Baoyan writes about Chinese Spring Festival and what it is like to celebrate New Years in her new home at the University of Limerick. Can you feel the warmth of spring in Limerick? Daffodils are blossoming and sun is coming out from the gloomy clouds. It is February now. Time for Chinese Spring Festival, last…
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Chinese Student’s Guide to Ireland
Chinese student at University of Limerick, Ireland, shares her insights into life in UL and Ireland, such as how to properly respond to ‘How are you?’
A Trip to Killarney – By Yao Xiao
Yao Xiao is a Chinese student at the University of Limerick who recently went on a trip to Killarney, in Co. Kerry. Here’s what she thought of the place! For the whole semester, I was always telling myself that I was too busy to do any travel that and I could go to other cites…
Academic Writing Tips for International Students
The transition between academic practices can be hard for international students. Yao Xiao is a Chinese student at the University of Limerick who has learned loads about essay writing from the Academic Literacies module offered here at UL – here are her tips for international students struggling with academic writing! In this blog, I want to…
The Basic Necessities of Life: Tips for Chinese Students in Ireland
Xiao Yao is a Chinese student studying abroad at the University of Limerick. Here, she shares her general tips for incoming students to UL. Check out UL’s new website developed specifically for China: http://www.ulchina.org/ Hello, I am Xiao Yao, a study abroad student from China, and by now, I have been in Limerick for a month….
Bowen Guo’s UL experience (Msc Nursing Studies)
By UL International Student Bowen Guo I am Bowen Guo, major in MSc nursing studies. As the only and first Chinese nursing student in UL, I initially felt alone and stressful. I felt it was hard to understand my colleagues because of their different accents when speaking English. Studying in a fresh culture and different…
From China to a Master’s Degree in Ireland
By University of Limerick student Xiaoyu Lin How time flies! It has already been the middle of my second semester, which means my studying for the master degree will go to the end soon. As a postgraduate student studying marketing, the most frequent question from my friends and families must be “why do you choose…
Celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year in UL
By Xiaoyu Lin For all the Chinese, Chinese Lunar New Year (also called the Spring Festival), is undoubtedly the most important thing for a year. Weeks or even one month before the New Year’s Eve, families especially grandparents tend to be very busy preparing traditional food, snacks for visiting relatives and new clothes. The process…
Life after the University of Limerick
By UL Student Leo Liu, MA International Tourism, class of 2005 I attended the course MA International Tourism, class of 2005. I lived in a neighborhood that I couldn’t even pronounce the name in the first place. However, this didn’t stop me learning, nor did it stop me making friends. I was able to study and enjoy…
From China to The University of Limerick
By UL International Student Ambassador Rae Fan Check out University of Limerick My name is Rae, an international student from China. This is my first time to come to Ireland. The scenery in UL is very attractive, especially the Shannon River, therefore I took many photos when I came across the living bridge on campus…
Food, glorious food at UL by Xiaoyu Lin, UL International Student Ambassador
Hello everyone! I am Xiaoyu Lin from China. I am now a student of the Study Abroad 3+1+1 Programme. The first day when I arrived at UL, to be honest, the most I was worried about was food. Since at my home university, we do not need to cook, we can get food directly from…
Coffee Time by Yini Gao, UL International Student Ambassador
By University of Limerick (UL) International Student Ambassador Yini Gao. I am a big fan of coffee latte. I drank latte in Florence. I drank Latte in Rome. I drank Latte in Denmark. And I drank latte in Oslo. But after tasting so many cups of latte in a lot of places, I found that…
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