I apologize for the late update. I published this in January on a linking blog to this one and I just realized that my blogs were not being posted on Penn State GeoBlog.
After 9 months of planning and doing paper work I am finally in England! The story of how I made it to England would probably make others not want to travel but I made it through customs and made it here safely .
I love the apartment style living arrangement I have, which they call a house, there are 5 single bedrooms, a full kitchen and bathroom, and one water closet. There is no living room, so the pubs on campus are where the majority of “hanging out” occurs.
Figuring out how to work foreign appliances on your own is frustrating. I have been here 3 weeks and just figured out how to work the settings on the heater in my room. The on/off symbols are different then American symbols. I still do not know how to turn the oven on (there are buttons and dials that have to be pushed and turned in a specific way, i think). A fellow student showed me how to use the stove several days after I arrived.
As I said above I have been here 3 weeks and feel like I have adjusted well. The food is beginning to taste better, I know how to use most the appliances in my house, homesickness has dissipated, and I have a “family” of new English and American friends.
Our English house mates have been very kind and informative. We are constantly asking what their ‘slang’ words mean. They often ask us similar questions, they usually stem from American TV shows that they stream to their computers.
Last tid-bit of information, America provides the majority of entertainment in the UK. American’s hit songs are playing through the radio’s here, along with movies and TV sitcoms.
Here is our family on the stairs in one of our house’s.
Location: University of Kent, Canterbury
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