Vienna Sou Year abroad: Senior Term: fall 2014 Major: Organizational Communication Program: University of Leicester in Leicester, England Why I chose to study here? I’ve known people from my previous community college who have transferred to North Central College, and they have all said great things. Before I made the decision to come to North […]
Visiting student from the University of Birmingham, England Being English I am of course more inclined to choose tea over coffee but when I learned that I was moving to the land of the free for a year I thought that I better get used to starting my mornings with a cup of joe instead. […]
When I think of coffee and coffee shops in the US, there’s one word that comes to mind: Starbucks. Living in Naperville, I’m a hop, skip, and a jump away from two different Starbucks and if I ever want a hot drink or some kind of pastry snack, that’s my go-to place. Sure, there are […]
NCC, you need to step up your fashion game, because the U.K. is kicking our butts in the style department… by a lot. One of the first things I had heard before I came to CCCU in Canterbury was how people in the U.K. tend to dress a little nicer than people in the U.S. […]
Visiting student from the University of Birmingham, England One of the things that us Brits hold dear is our sense of style and I miss browsing in shops that just haven’t quite made it over the Atlantic. Since I arrived in the U.S. I have been told by one of my American friends how “foreign” […]
Being from a small suburban town, having access to public transportation is incredibly wonderful. I am here in Seville, Spain and the public transportation amazes me. There is a Metro stop only about a five minute walk away, bus stops scattered around the city, and a plethora of Sevici stations where one may rent bikes. […]
While furniture, admittedly, is not the first thing most people think about when they are preparing for the differences they will encounter when traveling or studying abroad, there are some interesting differences between the furniture in the US when compared to the furniture here in Glasgow, Scotland. I will, however, note that since I have […]
Chicago – home to deep dish pizza, the Chicago-style hot dog (no ketchup, please!), and amazing cultural foods such as Mexican, Italian, and American BBQ. When I left for Birmingham, England, I knew I would miss the incredible foodstuff from where I grew up. I was told, as most people are, that the food in […]
