I loved it here the first month. After I realized that I was spending too much money going to places, eating out, and spending on alcohol, I really stopped a lot of it all together. I also made the relationship with my boyfriend exclusive, and now I’m thinking whats the point of going out clubbing?…
Category: UK: Queen Mary Univ
First month
I made friends during orientation week and walked a lot touring the city with them. I really like them. Many are international students, from Brazil, America, France, Colombia, China. Very open minded and liberal people. I’m planning to join clubs and societies because I probably should go and make local friends from London too. Endless…
Gloomy-ish
OOO I haven’t done this in a while. I guess I could start by saying that the entire experience is a little different to what I had made it out to be. It has reached a point where I’m settled, pretty accustomed to Mile End (the area I’m staying at) and have had time to…
Bricked
Look, I knowwwwwww that I should be so grateful and appreciative to have the ability to study abroad in college and experience a different culture for an entire semester, but wow. Not only have I been bored and broke and probably some other ‘b’ words, but come on London! You have so much history and…
5 weeks down, ?? to go
Not to sound, I don’t know… depressing, but I still can’t tell if I made the right decision to study abroad. It’s not that this country is boring, or bleak, or dull, it’s just different. Coming here is bringing me back to the freshman year I never really had at Rollins. Meeting new friends and…
One Month Down, and Honey, We’re Doing Just Fine
I am officially one month into study abroad and can now confirm, yes, it rains a lot a here in London. In fact, it even snowed a little last week. That was surprising. Despite the weather not being as sunny as Winter Park, Florida, there are a lot opportunities that I have been able to…
London: A Pre Departure Blog
My flights at 7 am tomorrow, which means I need to be up and ready at 4 am!! Its daunting isn’t it, that feeling of uncertainty? Although I have visited London before, I am aware that living her and adjusting to the lifestyle will be a whole new experience. I also know that it is…
T- 1 Day
Departure for London is less than one week away. Half of my bags are packed, and well let’s just say the other half are getting there. Although I’m excited for what’s to come, understandably, I also a little nervous. I’m an American college student embarking on a five and half month journey in one of…
Holiday Season
Starting from the middle of November, London has entered the holiday season with lights and decorations on the streets. In my Austria Today class, we had an interesting conversation about advent seasons in Austria, so I want to share what I learned about Austrian advent customs in this post. Austrian Christmas tradition begins with receiving the Advent…
How to Cope with Homesick
This is my seventh year abroad, I don’t feel homesick as often as the first time when I left my country. I still miss home sometimes, especially during traditional Chinese holidays. However, after all these years, I have learned multiple ways to deal with homesickness. My first coping method: Eat food Food can bring so much pleasure…