Robert Savin

“I seriously thought ‘ life can’t get better than this’. I was on Bali, studying, enjoying new experiences and meeting people. It made all the hard work of the previous two years so worth it. I’d applied in the first place to International Business because of the international opportunities but especially Grand Tour, and I’d decided right at the start of my studies that I was going to work really hard to get all my credits in so I could go to Bali. I saved money too. The overall day-to-day costs of living were about equal for me between the Netherlands and Bali, but the experiences… I knew if I wanted to get more experiences in, I’d need more money. I also knew Grand Tour would give me loads of opportunities – and it did. For a start, it’s been motivation for me to come back and carry on working hard so that I can later work remotely for a few years and travel around. I met people that did this on Bali, working on their laptops for clients anywhere in the world. You just need a proactive mindset, and I know I have that.”