Making the most of time
The clocks in America went forward an hour early Sunday morning as Daylight Saving time signalled the return of the Summer, although for us privileged lot living in Southern California, we weren’t really aware of the Summer ever leaving… However, the temperature is definitely rising (it was pushing 30 degrees this weekend) and the […]
East Germany Escapades
As promised, here is a run through of what I got up to on my trip to East Germany-which actually includes Munich as well but that would have made the title of this post a bit more long winded! So before my housemate went back to Belgium, we knew that we had to make one […]
Exploring California: Part 3.5
Okay, so it’s been a fair while since I promised to finish this two-part blog post, so apologies for that. My excuses are that I’ve been fairly busy Uni-wise with the new semester starting and, perhaps more culpable, I turned 21 at the end of January so have been making the most of that, having […]
Exploring California: Part 2
Following on from my blog post a few weeks ago, here’s a quick New Years update of my travels around the state of California. San Diego We took a somewhat impromptu drive down to San Diego for New Years Eve, having been able to secure fairly cheap accommodation just outside the city centre. […]
Christmas in California
Since moving out here I’d always planned on staying over the Christmas holidays in the hope of being able to do some travelling around California and possibly other states. Since I’m only going to be in America till June/July, I felt like staying here over the holidays would allow me to make the most […]
Finals Week
The lack of activity on my blog recently is due to the fact that the semester is coming to a close, which obviously means exams and deadlines. However (without wanting to jinx anything, since I still have one exam left) I have to admit that I’m finding the work here a lot easier than back […]
Giving Thanks
It’s Sunday, which means tomorrow is Monday, which also means I’m back at Uni after having the best part of a week off for Thanksgiving. Often a contentious holiday given the historical blackmark of America’s unjust treatment of the Native American population, Thanksgiving in modern-day America is very-much removed from these connotations, whether for better […]
Exploring California: Part 1
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, travelling around states, never mind cities, in America is difficult without having access to a car of some sort. Thus whenever a national holiday rolls around (and believe me, there are quite a few) my flatmates and I jump at the chance to rent out a car and […]
Frat Life
Okay, so as my last blog states, I recently spent a weekend in Arizona. What that blog doesn’t state is that I stayed at a frat house that weekend. If only for the sake of my dear, confused Mother (who had no idea what this meant when I told her on Skype), I thought I’d […]
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