I made it to England! Our flight went well. We were supposed to fly through Philadelphia, but they were having a snow storm there, so our flight was cancelled and we were moved to a direct flight, which actually made everything a lot easier anyway.

I am all moved in and signed up for classes! I have three roommates so far: Sara from Sweden, Alex from Ukraine, and Joe from UNI. We all live in an apartment- there are six bedrooms, one full bath, one half bath, a kitchen, and a living space. We are about a 5 minute walk from campus, so it is very convenient. I will be taking 3 courses: Asia and the world since the 19th century, Spanish, and gender and culture. I had my first class in Asia and the world today, and it went well; I am excited to start my other classes.

It took a while to connect to the internet and buy a phone, but now I finally feel connected to the rest of the world. I have met a lot of people, most of them international students. It is so great to meet people from all over the world; I now know people from Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, China, and many others.

The top left picture is the view from by bedroom window. Below there is a picture of the outside of our apartment and our kitchen.

The University of Hull

It's almost here! On Thursday I leave to study abroad for a semester at the University of Hull in Kingston upon Hull, England. It is a study abroad program through the University of Northern Iowa, and there are six of us going from UNI. I will be taking classes toward my major in communications. I am really looking forward to meeting new people, going new places, and gaining a new perspective on the world. I plan on blogging once each week, so stay tuned to keep updated.

Here is a link to the home page for the University of Hull: http://www2.hull.ac.uk/

Here is a link to the schedule for the semester: http://www2.hull.ac.uk/theuniversity/semester_dates.aspx

Here is a map of England - I will be at Hull, which is about three hours north of London, and I will be flying into

Manchester, which is about a 1 1/2 hour drive from Hull.

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University of Hull: http://www2.hull.ac.uk/administration/default.aspx?page=1166

Map: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1102895&page=14