The UWI Cave Hill International Study Abroad Blog

While I've been on exchange, I've noticed a number of changes just within the first month of being here. Check out my list of five things to expect while on exchange in beautiful Barbados!  Excitement: While on exchange, expect to be an absolute tourist for the first little while. You’ll want to travel everywhere, eat everything and experience everything your new home has to offer- and rightfully so! You’ll be soaking in a new culture, new cuisine and a new dialect- and you have every right to be excited. You were probably told that this is a “ once in a lifetime opportunity” – and that’s correct! Take photos, see new things and thoroughly enjoy this brand new experience. Culture Shock:             Unless you’ve been to your new home time and time again before your exchange—chances are you’ll experience culture shock. For many, the Bajan dialect might take some getting used to, and that can be a huge contend...

A warm and hearty Blackbird Welcome to all our new international students! Thank you for choosing The UWI Cave Hill Campus for your Study Abroad Experience. Over the course of this semester some of our international students will use this blog to share their stories and experiences of life on Study Abroad in Barbados.  We hope that their voices will inspire other international students to join us here at Cave Hill for a life-changing experience, and motivate our own students to spread their wings and take advantage of our partnerships with dozens of universities all over the world! Here is what some of our past International Study Abroad students thought of their Cave Hill experience!