Duel in the Swamp
Leicester’s varsity kicked off last Sunday with the Leicester Longhorns bringing home the first win in American football. These next two weeks are now packed with many other sports going head to head with their DMU counterparts. If you’re interested in going to watch any of them, you can see the schedule of events here. Similarly, […]
Night of Lights
The Christmas countdown seems to begin earlier every year. It’s gotten to the point where Halloween ends and Christmas decorations start popping up in shops and department stores (or if you’re in America, after Thanksgiving). I like to limit my celebrations (like treating myself to a gingerbread latte from Starbucks) to December, to maintain the “magic” […]
The ultimate team sport
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll recall that I mentioned America’s massive affinity for school spirit at football games and how I’d never seen anything quite like it. Looking back, I realise that that is not exactly true. It is on the scale of things (never in my life have I been somewhere that […]
UK vs. USA
After being here for nearing on a month now, I’ve begun to get to grips with the differences. For example I can’t get through a conversation without a comment on my accent (such as getting me to say words like “aluminium” and “vitamin”), or with them asking me about tea. (Note to self, don’t ever ask […]
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