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, […]
Galentine’s day!
Thanks to the wondrous Leslie Knope, us girls now have an amazing holiday where we can ditch our other halves (if we have them) and overindulge in breakfast food (aka waffles). It’s called Galentine’s day, and as she says herself it’s only the best day of the year. This year I spent it in Savannah, Georgia. […]
Surviving long distance
When I first decided that I was going to do a year abroad in my degree, I knew that it would involve being by myself. Like moving out to university for the first time, without the comfort blanket of being able to go home easily if things got bad. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t regret […]
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” […]
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 […]
T-minus two weeks
Today marks the start of my last fortnight in the UK before I catch my plane to the US. At the moment it just feels like I’m going on holiday, I mean there must be hundreds if not thousands of people travelling from the UK to Florida this summer. From the casual glance at me […]
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