UEA International Student Ambassadors

It's the last day of February, and pretty soon spring will be upon us! Following Elena's snow poetry post last year, and to help usher in the new season, I'm posting some spring poetry here. Let's start off with Gerard Manley Hopkins' acknowledgment of this season's beauty and transience. Spring Gerard Manley Hopkins Nothing is so beautiful as spring— When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing; The glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling. What is all this juice and all this joy? A strain of the earth’s sweet being in the beginning In Eden garden.—Have, get, before it cloy, Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning, Innocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy,...

Campus is buzzing with people looking to gain a place as a UEA Officers. Posters, flyers and those big sheets in the square with peoples slogans on them are just some of the things I'm sure you've all seen to do with these elections but the reality is a lot of the student body are unaware of the role these people will have in defining life for students at UEA and the things that they can achieve over the next year to help all students have a better experience at UEA. http://www.ueastudentelections.com/  is a great starting point to get to know whats going in the student elections, and voting in them is as easy as filling out an online form that you would have recieved by email. The website also has lists of the candidates in all categories along with what they aim to do should they win the vote of their fellow students. + There is also a guide on the website about how you can vote in the next few days (voting takes place between today and the 4th of March so make ...

Created in 2011-2012 academic year, the UEA Mauritian Society has been involved in some major events at UEA. Last year we showed to our fellow UEA students the cultures and traditions of our paradise island during the Go Global week. The Mauritian girl army ready for paintball This semester, a trip to have some fun with paintball was organised last week by the UEA Mauritian Society. That event created a lot of excitement among a lot of Mauritian Students present for the event because it was their first attempt in paintball. With everything booked in advance, we arrived at Thetford Forest Paintball and then immediately got in the action by dressing up like real army people. My friends were all excited and some became a little fearful at the sound of hearing gunshots while our Mauritian group was getting ready to get into action. That was a thrilling experience! The red army getting ready! On the field, all sorts of emotions were present. And they could be read easil...

From 17-19 February 2013, Norfolk County Council’s Integrated Education Advisory Services hosted a pilot enterprise programme focused on water and carbon reduction at Holt Hall. Twenty-nine (29) students from seven (7) Norfolk schools and colleges and six (6) students from Randaberg College in Norway attended...and so did American student ambassador Rebecca Farnum ! Th e programme included team building, leadership and mentoring approaches and specialist support to develop students’ expertise in water efficiency and carbon reduction. After attending the programme, the pupils are expected to run a short water-saving campaign at their high school/college, followed by a stronger campaign with 1-3 cluster primary/feeder schools in order to develop their skills as young consultants. Norfolk and Norwegian high school and college pupils were joined by Norfolk County Council (NCC) staff and consultants, University of East Anglia (UEA) faculty member Declan Conway, and UEA students for teac...

Last week I found myself missing the traditional food form my country, after talking with some of my mexican friends about all the delicious dishes that we are missing out, we decided to gather to cook something very special. One dish that is very famous in Mexico is "Tacos al pastor" (Shepards Stlye) which consists in tacos made of pork with a special sauce. We had never cooked this specific dish in our life, but we decided to give it a try.  The results were very successful, this is why I would like to share the recipe with you Ingredients: •1 Kg pork leg or loin meat, cut into strips •1 Cup white vinegar •5 Dried guajillo chii peppers •5 Dried pasilla chili pepper  •2 Dried ancho chili pepper •1 Medium tomato, toasted, peeled and seeds removed •2 Medium onions, finely chopped •1/2 Head of garlic peeled •1 Tablespoon cumin powder •5 Cloves •1 Cup pineapple juice •Salt to taste •2 Tablespoons vegeta...

Ok so this year, UEA turns 50!! So what better way to celebrate than to entice more students to come to our wonderful university! Which one of you are going to be party of the special 50?! Click here for more details: http://www.uea.ac.uk/international/fifty --Amay Indian Student Ambassador

One of the hardest thing to cope with when studying far away from home is to leave your boy/girlfriend behind. Distance makes it harder to keep that relationship healthy and makes it easier to become jealous and paranoid ( yes, I know this oh too well...). So for all our brave students who have decided to make it work no matter what, here are some tips to make your love life easier! .......................... http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Long-Distance-Relationship-Work Charline, Belgian Student Ambassador