{"id":1729,"date":"2018-05-08T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T07:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentstudents\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2018-05-08T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T13:06:23","slug":"goodbye-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentstudents\/2018\/05\/08\/goodbye-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Kent!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnI am writing this final blog post after already having moved out of residence and back home to Iceland. I spent the last academic year as an exchange student at the University of Kent and I am struggling to pull myself away from this new home away from home. Kent has shown me how quickly you can fall in love with a place that is so different from all that you\u2019re used to. I was initially so intimidated to start school in the UK after hearing how difficult the modules are expected to be and not knowing much about the school itself before I came here.<\/p>\n

I was pleased to jump right into everything, making a friend in my very first class who stayed with me until the end of my exchange, and raising my average from home by over 10%. I made lifelong friends out of the students I met in Parkwood. I got so involved in different societies and all the culture, events, and academic opportunities that the University readily offered up.<\/p>\n

I have enjoyed my time studying along such intelligent and motivated students that I have even started research into coming back at some point to pursue another degree! It\u2019s been an absolute pleasure to call myself a Uni of Kent student and to have walked around such a thriving campus. I am honoured to have been able to write for this blog and share my experiences with anyone who has read it.<\/p>\n

Thank you to the University of Kent for everything. To current\/graduating students – good luck in all that you do here and beyond, I know all of you have been trained for success and you will find the perfect opportunities that each of you crave. To the future\/considering students – this is the school that can change your life, and provide you with the things you never even thought you needed.<\/p>\n

Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n

For the last time,<\/p>\n

Gytha<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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