Fall semester is complete! And I finally have a second to breathe (I exhaled as I wrote this). When I started my master’s degree back in July I had no idea what a ride I’d be in for. It’s crazy that over the summer my … Read More
Thong Chia Xiong – “Christmas Pageants, Jacarandas and Summer Holidays”
In just a blink of an eye, I’m officially done with my fourth semester at the University of Adelaide a.k.a passing all of my exams! Phew, that’s one weight off my chest now… and what’s more, its already December! That marks the start of another … Read More
Ray Wilson – “White Stuff”
The snow is here and doing it’s best to get in the way, but the University of Lincoln is a resilient beast and thus far not a single second of my scheduled education has been cancelled. Things have been moving along exactly as planned, and … Read More
Ray Wilson – “Hello November”
Hello November. How are you? Thanks for coming along and gracing us with your pres….. wait a minute. Why is it really cold all of a sudden? Why are my fingers numb? Why is one coat no longer satisfactory? Oh hell, I suppose you brought … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Almost Done”
So as I write this blog I am just recovering from a cold which for the past week has kept me up all night. Last night I managed to get about four hours of sleep before waking up to a coughing fit. It took me … Read More
Ronak Jain – “Diwali In The USA”
One of the consequences of studying abroad is that you miss being home to celebrate your favourite festival or holiday. On that particular day, you miss your family more than usual and you reminisce the good times you had with your cousins and friends. For … Read More
Thong Chia Xiong – “University of Adelaide Mech Expo”
Goodbye October, see you next year… and hello November! Here it comes again, the month where tension can be felt throughout the university compound and stress starts settling on each and every student sitting for exams in the coming weeks. Oh yes, it’s the final … Read More
Chelsea Behymer – “South African Experience”
In the summer of 2009, I flew to South Africa to work with International Student Volunteers on their Race to End Extinction project. You can learn more about ISV at www.isvonline.org. The project was at the Wild Cheetah and African Wild Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation … Read More
Matthew Graham – “North American Or World Champions?”
So usually I seem to be talking constantly about running in these things and so today I have decided to limit my running talk. However, I only said limit, not eradicate. At the weekend just past I was in upstate New York to compete in … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Big Kids”
Hello all. So, as I sit here writing this there is torrential rain outside; probably the heaviest that I have ever seen. And, even more annoyingly, it started out of nowhere just as I was reaching the end of my run this morning, completely drenching … Read More
Christian Petersen – “Roadblocks, Contradictions and Ethnocentrism”
So, Paris is proving to be some kind of test of my patience (or any foreign students’ patience for that matter). French students are somehow reluctant to act when things go wrong and hope someone else will fix it. This reminds me of a great … Read More
Kristen Roehrig – “From Northern Lights To Golden Shores”
Atikokan in Ontario and the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia don’t have a whole lot in common – except for the fact that I’ve lived in both places. Situated about halfway between the Trans-Canada Highway and Steep Rock Lake, my hometown has a population of … Read More
Matthew Graham – “The Fine Line Between Winning and Losing”
Hello everyone… so, I have lost count of what blog number I am on now but it feels like number three or four! Anyway, I had a rather good weekend that I shall share with all of you. School has been really hectic recently. For … Read More
Ray Wilson – “Autumn Blues”
Although the weather may be taking a more consistent turn for the worse as we head towards November, things here at university are as sunny as ever. I may be a tad ill, but I still realise that these are good times. There’s no Autumn … Read More
Matthew Graham – “The Unheard Of Hour Of 4am”
This is my second blog in the space of two weeks and as promised last week I went out over the weekend and tried to do as much crazy and eccentric stuff as I possibly could so that it would be all the more easy … Read More
Anabella Rojas – “Something About Me”
Hello Readers, My name is Anabella Rojas and I am currently a sophomore international student at DePaul University. I am originally from Venezuela and came to the US to pursue a career in Business Marketing and International Business. I am also a member of the … Read More
Ray Wilson – “Away We Go”
Student life has commenced. I’m attending lectures, avoiding seminar reading and enjoying occasional lunches at various fast food places. The workshops are nice and gentle, I get to stay up all night if I please, and I spend unhealthy amounts of time on Facebook. Life … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Back To The Day Job”
So my plan is to start doing this blog every week which means that I am going to have to start doing more interesting stuff on a more regular basis from now on. The past couple of weeks have been rather stressful. Midterms are this … Read More
Leah Kraus – “Learning Editing Programmes”
Hey everyone. This month I thought I’d write about computer editing programmes. I’ve been learning many at school, including Audacity, which is basically a sketchpad for basic audio editing. Using Audacity was always pretty easy – I’d record my voice tracks into my recorder, hook … Read More
Ray Wilson – “Wonderland?”
The semester has finished and, as is customary for those of us with loving folks, I have returned home. Home; where everybody knows my name. But is that quite enough to pass the time? As it turns out… no. I think only a few hours … Read More