Category: England
Winter is Coming… and I’m searching Hvar and wide for some place warm! #iykyk
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. After four cold and rainy weeks here at the University of York, I decided it was finally time to boost my Vitamin D count and add some color back to my fading tan by visiting ...
A (Non-) Foodie’s Guide to Yorkshire Delicacies
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. As I mentioned in the title, I certainly do not consider myself a foodie by any means (my idea of a good meal is Doritos, Easy Mac and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream), but living ...
When life gives you lemons… make limoncello!
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. I’m writing this blog post as I approach the home stretch of my 12-hour commute from Sorrento to Venice on a major Italian holiday. You may be asking yourself, why would anyone try to travel 500 ...
Guy Fawkes Night
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Each year, on November 5th, the crackling sounds and eccentric lights of fireworks reverberate throughout the United Kingdom in commemoration of a 1605 Catholic conspirator attempt to blow up the British parliament (perhaps this sounds ...
Call me a Londoner!
Summer is a great time to be in this beautiful floral city! The sun is not always out, but when it is it’s an exciting time. To begin with, I will tell you what to pack to be well prepared before you arrive in this city. London’s weather is uncertain, even in the summers you ...
“Welcome,” said Hagrid, “to Diagon Alley.”’
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. I was quite pleased to channel my inner Hermione Granger earlier this week when I visited the York Shambles, a historical street in York’s city center renowned for its wood-framed structures and overhanging arches. But- ...
The Insomniac’s Digest
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night completely convinced that you missed your bus to school? Flustered and tired, you begin your morning routine, slightly rushed this time. You brush your ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Navigating British Slang
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. On my very first night at the University of York, I found myself in a room full of students speaking the same language as me, and yet it sounded as if we were conversing in ...
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. After a 14-hour flight and a quick (and when I say quick, I mean four days) pit-stop at Oktoberfest, I finally landed at the Manchester airport earlier this week, where I was immediately greeted by ...
Leaving London
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. As I am writing this, I am in my flat in London for the last time ever. It is bittersweet to leave London. Though I am excited to see my friends back home again, I ...
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