The Last Meal
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »Highlight: The group went ice skating at the Natural History Museum before our family meal last night and I think everyone really exaggerated how bad they were at skating! I think everyone was doing so well and even those ...
A Week in Review–November 1-15
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »As the final weeks are a head of us students are currently focusing on the completion of their academic projects as well as study for their final exams. This past week in their Global Experience class we focused on Reverse ...
November 2 to November 8
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »This past weekend NUin joined the regular ACT study abroad students for a trip to Athens. All together we totaled over 150 students and staff who endured a long bus ride for a beautiful weekend filled with exciting sites ...
Flu Pandemic 2009: NUin Style
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Category | 1 Comment »Highlight: There is a website that allows you to get free tamiflu if you exhibit flu like symptoms. Which is great because several students, including myself, came down with a case of the flu this past week and didn't ...
Week in Review–November 1-8
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »As most of the students were inside with the flu, there is not much to report for the week except that we are all feeling much better! By the weekend, I heard reports that students were getting back into their ...
Week in Review: October 26-November 1
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »The students started this week off with a trip to Southall to visit the Gurudwara Sikh Temple for their Transnational Studies class. We entered the temple, which is the largest outside of India, by taking off our shoes and then ...
Land of Scot
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Category | 1 Comment »Scotland has always been an interest place to talk about for me. Back in high school, the English education system makes fun of the Scottish very often. They do have a rather strange accent, and their money looks rather funny ...
Billy, Edinburgh and Coughs
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »Highlight: The group went to see Billy Elliot on Thursday night and it was a really incredible show. Great story line, great singing, and wonderful choreography. Brick: Caught a really bad cold this weekend. Balloon: This weekend we went to Edinburgh ...
Give Thanks for Dim Sum!
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »Highlight: My friend from Germany asked me the other day what we celebrate as Americans on Thanksgiving Day. I explained to her about the Pilgrims and the Indians and added that the American Indians also suffered greatly as a ...
A Week in Review October 19-25
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »What another great, but busy week! The students started their week off bright and early by going to the London Central Mosque. This visit was part of their Transnational Studies class which is currently focusing on the Islam Diaspora community in ...