Holidays

Extracurricular activities at the Université de Genève

Emily did an extracurricular creative writing class at Geneva Uni. Here's how she found it and her advice about the other classes you can do in Geneva.

by Emily Maybanks

 
 
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My summer exchange in Shanghai

by Soumia Arif
 
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48 hours in Barcelona

by Lexie Hall
 
Holidays

Ten reasons why Sri Lanka is the best place to travel

by Nicola Gwyer
 
Advice

Christmas on your year abroad: to come home or not to come home?

by Sarah Ricketts
 
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Secret Solstice festival

by Daisy Collingwood
 
Holidays

Answers to questions about being an au pair

by Helen Johnson

Questions about Holidays

Q

Any advice on how to find a short time summer job in Germany?

Language learning

My solution was au-pairing - you effectively don't have to pay for accommodation or food and you get a (admittedly small) wage too in return for looking after children for a specified number of hours...

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