Secret Life of a NYC intern!

Hellloooooooooooooo! So after a week living it up as an intern in the ‘concrete jungle where dreams are made’ (as Alicia Keys puts it), I thought I should share my adventures with you thus far. Having arisen from a 14 hour slumber this morning after a hectic week, it appears that this lifestyle is very different from the student life I was living in Binghamton. My week began after my beautiful Binghamton posse (otherwise known as Lucy, Kate and Rosie) departed from our weekend in midtown Manhattan, which consisted mainly of eating, sleeping and shopping. Fun times! I then journeyed to Jody’s (friend at Columbia University) fabulous student digs all the way uptown to set up camp as the ‘apartment mom’ until I move to Greenwich Village next week!

I have taken advantage of the educational system in America and moved to Manhattan to intern instead of taking classes in Bing. So now I am the editorial intern at Ladies’ Home Journal, an older women’s lifestyle magazine.

Leaving for DC

As I write this I'm applying the finishing touches to my packing before flying to Washington DC tomorrow morning. I'm an American Studies PhD candidate and I'm heading to the Library of Congress for four months to take up a research fellowship at the Kluge Center there. It's a fantastic opportunity that will allow me to make the most out of my project by accessing materials unavailable in the U.K. Plus, I've heard there's one or two other things to do and see whilst I'm in Washington, so I can't wait...

If you live in the DC area are thinking of coming to Nottingham, get in touch and we can talk it over in person. My email: aaxnw1@nottingham.ac.uk.

The Times ranks Nottingham in Top 10 Cities in the World!

The Times has this to say about our fair city:

"In May 2010 Hollywood’s eyes will focus on this humble corner of the East Midlands, as Ridley Scott’s new Robin Hood film is released to the world. Meanwhile old meets new at Nottingham Contemporary, a new building designed by award-winning architects Caruso St John, with a series of exhibitions and art projects running across four galleries. Add to this Nottingham's designer shopping credentials and you have plenty of reasons to visit the city."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/breaks/article6930112.ece

New years and beyond

Hey all,

Hope everyone had great holidays... as for me I went to Spain and Portugal for a couple of weeks. That is a very good thing about studying in UK , I can travel to Europe very cheap and its around 2 hours flight to most of the places. So I went to Barcelona and Madrid in Spain and Lisbon and Porto in Portugal. From the coastline of Mediterranean see to river Tejo in Lisbon which goes into Atlantic Ocean and obviously a very good taste of it with all the Spanish tapas, paella and of course the good wine. Now am back and very much energised to work, also I registered in University of Nottingham's language centre to learn Spanish, it is free for postgraduates and they are really helpful, I started it least year and it sure did help me in Spain.

All the best

Nastaran

Dave from Germany says 'Hi' to North America

My name David and I am from Potsdam, Germany. I am a Traveling Researcher. Furthermore, I am a currently doing a PhD in Applied Psychology at the University of Nottingham. Please feel free to check out my blog to see what I am doing: www.kpsquared.org

How am I connected to North America?

Firstly, I graduated from an American high school about 10 years ago. I spent my senior year in Marquette, Michigan and thoroughly enjoyed my stay. I am still in touch with my host family today. This high school year has been the foundation for a lot of activities that followed my stay. Secondly, I worked at the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Toronto, Ontario after finishing my undergraduate degree. I did a fair amount of traveling while in the US and Canada and was lucky enough to see a number of interesting places. I am frequently over in Montreal and Toronto for personal reasons. Please do get in touch, should you be located in the 'neighborhood'.