This week I explored the street art of in Shoreditch in the East End of London and Brick Lane known for Banglatown and Indian curry. I chanced on many cute fair trade coffee shops and a raw chocolate shop with products from Ghana. I also explored the Notting Hill, a district in Kensington where the…
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Spring in London, about bloody time – April
Ok excuse my French in the title. It is a bit more naughty to say “bloody” here, quite a thrill actually. Before I get into how sad I am to leave (yawn), I have to tell you, dear readers of America, I had the absolute pleasure of seeing the INCREDIBLE Emma Thompson and the MAGNIFICENT…
Ok whoops, let’s try that again – March
So it seems as if my last post published itself prematurely. How strange. I suppose I’ll pick up where I left off. So yes, it’s hardly easy to believe that it’s almost over now. I feel there’s so much of London I still haven’t explored yet. Just the other day, I went to the BFI…
Only one month left – March
On one hand, I feel like I’ve lived here all my life. On the other hand it’s as if I have just arrived, where has the time gone?
Midterms and Spring Break – March
When March came around, it came time for midterm assignments. I’ve never had more fun with my midterms. In Contemporary British Film, we were told we could write about anything to do with the films we had already seen in class as long as it was interesting and we could say 1000 words about it….
London and Brighton – February
By the end of February, I felt that I knew the city almost as well as I know Orlando. I knew how to get anywhere I needed to go, within reason. I knew that I could figure out any part of the Underground, even without an app, simply from the maps in the stations and…
Irony at Highgate Cemetery
March 31, Last week I took a trip to Highgate Cemetery in North London. Highgate Cemetery is home to many prominent figures including Karl Marx. The cemetery is located besides a beautiful park and the grounds itself were stunning. It also housed some friendly cats, one of which was happily intent to follow us around…
Getting into the swing of things – January
Around week three, I, along with most of my fellow exchange students, started to believe I was actually living in one of the biggest and most diverse cities in the world. I started noticing and experiencing the small things that made London real. I learned which corner stores had the cheapest sandwiches and when they were…
Amsterdam – February
No sooner had I become acquainted with London than I decided to take a trip to another metropolitan European city, Amsterdam. When I was in high school in the Bahamas, I had a friend named Johanna. We were in the same class from freshman year to graduation and she was one of the people I…
Spring Break!
March 10 For spring break I spent a week in Italy. Most of my time was spent in Rome with the exception of a two day adventure in Florence. Rome is an amazing city. It looks as if its been completely built around the remains of the Roman Empire. It has so much to see…