Glastonbury, a small town in Somerset, England, is likely not on most people’s ‘to do’ lists when they cross the channel; however, it’s a magical place, rich in history, myths and legends.   Well worth a visit, and you can combine it with a trip to Stone Henge. There are traces of civilisation in this area dating back to Neolithic times (5,200 and 4,500 years ago!), but in more recent times, the settlement of Glastonbury [...]

Congratulations to our Grand Prize winners from the Spring 2012 Study and Go Abroad Fair:           Sagar Patel from Surrey, Vancouver, who won the Ipad!  Sagar was a Business Graduate from SFU and currently works for the Children’s Foundation. Katie Allen from Toronto won the Safari for two in Africa! Congratulations to both winners!      

Did you make it to the fair?   What a great circuit!  We loved meeting all of you who made it out to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.  We had a great turnout and the universities really enjoyed meeting you. If you missed it .. don’t worry, you’ll have another opportunity this Fall!  The Fall circuit will be coming to the following cities: Vancouver – September 22, 2012 Calgary – September 23, 2012 Ottawa – September [...]

Back in Canada now, I am reflecting on the past 10 day trip to Singapore with mixed feelings of success. I found out a lot from the three ladies I profiled (see former blog posts) but I have yet to fully connect the dots to Canadian students. While I learned about some incredible incentives countries such as Singapore use to encourage international students to study there and about the importance of an education system to encourage students to [...]

Short and sweet bio: Rachel decided to move to Singapore from her home in Switzerland when she was 20 to work for her father’s German based construction company. Her original plan, she says, was to work for two years then go back home to university. It has now been more than eight years and Rachel contintues to live overseas. After two years living in Malaysia she chose to take her university undergrad in Singapore, majoring in psychology and human resources. [...]

Meet Su-Lyn! Short and sweet bio: Su-Lyn is a 24-year-old, Singaporean born, travel superstar. She has explored many countries over the past 4 years and includes Switzerland and Canada (hurrah!) in her repertoire of schooling abroad. Lyn is the oldest child of two, living with her Grandma and brother in a condominium in Singapore. She is a recent grad with a double major in political science and law. In her second year Lyn went abroad for a three month [...]