Florence looks back on a lifetime of language learning and picks her favourite language-related things, from facts to films.
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Advice
My tips on keeping a year abroad blog
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Advice
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Why I didn't blog my year abroad
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Questions about Blog
Q
Where can I find blogs written by other year abroaders?
Blog
Third Year Abroad's Top of the Blogs tends to be a good place to look, although these are generally from the previous year! Twitter is also a good shout.
Q
Is travel writing a dying art?
Careers
Many blog authors earn money, usually through advertising once their blogs gain a big enough readership for companies to want to advertise through them! But of course there are still traditional trave...
Q
What are some good ways to document your year abroad?
Blog
I had two main ways to document my year abroad: an in-depth online blog which I updated on average once a week, and a scrapbook. The blog I found particularly helpful, not just for my own develop...
Q
What are the best blogging websites?
Blog
Hi there,I've seen our students use tumblr, wordpress and blogger, which I believe are all free and straightforward to use with different things going for them. More and more universities also have th...
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