Blogs from West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 33

So I still havent won Monopoly and, Im not gonna lie, Im bitter. Ill get there though. Im still having a hard time going to bed at a decent hour so I finally fell asleep last night around 5am. It might be partially due to the fact that I found a way to download some episodes of Scrubs online which I am very excited about. Today, I finally got my ID card, finalized my schedule, and talked to some academic advisors. Then I came back to the flat and searched around on the net and found THE BEST SITE EVER!!! Its www.peekvid.com and its a site that has tons of TV shows and movies that you can just watch whenever you want for FREE. Since I have no work to do yet, and am still melding ... read more

So last night was my first night out in Europe. It was definitely fun and definitely different. While on UConn’s campus, the Student Union is where students go when they’re staying sober, at Warwick, the Student Union is where students go to drink. There is a cover, security, a long queue (the word here used for “wait”) and a fully-stocked bar. It was so surreal walking into a university building and seeing everyone wasted and dancing. My flat mates and I forged our way to the bar and got drinks. As advised by my orientation guy earlier in the day, I ordered a “Purple.” It was a shot of this popular currant juice and beer that everyone I was with said was horrible, so I was worried. However, it was only a pound and I figured ... read more

Well, Im finally at the University of Warwick in England!! The week getting here was both long and short at the same time. The highlight was definitely Friday night with dinner and a little partying. In attendence was: From Home: Logan, Niki, Ben, Leah, and Josh From ACL: Corie, Michelle, Scott, Mike, and Eric Biddies: Lindsay and Meghan From Pi Phi: Jackie, Ric, Danimal, Liz A bunch of people met at my house in EL first and we just chilled while everyone else was stuck in traffic. We opened a bottle of wine and pushed back dinner and hour. Getting to Par Four in Groton was no easy task. Everyone but Liz (who got stuck in a shitload of traffic and got a ticket trying to get there on-time) made it to my house before. So ... read more

19 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES TO GO!! Hello...well its that time guys, just 19 h rs and 40 mins till the take off!!. Suffered with a huge hangover today after a fantastic send off last night at Athens in Birmingham. Lots of drinking, eating, dancing on tables, dancing in the street and of course some plate smashing. With plenty of photographic evidence!. I think, no in fact I know that I was certainly the most drunk, finished the evening by throwing up in the bathroom sink!! although I can't remember so it doesn't count . ... read more

As I stand in the queue, at around 7am on a cold and slightly wet winters morning, I make acquaintances with others who are heading in the same direction as me, to the whole in the wall and to India. Consulate General of India located in Birmingham, is a bit like stepping into India itself. The smell, the decor, and 'no-expense-spared-my-arse' environment makes you wonder how a country so advanced in so many ways has not got up to speed with commercial appearance. You have to get there for 7am to get a ticket early enough when the doors open at 9.30am so you can hand in a Visa Application and collect it in the afternoon. It turned out to be quite an enjoyable experience however, spending my time talking to several people in the queue. ... read more