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Culture Culture Shock

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July 23rd 2006
Well I am still in it. There is more than you would expect coming from one English speaking country to another, but I have plenty of culture shock this week... although I am getting settled in and adjusted. I think dorm life is actually the biggest adjustment of all. I barely see my flat mates. The ones I have met are nice, but sharing a bathroom and kitchen with six other folks is going to be ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Tyne & Wear » Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more