I'm currently doing my exchange here at the National University of Singapore and I really love it! For me it is a life changing experience.  I've met so many people from different cultures, every day is a new adventure and studying abroad gives me a new outlook and perception on life. I really don't want to go back to "the normal life" haha, so I'm not homesick at all.

UTown (the campus) is AMAZING. There are a lot of facilities over here like a gym, several food courts, 24/7 Starbucks and a swimming pool. You can just stay here without leaving the campus, because it is a whole own "town" in Singapore. But let's be honest: Singapore is great so you really have to discover its unique beauty.

Studying in Singapore is very different in comparison with Amsterdam. Especially my tutorial classes here are very small; we are with only 9 in one class. Furthermore, interaction is very important and you are graded for that so you really have to speak up. The local students here are very ambitious. Sometimes when i'm walking to Starbucks at 3am to grab a coffee, I see a lot of students working over there what makes me more motivated.

In conclusion: I can say during this exchange in Singapore I've grown personally and academically so I hope everyone gets the opportunity to experience a unique education abroad experience, too.

Vera, from University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), currently on exhange at National University of Singapore

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