What To Do After Exams – University of Miami

Hi guys,
After exams it is quite common for the American students to clear out there rooms and go back home, they don’t really stick around.
The international students however don’t want to go back home! Everyone makes plans about a month before exams start where we will travel once it’s all over.
With your student visa you get a [...]

Living in Miami

Hello all,
I just want to do a bit of advertising for Miami and let you know of my experience of the ‘Miami lifestyle’ so far.
Firstly, two things you will get here that are among the BEST IN THE WORLD and you won’t get back in the UK are the beaches and the weather.
South Beach is [...]

Dalhousie Adventure: Semester 1

Semester One

Getting there

My first semester at Dalhousie University, Halifax in Canada has been anything but dull and to be honest I can’t believe it is over already (but I still have semester two to look forward to).

The twenty-eight of August 2008. This was the day that I had now [...]

Research at Berkeley

On top of being an incredibly prestigious University and having many of the best Professors and researchers in the world (including in my subject area, Psychology), Berkeley also offers research opportunities that are not easy to come by elsewhere. Berkeley itself is renowned for its cutting edge research projects and URAP provides an opportunity for [...]

First semester UQ

Okay, so this is my first blog in the right place but it is a bit too late to say it’s even close to being written at the right time.
I’m living in Taringa, west of Brisbane by 15 minutes, and attending the University of Queensland and so far I have had a [...]

Start of Semester Two

Hello, I have just returned from Scotland to begin my second semester here at Boston College.
First semester was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. I’m not sure how it works in other subjects and with other colleges but there is a lot more on-going assessment here, and a LOT of reading [...]

settling down

Hi!
I have made it to Hong Kong! These words are written from the 13th floor of Wei Lun Hall while I am looking at the ocean. It’s 27 degrees and that’s how good it gets!
I arrived on Tuesday evening and I will share with you some of my initial thoughts about my experience. First and [...]

Living state-side

Ok, so there’s a lot to update on… here goes…
On my arrival to the USA I had a to do list to tick off. On this list was, find a place to live (would be helpful), check into the College international department (a requirement of my visa), get a cellphone, get a bank account [...]

Scheduling Classes in Berkeley

Ok.. So I have now officially settled into my class schedule, but it was by no means an easy process to get it sorted.
Berkeley’s Telebears system begins before you arrive in the country. I managed to get the telebears site (the site you sign up to classes with) working and immediately found big problems with [...]