Surviving the coldSo we made it through our first couple of weeks of actual classes.
Some key takeaways from these two weeks have been the weather and the coursework. So, the weather has been consistently cold. As I've only ever lived in Hawai'i up till this point, this has been a very new experience. At first it wasn't too bad, but after experiencing even lower temperatures, windy days, and even rainy days, it has been rough. My advice is to layer on your clothing (scarves work wonders) and bring an umbrella. As for classes, everything has been much different. Each class only occupies one day throughout a week, but this is broken down between a 1 hour lecture and a 2 hour seminar (interactive portion). The assignments are sparse and there aren't any exams like at home. Your entire grade typically depends on one or two assignments due at the end of the semester. It is a strange concept, but not the worst thing to experience. Let's get into the non-curricular portion now. There's a lot to cover, so I'll just list some places and things that I found to be the highlights of my experience. We went on a boat tour on the river Thames, passing under some beautiful bridges with plenty of opportunity for pictures. We've visited various museums and historic sights including the British Museum and Westminster Abbey. We've tried various kinds of foods including fish n' chips and Nando's. I'd highly recommend checking out all of things if you ever get a chance to!
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Landed in london!It has been a long, long flight, but I have made it to London!
We were collected from the airport by a small Roehampton squad and took a tour bus to the campus. By the time we got there it was already night and boy was it cold. We were showed to our dorms and pretty much left alone. Things that were a let down were the heater and the wifi. We thought the heater was broken, but depending on where you are stationed, the heaters will work difficult. If you're lucky, you'll get one that stays on. The wifi is also ethernet only, so you must get a router quickly! There's a store called Curry's that has a simple one for pretty cheap! On Thursday there was a long orientation about school, safety, and life in general while in London. Worth paying attention to if you're not too dead from the flight! On Friday we got to register for our classes officially. In the Roehampton application, they ask for your module (course) choices and a little later they'll show you a tentative schedule. You'll probably stick with your tentative schedule, but this is the day you can change it if you need to! Add/drop is available for the first 2 weeks, but it's not an incredibly common thing to do in the UK. You'll also get a ID that works as a room key! No offense UH, but the system here is super efficient. (My course schedule can be found below.) For our first weekend, the UH student group went to Westfield Mall and into central London. There's a lot to see so we didn't go too deep into any one thing, but I'm sure we will in the future! |
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May 2019
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