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It is an old truth: everything is connected. I cannot help it; almost unconsciously, I connect the dots between what is new to me and what I know as soon as I am at a new place.
This was also the case when I arrived in Manchester. I instantly felt as if I had been catapulted back to Winterthur: into a Sulzerareal of gigantic dimensions. Downtown Manchester consists of massive abandoned factories \u2013 called \u2018mills\u2019 \u2013 and former storehouses of remarkable size. Some of them are up to five storeys high. They steal the sunlight that is scarce anyway; in this northern city, the sun sets early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Patricia Gr\u00fcndler, BA in Applied Languages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there is much to do after dawn: Manchester is England\u2019s party capital, made famous by its rave clubs in the 80s and early 90s. In the 21st<\/sup> century, there are still no quiet nights in this city. I would often aimlessly ride my garish green bike and end up at places as curious as the underground hall where people played table tennis to blaring beats until the break of dawn. The next morning, when I felt a bit too tired to study and went for a walk instead, satisfying my urge for caffeine wasn\u2019t hard: Manchester is filled with caf\u00e9 bars, and everyone seems to be walking around with a disposable coffee cup. If you don\u2019t like coffee, don\u2019t despair! After all, you are in the country of tea. There\u2019s nothing better than afternoon tea as a treat after a long study session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Afternoon
Afternoon tea at Proper Tea <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once you are awake, you might again get lost between mills and storehouses \u2013 many of them transformed into hip caf\u00e9s, cute vintage shops, and elegant art galleries. If you want to learn more about the city\u2019s impressive past (which I strongly recommend \u2013 it is easier to fall in love with charmingly shabby-looking places if you understand why<\/em> they look that way), find refuge from the constant drizzle in one of the city\u2019s great museums \u2013 they are all free to visit. You might want to check out the People\u2019s History Museum, where they teach you, among other things, the history of the Suffragette Movement, which fought for voting rights for women and began in Manchester. And at the Museum of Science and Industry, you will have to cover your ears while watching the tumultuous cotton-processing electric loom from the 19th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another relic of Manchester\u2019s industrial past is the city\u2019s vast canal network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In case you still get bored \u2013 which is very unlikely, of course \u2013 Manchester\u2019s central position on the island makes travelling very easy. Within just a few hours, you can reach many interesting places. If you crave for a walk away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the Lake District is just a stone\u2019s throw away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Reading Girl at the Central Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When it came to studying, I always found a quiet spot in one of the city\u2019s many libraries. Between John Ryland\u2019s Library\u2019s antique bookshelves, I felt like book-devouring Hermione Granger herself. You can also visit Chetham\u2019s Library, where Marx and Engels did their research for the Communist Manifesto. <\/em>Marx in Manchester? Wasn\u2019t he German? Yes, indeed. But, as I wrote at the beginning, everything is connected in one way or another. For me, the best way to connect the dots was by spending a semester abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patricia spent one semester at the University of\nSalford. You can find more blog posts about students\u2019 adventures on their\nsemester abroad with the ZHAW here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Schlagw\u00f6rter: Auslandssemester<\/a>, Auslandssemester BA Mehrsprachige Kommunikation<\/a>, Bachelor Mehrsprachige Kommunikation<\/a>, IMK Institut f\u00fcr Mehrsprachige Kommunikation<\/a>, International<\/a>, Studibeitrag<\/a>
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