UEA International Student Ambassadors

I love travelling by trains. They’re much faster, more comfortable and you can do more things while sitting on a train, like reading a book or chatting with your travel partners.  I used to travel a lot by train during my A-level days, as I used to live in the South of England and train tickets are a lot cheaper there. However, trains in East Anglia can be bit pricey sometimes since they are operated by a different company, but that shouldn't stop you from using the trains at all! Here are some tips on how you can get cheap train tickets. 1)     Buy in advance of the journey: Don’t wait until the moment you get to the train station and buy your ticket there, last-minute tickets will surely be pricey. Instead, search for deals on the official rail ticketing platform, Trainline! Ideally, it is advised that you should book 12 weeks in advance in order to grab the most ideal tickets for your journey! Deals can be very good sometimes, only £10 for ret...

Well, the 3 rd annual UEA Thanksgiving is over and finished with a roaring success. Every year, I (Patrick), along with Study Abroad and the International Office, host a joint Canadian/US Thanksgiving celebration. Typically, this event has been open solely to international students, particularly those on a Study Abroad or full-time North American students. Each year, we’ve seen numbers grow and the event becoming more and more popular. This year was no exception and will make way for wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations for future generations of UEA students.   The event was a stereotypical Thanksgiving with students and staff bringing dishes to share. We had a full turkey and a whole slew of international delicacies, with emphasis on traditional North American Thanksgiving food. This year, UEA provided the Turkey, which was great. In keeping with the Thanksgiving tradition, we aired the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from 2014, an old NFL (American Football) game and the ...

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...