I'm actually more resilient and adaptable than I originally thought

Where did you choose to study and why?

I spent my year abroad studying at City University of Hong Kong. I chose Hong Kong because of a political situation there and I thought it'd be an opportunity of a lifetime to go and actually live and learn within an environment that's politically sensitive.

What have you learnt in terms of your degree subject and also personal development?

In terms of my degree subject, I learned that life's not black and white there's a lot of grey and nuances that you need to understand and City University of Hong Kong allowed me the opportunity to do modules that I wouldn't normally do, like China and World Affairs or Rethinking the Value of Democracy in quite a sensitive and in an environment that's quite apt to learn that.

In personal development I learned that I'm actually more resilient and adaptable than I originally thought being in a new environment with a new culture that's halfway across the world and it definitely raises a lot of challenges that you have to step up to.

What was the biggest challenge? How did you overcome it? 

I believe the biggest challenge that I faced was trying to be comfortable in a new environment and the way that I overcame that was just to immerse myself within that local environment and create new friendships, and it was those friendships that supported me and sustained me throughout that experience.