UEA International Student Ambassadors

Every time I say the words "spring break" in front of my male housemates I instantly get a low-pitched, MTV impression SPRING BREAK!! in return. It's a bit silly, and definitely reminds me that while being American abroad is a fantastic experience, one does have some damage control to do when it comes to our often quite hilarious American stereo-types. That aside, spring break is FINALLY upon us! Four blissful weeks off from uni - not that uni is a bad thing, but after the amount of coursework I've been trudging through and the horrible, near-double-digit shifts I've been studying in the library for the past week, I am most definitely going to enjoy the spare time. Even better would be said spare time with fantastic weather, which is hopefully on the way! I'm not gonna lie - I am mostly excited because on April 15th I'll be heading to London to meet up with one of my best friends from California, who is currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. There...

I've been here a year and a half now and I'm still not over the fact that I live in England. Recent examples of this: 1. Still marvelling at the fact that I practically live next door to a Fish and Chip shop. 2. Spending an afternoon walking in the Norwich Lanes, totally not over how amazing they are. Example number one just reminds me of watching movies when I was younger, watching Paul Bettany try and win over Kirsten Dunst in Wimbledon with two giant paper-wrapped packets of fish and chips. The fact that my housemates and I can decide on such amazing fried food for dinner and be eating it five minutes later always brings deliciously home the point that not only am I no longer in suburbia, California - but that, stereotypes aside, I am most definitely in England. The Norwich Lanes do much the same for me, and no matter how many times I walk them up and down, I still love them. Before I moved to Norwich, I spent way too much time sitting at my computer at home, looking up pict...