Last Saturday on 29th September I woke up bright and early for the excitement of a trip to Universal Studios. The mood was slightly dampened by the fact I had to wake up at 5am with only 3 – 4 hours sleep and then sit on a coach for 4 hours to get to Orlando – who would have thought... Read Arcticle
So on Saturday 15th December Miami had it’s first home football game with a 12PM kick off. The day started bright and early at 9AM after I was told that tailgating occurs before every football game. So what’s tailgating!?! Everyone who is fortunate enough to have a car – so everyone in America – parks up outside the stadium in... Read Arcticle
Sorry it’s been so long since I last provided an update on here! I guess this leads to the topic of this post; as you’ve probably guessed it, classes started a few weeks ago and the work load is gradually increasing! I’m taking typical Computer Science related classes. One of which ‘Computer Operating Systems’ involves low level “hacking” of the... Read Arcticle
Diary Extract (Portsmouth – Mountain region) Portsmouth We started the day with breakfast at the hotel, the first time an America hotel had offered us such a thing, it’s a shame the beds didn’t live up to expectation otherwise this would have been the best hotel yet. After breakfast we went to a museum called Strawbery Banke; the houses were... Read Arcticle
Day 4 : Onwards to Boston Prior to waving good bye to New York we noticed an event with a number of nearby street closures; the event was known as “Summer Streets”, an annual event where residents can partake in running and cycling giving a different perspective of New York without the traffic – it was far too hot/humid for... Read Arcticle
Day 1: Driving in New York-Manhatten Upon landing at Newark airport we immediately felt the heat of New York though as with all our luck, the city decided to greet us with a huge downpour so we quickly rushed into a famous yellow New York taxi and headed down towards Manhattan. I must admit driving, or rather watching the cabbie... Read Arcticle
Once you’ve had the all clear from your university and you have been accepted by your host you can undergo the important step of obtaining a visa (if attending a US University.) This is a rather long procedure involving a couple of steps and for me a trip to London for the day! For those of you wondering what is... Read Arcticle