I want to talk about nutrition. This is something the average student knows very little about, or if they do they choose to ignore. I have been ‘healthy eating’ for four months now so I felt I should share my wisdom. It is essential information and if you’re suffering from fresher’s flu, feeling at all
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After our 6am flight and figuring out how to get to our apartment, we reached a block of flats resembling a bog standard council estate, and come to think of it there actually is a bog-like canal acting as some kind of moat! However, once we put down our cases, took a quick nap, got
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Most people believe that the Japanese people were the first inhabitants of Japan, but this is not true. I was surprised to discover that this honor belongs to the Ainu when I visited Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido.
Ever since they first came into contact with the Japanese people, the Ainu suffered from discrimination. Many of them
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Ask anyone what they think of India and they will be bound to mention the bright colours and the heat and humidity of an exotic destination. They will may also think of the food: the spicy curries and the saccharine sweetmeats. But, join me on a recent trip and get in deeper to discover a
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The too familiar sound of the alarm clock awakes you to the reality of another ordinary day. Today, however, will be decidedly different, as becomes apparent when the curtains open to a complete whitewash outside.
Stopping for a spot of people-watching on freezing Victoria Park last week, it struck me that when it comes to snow,
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“Mozart’s house, no way!” The familiar phrase I am used to hearing from over-zealous American tourists has become rather tiring. But their enthusiasm for Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace, is entirely justified: it is quite simply one of the most beautiful places on earth. A World Heritage Site, the Old Town is a charming array of narrow
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To many people the idea of shivering at the side of a busy road attempting to hail down every passing motorist with a cardboard sign and a weary, elevated thumb brings on thoughts of dread. However, after hitchhiking the 260 mile round trip from Amsterdam to Brussels earlier this year I can honestly say it
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“What shall I eat today?” It is an elementary question that requires a significant, yet simple answer that is seldom satisfied. Nowadays, when it comes to eating, it is quite impossible not to be influenced by the guidance found in women’s magazines, by the special offers proposed by supermarkets and by the food ads
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To call St. Albans the jewel of Hertfordshire perhaps isn’t saying a whole lot. After all, to compare it to close neighbours Watford (with its strange one-way system and perpetually underachieving football team) and Hatfield (with its cinema and shopping centre being the only reason to enter its town limits) is perhaps a little unfair,
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We attend the Vrije Universitet Amsterdam, located on the outskirts of Amsterdam, near Amstelveen. Having been used to the student way of life in Leicester, the University here is completely different. The first thing we noticed was how little time we actually spend in the University. At Leicester we would have a minimum of 8
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