Posted by joel in History of Art on August 29, 2018
Introduction (NB: This is mainly for first-time flyers. If you are a more experienced flyer – and chances are you will be – I encourage you to give your own advice in the comments below.) So a while back, I rode a plane for the first time and it was the ideal first flight. I […]
Posted in Holiday, Study Abroad | Tagged Air, Airplanes, Flights, Guide, Holiday, security, Travel |
Posted by Katie in History of Art on September 26, 2015
The past week or so has been super hectic with Erasmus and Exchange society stuff. International Welcome Week is always a busy but important time of year for us, seeing as all the Erasmus and Study Abroad and International students usually arrive around about this time. Our main aim is to make sure that international […]
Posted in Erasmus, Societies, Study Abroad, Uncategorized | Tagged erasmus, erasmus and exchange society, international, international welcome week, leicester, student blogs, ULEES, university of leicester, UoL
Posted by Katie in History of Art on September 6, 2015
The other day I moved some of my stuff into my new flat in Leicester. It was the first time seeing my new room as I had booked my accommodation online while I was still in Italy. I was pretty pleased with everything! My room was nice and it was in a good location, and […]
Posted in Study Abroad, Uncategorized | Tagged house share, leicester, student accommodation, student blogs, student halls, university, university of leicester, UoL
Posted by Katie in History of Art on August 12, 2015
A year in Italy followed by three weeks in Japan. Now that I’m back in the UK for good, I can already feel the post-Erasmus depression kicking in. It’s that time of year when lots of students are either getting ready to start their years abroad, or are returning to the UK having just finished their years […]
Posted in Erasmus, Leisure, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged culture shock, erasmus, italy, japan, leicester, reverse culture shock, student blogs, study abroad, university, university of leicester, UoL, year abroad |
Posted by Katie in History of Art on August 5, 2015
Being in Japan, I’ve realised just how little I know about Japanese art. The thing is, the University of Leicester’s History of Art department doesn’t dedicate much of its modules or lecture content to art from Japan. I’ve been wondering: Japanese art is really beautiful, so why, in general, is it so often overlooked in […]
Posted in Leisure, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art history, curriculum, history of art, japan, japanese, japonism, leicester, student, student blogs, summer programme, syllabus, university, university of leicester
Posted by Katie in History of Art on July 24, 2015
Getting around Tokyo isn’t exactly easy, especially for someone who has a very limited knowledge of Japanese. Officially referred to as a “metropolitan prefecture” rather than a city, Tokyo is more like a small country than anything else. The population of Tokyo is around 13 million and has a size of about 2,200 sq km. The population of the […]
Posted in City, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged international, japan, japanese, omotenashi, student blogs, study abroad, summer programme, university, university of leicester, UoL
Posted by Katie in History of Art on July 20, 2015
Kombanwa! I’m currently writing this blog post all the way from Tokyo in Japan!! I’ve been here for over a week now, and am attending a summer programme for international students at Tokyo Metropolitan University. Basically a three-week long intensive Japanese language and Japan studies course. TMU is a partner of the University of Leicester, […]
Posted in Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged japan, japanese, student blogs, study abroad, summer programme, university, university of leicester, UoL
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