Thinking of studying abroad? Here’s how to go about it:
It will soon be that time of year again where the university year starts back up after a long summer, as well as this, it’ll also be the time of the year when you will have multiple different people come into your lectures to discuss things such as student ambassador roles, course representative roles and […]
Chinese New Year in Leicester
Yesterday was Chinese New Year, which aside from a couple of half-hearted primary school projects, I’d never personally really acknowledged before uni. I’m sure there were much grander celebrations going on around the world, but I had a really nice time celebrating the occasion with my housemates. One of my closest friends since coming […]
Home After Study Abroad
I didn’t want to admit it out loud, but about a week into December, I felt like I was ready to go home. I missed my family and my friends and my bedroom and having a kitchen and my hometown at Christmas. I loved it in California and I was going to miss it so […]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas in California
What with Finals until the end of the week before Christmas and being such a Christmas junkie that the thought of spending Christmas alone and away from my family feels like the end of everything, I’m flying home far earlier than I’d like. If I could do everything truly my way, I’d be flying back […]
The City by the Bay
For the first time in CSULB history, according to my more than grateful roommates, Thanksgiving break was just over a week long this year. Lucky then that this was the year I got to come out here. While many other students took the extra time as an opportunity to prevent last minute exam stress and […]
Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
Today is Sunday, which means tomorrow is Monday, which also means classes start again for me tomorrow after having had over a week off for Thanksgiving. As my friends have educated me, Thanksgiving was originally intended as a time to give thanks to the Native American population who, thousands of years ago, helped the first […]
Go Beach!
I decided that while studying in the USA, I might as well get as involved as I can and try out a club or society, and what better thing to try than something so traditionally American? I went for cheer and while it’s been amazing learning how to cheer both for performance and for games, […]
An American Halloween
I had my most amazing Halloween ever this year. I’ve had some really good times in England and last year’s 4-night Leicester Halloween party was so much fun, but this year I got to experience an American Halloween. America is known for celebrating Halloween on a much greater scale than the Brits, and it’s certainly […]
The travelling doesn’t stop once you get here
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from spending the last few months in Long Beach, California, it’s that having a car is a game-changer. (When) I eventually go on my dream trip of travelling round the States, I will definitely have learnt to drive and I will definitely rent a car. I don’t have a […]
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