It’s week 10 and we’re in our final week of classes. I seriously can’t believe how quickly this trimester has gone by. It feels like just last week I was sitting in the orientation presentation being introduced to the University. The excitement is building around campus due to it being the end of the American [...]
Go the Red Sox!
May 9th 2012 |It’s the end of Week 9 and the cold and rainy weather of the past fortnight has left all us Australian girls with a nasty head cold. Being sick whilst away from home isn’t too fun but when two of the girls you share a room with are feeling the same way it’s not so [...]
21st Birthday Celebrations
April 27th 2012 |I know I say it every week, but this term is seriously flying by so quickly! I think it’s because we are kept so busy from Monday to Thursday with classes and assignments and then we always have exciting and new things planned for the long weekends, which means it’s the beginning of a new [...]
Our American Family
April 20th 2012 |Can’t believe we are now halfway through the term! Week 5 was fairly busy with midterms but the weather decided to warm up quite significantly making it much more bearable. It’s crazy how evident the changes in seasons are here. We went from bare branched trees, snow and arctic-appropriate attire one week to warm, short-appropriate [...]
Celebrity Spotting in Providence
April 18th 2012 |Well time is flying by and its already week 4! Everyone’s busy with assessments and preparing for midterms. Things are a little different here as compared to ICMS in that midterms and final exams aren’t weighted as heavily. There seems to be more assessments that are worth less and spread throughout the term and much [...]
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya
April 18th 2012 |At the start of week 2 it was impossible not to notice the buzz and excitement around campus for the upcoming weekend – Saturday would be March 17 – a date not celebrated in Australia anywhere near as much as in America. St Patrick’s Day sounded like it was going to be more than just [...]
“Do they speak English in Australia?”
April 18th 2012 |After a couple of great weeks the start of Week 1 had arrived and it was time to get a little more serious. And what better way to start off the term than with a 7am class on a Monday morning? Classes at Johnson and Wales can run from 7 in the morning to 9.30 [...]
Arriving at JWU!
April 16th 2012 |Hi again! After arriving in Providence in one piece (it wasn’t easy lugging our numerous suitcases) Morgan and I met up with Kelly to move into our new home. On arrival at the campus’ International Centre we met Alison of whom we had been in regular contact with in the months before leaving Australia. [...]
Bon Voyage
April 16th 2012 |Hi there and welcome to my first ever blog! I’m currently studying on exchange at Johnson and Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island (U.S.A) and have been asked to write this blog to share my experience. I also hope to encourage some of you to take up this amazing opportunity being offered to students studying [...]
Surviving the exams
December 6th 2011 |Dear student, It’s week 11 which means for most of you next week will be the start of your end of term exams. Please read below for some tips on getting the most out of your study time. The 3 rules of revision Where are your notes from class? Are they stuffed in the bottom [...]
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