UEA International Student Ambassadors

I really, really, really dislike banks. Regardless of country, time of day, or branch, I generally have no good feelings towards such institutions. In my experience, banks are far too happy to take away your money rather than help you save it, and I continually fear I will give up with banks entirely and turn into a Great Depression-era saver, stashing all of my cash underneath my matress and between the pages of my favorite book. That said, when I stopped by the on-campus branch of Natwest this morning to sort out yet another superfluous fee, I was incredibly surprised when the trip turned out to be very useful, and that I actually ended up saving money. I was so impressed, in fact, that I thought I'd share with you guys what it was they helped me with! Upon arriving in the UK two years ago I had three main things on my to-do list: 1. Find out where my housing was. 2. Get a phone. 3. Get a bank account. When it came to #3, turns out the process was quite simple. I chose one of the...

Its the start of a new year.. On the 14th February 2010, fellow chinese from across the globe were celebrating the first day of Chinese New Year following the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This year, 2010 is the Tiger Year. Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days where all of us Chinese celebrate this festive season. The day before Chinese New Year, which was the New Year's eve, many chinese had a festive renunion dinner where all members of the family and close relatives gather together to reunite as to celebrate the opening ceremony for the Chinese New Year Celebration. Usually, there will be lots of food and everyone will sit together at the dinner table start this joyous occassion. During this festive period, those who are married are entitled to give red packets, which contains MONEY, to those who are younger than them and those who are not married! So if you are still single, It is the time to compile red packets during this 15 days of celebration. Depending on which parts of the world ...