Samuel Franklin, March 2015
Following the start of lectures last month, I have had a relatively calm few weeks, but I did record a rap album.
Samuel Franklin, March 2015
Samuel Franklin, March 2015
Samuel Franklin, March 2015
Tutoring Since last November, I have been tutoring a 13 year old boy English. We meet each time at a café just five minutes’ walk from my room, where we talk for two hours. At first, I wasn’t sure if this would be a good use of my time, but…
Samuel Franklin, March 2015
What’s in a name? I’m certainly no expert on the influence of names on one’s life, but I still maintain a genuine interest in unusual names. I can remember very clearly, in our second Chinese lesson at university, my class received our Chinese names. I was relatively content with ‘Fan…
Trip to Weimar – Phoebe Ellis, March 2015
Weimar is often called Germany’s town of poets.
Incredible architecture in Barcelona
Antoni Gaudí is quite possibly one of the most revolutionary modernist architects of his time. Throughout his long career, he designed and built some of the most striking and comfortable buildings to live in, using innovative solutions, always based on nature. Many of his works, which are more than buildings,…
Yunnan, province in China – Nadia, February 2015
Although I have not been to every province in China, I honestly think Yunnan is one of the best provinces to visit in China. I started my journeyby flying into Kunming from Xiamen and then took a 7 hour sleeper bus to Yuanyang to see sunrise over the rice…
Jinghong city in Xishuangbanna – Nadia
My next destination was Jinghong city in Xishuangbanna region. This area borders Laos and Myanmar, and the cultural influence is obvious. In this region the main ethnic group are the Dai people. Their accents when speaking Mandarin were extremely difficult to understand! Jinghong had some strange huge elephant statues…
Little White by Imogen Page-Jarrett
There was a little girl in the Xiao family called “Little White” (the same nickname as me). The younger auntie told us her sad story. Her parents had left long ago, and now only her grandfather remained. She had been given to a nanny’s family to be looked after, but…
Carnaval in Madrid!! Ashton Lily Woolley, February 2015
Celebrated annually in the week before Lent in the Spanish capital of Madrid, Carnaval brings the city to life with parades, processions and parties – all the things the Spanish do best. Centred around the Paseo de la Florida in the city centre, Carnaval is an explosion of colour…
Sitges – Sian Summerton, Feb 2015
Last weekend I travelled out of Barcelona to the beautiful town of Sitges, which takes around 40 minutes on the local train. Sitges is incredibly busy over the summer, but is calm and quiet over the months of November- February. Despite this, the weather was still lovely, with blue skies…
