Having been back in Norwich for a few weeks now, I've settled into this term quite nicely. I finished my exhausting finals, although I can't really complain when compared to my British friends. They had exams from first term and second, and they take generally take 4 modules (classes) each term, so some of them have eight exams. Seems unreal to me, I couldn't imagine that. I think there are pros and cons to both of our systems though, for example I sometimes have a hard time remembering classes I took first semester by the end of second semester, so maybe a review is good. Then again, I feel like I work harder throughout the semester and don't/shouldn't need as much time to study as they take (their exam period is six weeks, after a month long break, as opposed to my one or two reading days and one week of exams.) I suppose either way just takes adjusting to, and it has been an interesting adjustment for me.
Since I've been done, I've been relaxing and spending time with my friends in between exams. In Norwich currently there's a festival going on, and last week we went into town for their football team's parade. The city centre was blocked off and packed with people wearing yellow and green, and we bought Canaries flags and wore them around.
The team coming by in their bus
Their flags say "LET'S BE AVIN YOU!"
I've also been planning a few more short trips. I want to see more of England, so I'm going to Wales for a few days and possibly Brighton for a few. Maybe a day trip to Cambridge. In June I'll be going to Ireland for a few days, flying into Dublin and then spending a couple days in Limerick visiting a friend from home who is studying there. I'm excited for the accents.
Then I'll come back to Norwich for my last nine days in England. It's too sad to think about, I don't know how I'm going to say goodbye not knowing when I'll get to come back..
I'll post again after Wales. All the love xxxx
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