MEET NICOLE(XCHANGE)

Get to know the creator of this site!

Hey there, my name is Nicole! 

I currently study business at Queen’s in Canada, but in the winter of 2025, I went on an exchange semester to the South of France, studying at SKEMA Business School. The experience was lifechanging and led me to develop a deep love of travelling. 

Living in a new country, studying, and trying to cram in trips accross Europe proved challenging. I sought out informative articles online, scoured Reddit threads, and spent hours on travel TikTok’s to curate trips and navigate new parts of my life. 

With each travel blog I read, I became more and more convinced that a blog dedicated to exchange students would save me so much time. After spending more hours on trip planning than on my studies, I was convined that I now had the expertise to fill this gap and help students plan budget-friendly trips that fit along a busy school schedule. 

Thanks so much for reading and feel free to reach out if there’s ever a blog topic you’d want to read!

ComSoc Partner

Thank you to the generous support of the Smith Commerce Society’s Student Venture Fund for partnering with this blog to reach Queen’s students and support their exchange!

NICOLEXCHANGE is the go-to website for budget student travel, especially for students going on an exchange program/study abroad!

My favourite exchange trip

Madeira, Portugal

Countries visited

20

My exchange home base

Antibes, France