Not going to lie, this past week has been fairly uneventful. I basically just went to my classes and spent time with my housemates and friends. That’s not to say I didn’t appreciate it; it was nice to have a week where I felt like I was falling back into a routine. Of course, that routine will be shattered with the next two weeks. Tomorrow marks the start of my university’s half-term break. Essentially, it’s a week off from classes. While all my uni friends are at home, I’m spending the week traveling by bus with another international students to other seaside areas in South England.

The following week is when everything gets interesting. I don’t actually go back to my classes. Instead, my uni has what they call “Workshop Week.” During this week, students attend various workshops that focus in on specific skills to help students be more proficient in their work. For example, I could attend a session on how to reference works or a session specifically focused on one of my class’s final assignments. Anyway, I still haven’t decided what sessions to attend, although I feel like a session of referencing isn’t a bad idea.

Once I’m back from my break, it’ll really be time to get to work on my assignments. They’re probably going to take more work than I’m used to at Penn State. For one thing, I was talking to a few of my classmates yesterday, and they mentioned that most assignments will use upwards of 40 references. Um…what? Sorry, I’m used to a maximum or around 10. Looks like I’ll be spending the next couple of weeks reading every journal and book related to education in sight.

On the more fun side, this Thursday I went out with a group of friends to the local club. It’s the only one in the area and is actually built on the pier. This two-floored club wasn’t all that crowded when I was there, given that most students had already gone home. But my friends made sure to let me know of just how crazy this club gets. On busy weekends, if you’re downstairs, you can see the ceiling moving up and down with the jumping of all the people dancing on the second floor. That’s a situation I would like to avoid seeing.

With that being said, this week should be an interesting one, full of adventure and exciting explorations. Hopefully I’ll have some good stories for my next post.

–  Emily .xx

P.S.  I read an interesting children’s book this week for my English course. It was quite the story (the title should give that away)

Location: Bognor Regis, United Kingdom