Student Bloggers

In Which I Discuss the Little Things That Make a Huge Difference Wow. Its been a while since I have had internet access! So much has happened! There's so much I want to talk about: I went to a toga party, met my awesome Japanese roommate, explored my…

Oii mate, I finally made it to get a proper set of english fish and chips. And guess what? I didn’t get fish and chips. Poppie’s, one of the most famous fish and chip restaurants in all of London has been around since WWII and has grown with the city…

The “One Month” mark, energy, adventures, and of course: coffee It is nearly impossible to describe my current position in time and space. According to a calendar, I left for Cape Town one month ago today. However, there are two opposite poles of thought…

17 January 2015 9:30 a.m. and my warm body snuggled into the comforts of my covers. I was so cozy that I hated to get out of bed, but also eager to eat a home cooked breakfast and begin my day with my host family. I pulled myself out of bed and prepped…

It's night, the stars are out, and a bonfire is burning wildly in the middle of the road. Green shards of glass from smashed bottles are strewn about the flames. Through a thick column of smoke, you can see that the entire street is filled with a mosh…

*Cue Dean Martin’s “On an Evening in Roma”* Buongiorno! Well this weekend was probably one of the best weekends that I’ve had since I got here, and this was for many unexpected reasons. To start, this weekend that was intended to be a two-person trip…

The Garage, London: Contrary to popular belief, I actually do attend my regularly scheduled classes but my motto has always been work hard, play harder. After a day full of lectures and seminars galore there is no better way to unwind, at least in my…

As I reflect on my time here at Canterbury so far, it astounds me that I’ve only been here for a couple of weeks! So much has already happened and I have already met such amazing people from all over the world. It seems it couldn’t have been just two…

16 January 2015 This weekend, the Arcadia students were each staying in a home with an Irish family in Castlebar, Co. Mayo to truly immerse into the Irish culture. After a day spent in Adrahan with the horses of Forgotten Horses Ireland, I was running…