I spent the last year in Glasgow, Scotland on a university exchange. I wanted to share some questions I’ve frequently gotten about spending time abroad. I’m hoping this will give you some insight on how being on an exchange is like.
All by Saara Viitanen
During our spring break this year a friend and I, a pair full of wanderlust, decided to go for an adventure around Italy. The country is popular with the backpackers and tourists, and it’s hard to imagine how much more jam-packed it can get in the summer heat when the holiday season actually starts.
A well-paid job, nice house, good car, expensive clothes. Beauty, success, happiness. These things are often connected – at least in our minds. But what about in reality?
Personally, I struggle with performance anxiety a lot, whether I'm presenting an essay to under a dozen of my coursemates or singing and playing music in front of a larger audience. Stage fright may be difficult to overcome completely but, like most successful performers, I believe that we all can learn to cope with it. I wanted to share a couple of tips which have helped me overcome (at least some of) the annoying, distracting nerves and give better performances.