Global Exchange Programme (GEXP)

Living by yourself on a completely new continent is no joke. From my experience, it was some of the best and most difficult times I had. I arrived in Helsinki with little to no...

Since Finals ended early enough. After finishing my last economics paper on Wednesday morning, I headed straight to the incheon airport for a trip to Osaka, Japan. This is my first time in Japan and...

  📆 19 November 2022 The day I fell in love with Helsinki all over again. As an Equatorial kid hailing from the tropical garden city of Singapore, snow was a very foreign yet magical weather...

Behold, the mighty Testudo! Testudo is the mascot of the University of Maryland. It is a diamondback terrapin, and students in UMD are affectionately called Terps, short for terrapins. The official battle cry of...

  Going to Aalto University for GEXP? Here is a quick guide to get you started. Academic Calendar - Autumn & Spring Aalto's academic calendar is split into 2 terms, Autumn and Spring, which are further divided...

I had the privilege of participating in a 16-week Spring exchange program at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South Korea, from February to June 2023. This invaluable opportunity...

While Helsinki can be an easy place to grasp, with a relative small size and population, there are also many interesting things to do and enjoy. So here is a list of my favourite...

In Reply 1988, one of the most memorable scenes for me was of the passengers constantly ooh-ing and aah-ing as the bus driver makes high-speed turns, culminating in the female lead (Hyeri) dramatically tearing...

Travelling out of Helsinki to get to central Europe can be quite a hassle, here is a list of decently accessible locations to visit from Helsinki. Tampere and Turku. Tampere and Turku are 2...

Come learn some Korean words and enjoy the pictures I took of the beauties and beasts in South Korea! 1. KAIST Resident Geese 2. Pretty Flowers 3. Dainty Dandelions 4. Campus Cats 5. Cherry Blossoms 6. Belligerent Bears 7. Marvelous Marigolds 8....