. However, it is without a single doubt I can say that it has…
Read MoreMazin Weber – Madrid: June 2022
Hi everyone, At the start of June, I decided to go outside of my comfort zone and go to visit Lisbon, Portugal. It was one of the most incredible weekends of my life, full of action and excitement. On the first day, we decided to visit some of the most important sights of Lisbon, in…
Read MoreMonae Bailey: Salamanca – June 2022
Hola! Mi tiempo en España ha finalizado y ha sido una experiencia genial. Antes de irme, tuve la oportunidad de visitar unas ciudades mas, en particular, Barcelona y Toledo. Estos meses en España me han enseñado mucho y la experiencia de vivir en otro país y experimentar la cultura y los aspectos diferentes de la…
Read MoreEllie Destani – Kombëtare të Kosovës "Pjetër Bogdani" dhe "Polip" – May 2022
Këtë muaj dua të shkruaj për Bibliotekën Kombëtare të Kosovës “Pjetër Bogdani” (if you want to include the name). Biblioteka është një nga objektet më të njohura dhe më të shquara në Prishtinë. Është biblioteka më e madhe dhe më e vizituar në Kosovë. Arkitekturisht, ajo ndan opinionin, por më pëlqen stili i saj ekscentrik.…
Read MoreMazin Weber – Madrid: May 2022
Hello everyone. This month, I decided to visit the botanical gardens in Madrid, where there is a beautiful array of flowers and plants that had blossomed due to the arrival of spring. I was lucky enough to go at the peak time, beginning of May, in order to witness such beautiful different coloured flowers and…
Read MoreMonae Bailey: Salamanca – May 2022
¡Hola! Durante este mes, he seguido experimentando la cultura aquí en España y la experiencia ha sido genial. En primero, he visitado algunos sitios en Salamanca antes de salir. Aunque tengo miedo de las alturas, escalé a la cima de las torres en la catedral y vale la pena para las vistas. Se puede escalar…
Read MoreJulia Freytag: Potsdam und Schloss Sanssouci / Potsdam and the Sanssouci Palace – May 2022
Hallo mal wieder liebe Leser, Diese Woche habe ich Potsdam und Schloss Sanssouci besucht. Das Schloss war die Sommerresidenz von Friederich dem Großen, ehemaliger König von Preußen. Da ich auf Geschichte und Natur stehe war der Besuch eines derart großartigen Park für mich ein wunderbares Ereignis. Da das Wetter Anfang Mai so großartig war, war…
Read MoreHerzlich Willkommen in Berlin / Welcome to Berlin: Julia Freytag, Germany – April 2022
Hallo aus Berlin! Ich heiße Julia und ich bin für eine Weile nach Deutschland umgezogen um meine Deutschen Sprachkenntnisse zu erweitern und mich eingehend mit Deutscher Kultur zu befassen. Mit verbesserten Deutschen Sprachkenntnissen erwarte ich dass mein Arbeitgeber mehr Deutschsprachige Studenten erhält. Ich habe zwar Deutsch in der Schule gelernt, aber das sind jetzt fast…
Read MoreAmelia Walker: Summer Garden – May 2022
È veramente estate qui a Firenze, la sera si è allungata e il caldo si fa sentire. Con questo, il piccolo cortile che si trova all’ombra davanti alla nostra casa è diventato la nostra base. Per fortuna, la scuola e la biblioteca che frequento hanno l’aria condizionata contro il caldo soffocante. Tuttavia, quando sono a…
Read MoreAmelia Walker: Walking Across Florence – April 2022
È stato un altro mese intenso a Firenze. Con la Pasqua alle porte, i turisti si sono riversati in città per visitare le numerose cattedrali e godersi il sole della Toscana. Ogni mattina evito la folla intorno al Ponte Vecchio quando attraverso Firenze per andare all’università. Ho scelto di vivere in una casa in periferia,…
Read MoreMazin Weber – Madrid: April 2022
Hi everyone, For this month, I decided to extend my travels around Madrid to another town called Aranjuez. This town provoked my attention because it was one that was not much spoken about by tour guides or Erasmus groups such as Toledo, Salamanca or Segovia. Moreover, as someone who is very much interested by nature…
Read MorePylli i Arinjve Prishtina – Prishtina Bear Sanctuary: Ellie Destani, Kosovo – April 2022
Javën e kaluar më në fund shkova në “Pyllin e Arinjve Prishtina”. Vendi i shenjtë ndodhet afër liqenit të Badovcit dhe është themeluar në vitin 2013 për të rehabilituar arinjtë që ishin mbajtur në robëri. Ka pasur një traditë të “arinjve të restorantit” në të gjithë rajonin, të mbajtur në kafaze të vogla për të…
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