Happy New Year !!
Sadly, I was unable to keep my promise of keeping up with blog for my entire study abroad experience. SO much has happened! December was definitely crunch time for coursework and getting the most out of my study abroad experience.
In the next few days/weeks, I hope to update everything that has happened to me in the past month... Right now, I am enjoying a winter break until January 24th.. where I will then be returning to Wellesley for the Spring semester! How exciting?!
Here are some of the topics that I hope to write about!!... :)
1) Summary of UCL Experience: Courses and Friends
2) Europe Trip with my sister from 12/17-12/31: Amsterdam > Brussels > Paris > Barcelona > Milan > Pisa > London
3) Thoughts and Feelings about London
Until Then? xoxo
Kristian
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Google Code F!
*Quick update to make this blog more interesting... because pictures are always fun!
Here is a link to the Google+ page for Google Code F
And here are pictures.... Google Code F Picasa Album
Yay tons of women computer scientists working together !
We were given a technical challenge to create a webpage using javascript and the Google+ API.
It was extremely fun and encouraged me to do more technical challenges.... :)
I wish I could work for Google! It's application season! So wish me luck.
Kristian
Here is a link to the Google+ page for Google Code F
And here are pictures.... Google Code F Picasa Album
Yay tons of women computer scientists working together !
We were given a technical challenge to create a webpage using javascript and the Google+ API.
It was extremely fun and encouraged me to do more technical challenges.... :)
I wish I could work for Google! It's application season! So wish me luck.
Kristian
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Living in the UK Tip #11
This is a post that was suppose to be published on Friday... but it wasn't complete. So here it is completed. :)
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Life in the UK has been pretty much uneventful or at least I can not think about major significant happenings in my daily life here. Time seems to be passing by faster each day. I can't believe that it's Friday already? I've already been here for a whole month.
One of the things I do remember about my week and should be Tip #11 of Studying Abroad in the UK is that you should try to make friends with people who have been studying/living in London longer than you have. Precisely, I mean make friends with people who are from the UK or lived here for at least a year because they know all the best restaurants and things to do in London.
This girl, (who lives in the UK), brought me to a place called Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) to eat for lunch. The food was amazing! I simply had a classic cheeseburger, fries/crisps, and an oreo milkshake. All of this for 7 pounds. This is a pretty big deal because meals in the UK tend to be closer to 10 pounds... GBK actually offers 40% off the total bill for students. So I was happy and would not have known about this place without her invitation.
Another girl (who has been at UCL for a year) asked me to eat with her in Chinatown after our History of Art class at the National Gallery. We went to a yummy inexpensive Chinese restaurant. From there, we were able to have conversations about the best Asian restaurants, what to do in the city, etc.
Overall, I've learned so much from the people I've met. I'm so excited and happy to be in London and I am glad to be learning from a new city.
Side Note: I know that for some people it might be hard to make friends/acquaintances. So I recommend showing up to class about 5-10 minutes early and start randomly talking to the other early birds in the class. I believe that this method works well because there are less people in the class and most people won't be distracted by the lecturer. You can simply strike up a conversation regarding the lecture, etc. So it won't be too bad!
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Life in the UK has been pretty much uneventful or at least I can not think about major significant happenings in my daily life here. Time seems to be passing by faster each day. I can't believe that it's Friday already? I've already been here for a whole month.
One of the things I do remember about my week and should be Tip #11 of Studying Abroad in the UK is that you should try to make friends with people who have been studying/living in London longer than you have. Precisely, I mean make friends with people who are from the UK or lived here for at least a year because they know all the best restaurants and things to do in London.
This girl, (who lives in the UK), brought me to a place called Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) to eat for lunch. The food was amazing! I simply had a classic cheeseburger, fries/crisps, and an oreo milkshake. All of this for 7 pounds. This is a pretty big deal because meals in the UK tend to be closer to 10 pounds... GBK actually offers 40% off the total bill for students. So I was happy and would not have known about this place without her invitation.
Another girl (who has been at UCL for a year) asked me to eat with her in Chinatown after our History of Art class at the National Gallery. We went to a yummy inexpensive Chinese restaurant. From there, we were able to have conversations about the best Asian restaurants, what to do in the city, etc.
Overall, I've learned so much from the people I've met. I'm so excited and happy to be in London and I am glad to be learning from a new city.
Side Note: I know that for some people it might be hard to make friends/acquaintances. So I recommend showing up to class about 5-10 minutes early and start randomly talking to the other early birds in the class. I believe that this method works well because there are less people in the class and most people won't be distracted by the lecturer. You can simply strike up a conversation regarding the lecture, etc. So it won't be too bad!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Photos!
Here are photos I've uploaded to my facebook, these are public links. So you don't have to be my friend on fb to view them! They aren't too exciting, mostly sightseeing photos and food.
Sightseeing in London I
Sightseeing in London II
Food in London
I hope you enjoy these interesting pictures! I know the sightseeing albums can be boring with all the pictures of artifacts from the British museum... but I thought it would be a great way to remember what was there? haha I don't know.
Some of the more interesting pictures can be the olympic medals for the 2012 Olympics in London, the entrance of Westminster Abbey where Princess Catherine walked for her wedding, and the Black/White swans...
Other than that, I hope to take better quality photos... everything looks soo blurry! :(
Kristian
Sightseeing in London I
Sightseeing in London II
Food in London
I hope you enjoy these interesting pictures! I know the sightseeing albums can be boring with all the pictures of artifacts from the British museum... but I thought it would be a great way to remember what was there? haha I don't know.
Some of the more interesting pictures can be the olympic medals for the 2012 Olympics in London, the entrance of Westminster Abbey where Princess Catherine walked for her wedding, and the Black/White swans...
Other than that, I hope to take better quality photos... everything looks soo blurry! :(
Kristian
Saturday, September 17, 2011
First Day in a New Country
It is 10pm in London and I arrived about 12 hours earlier. This day was filled with many complications and disappointments.
The plane ride was horrible and very bumpy. Despite the positives of the flight-- where I looked out the window and saw beautiful constellations, bright lights of unknown cities, and vast amounts of land-- I felt sick, had a headache, and simply started to hate airplanes. The landing and air pressure was tough to deal with. But I suppose the sky-high view of London may make up for it. I will post pictures soon.
Other than that, the bad day continued on the way to my flat/accommodation. The tube (subway cars in London) are tiny! I wasn't able to take pictures because I felt sick and awkward. :( From there, wheeling my suitcase on London streets caused one of the suitcase wheels to break off... T_T; The streets of London are certainly not tourist friendly!
The sunny-rainy-cloudy-cold weather, the trouble with establishing internet connection, the complications of locating a Barclay's Bank (Bank of America's sister bank) contributed to the bad day. Right now as I sit in my dorm, thinking about what to write, I am at a loss for words.
My first meal in London was at Subway (the sandwich food chain). It gave me a sense of home. The drinks are totally different and the man making the sandwiches was surprised about the fact that I didn't put pepper in my sandwich.
I feel totally unprepared in London. I know nothing about it! AHH! T_T; This is just a simple post to remind me about my first day. I can only think of it as a bad first impression.
*I wish I didn't study abroad in London*
*I wish I studied abroad in Japan*
*I wish I researched about London more*
*I wish I talked to Wellesley upperclasswomen about their experiences more*
*I wish I knew more about London*
I wasn't in the mood to take pictures as I felt sick the entire day. So this might be a boring post... I'm usually more excited about going to new places!! I think I'm getting too old....
I hope to shop for bed linens tomorrow ! Wish me luck and for a better day...
Thank you for listening to my free flowing thoughts and my head hurts from the jetlag... :/
xoxo,
Kristian
The plane ride was horrible and very bumpy. Despite the positives of the flight-- where I looked out the window and saw beautiful constellations, bright lights of unknown cities, and vast amounts of land-- I felt sick, had a headache, and simply started to hate airplanes. The landing and air pressure was tough to deal with. But I suppose the sky-high view of London may make up for it. I will post pictures soon.
Other than that, the bad day continued on the way to my flat/accommodation. The tube (subway cars in London) are tiny! I wasn't able to take pictures because I felt sick and awkward. :( From there, wheeling my suitcase on London streets caused one of the suitcase wheels to break off... T_T; The streets of London are certainly not tourist friendly!
The sunny-rainy-cloudy-cold weather, the trouble with establishing internet connection, the complications of locating a Barclay's Bank (Bank of America's sister bank) contributed to the bad day. Right now as I sit in my dorm, thinking about what to write, I am at a loss for words.
My first meal in London was at Subway (the sandwich food chain). It gave me a sense of home. The drinks are totally different and the man making the sandwiches was surprised about the fact that I didn't put pepper in my sandwich.
I feel totally unprepared in London. I know nothing about it! AHH! T_T; This is just a simple post to remind me about my first day. I can only think of it as a bad first impression.
*I wish I didn't study abroad in London*
*I wish I studied abroad in Japan*
*I wish I researched about London more*
*I wish I talked to Wellesley upperclasswomen about their experiences more*
*I wish I knew more about London*
I wasn't in the mood to take pictures as I felt sick the entire day. So this might be a boring post... I'm usually more excited about going to new places!! I think I'm getting too old....
I hope to shop for bed linens tomorrow ! Wish me luck and for a better day...
Thank you for listening to my free flowing thoughts and my head hurts from the jetlag... :/
xoxo,
Kristian
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