Student experience - Katie Moularadellis
Katie Moularadellis is currently studying a Bachelor of International Relations with a Bachelor of Arts. She recently completed an exchange to the University of Stuttgart (Germany), and in this article tells us about adjusting to living overseas as an exchange student.
What drove you to apply for an overseas program?
I had done an exchange program for two months while I was in high school. I spent two months in Hamburg with a host family, and prior to this, their daughter came to stay with my family for three months. I applied for my Stuttgart exchange because I wanted to stay longer than before, and I also wanted to be more independent.
Had you travelled before?
My dad鈥檚 side of the family is Greek, so we try to travel to Greece every two or so years to see his family. We would always manage to squeeze in visits to other parts of Europe though. What was different about this experience was that I was completely on my own, which was totally freeing. It was also more of a 'slow travel' experience, where, rather than spending a week in this city and a week in that city, I got to spend an extend