My current subjects are: -Cross-Cultural Issues in Tesol -Introduction to English Studies -Introduction to African-American Literature & Culture -Unity and Diversity in Languages -Growth and Structure of the English Language After some discussions with the Dean of Admissions about whether I had the necesarry knowledge and experience with certain English courses/topics that I wanted to follow, I finally got signed up for all of my 5 courses for which...

The International students House at ISU organizes an Orientation week to welcome all of the new international students that have come to study at ISU. Orientation week is held the week before the start of semester. The first day is when we all got our paperwork together, received our keys for our dorms, got all of our visas and other necesarry documentation in order etc. After you're done, you will be shown to your room with the help of an RA (Resident Advisor)...

Top o' the morning to you all! It's day 3 in America. I am at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Normal-Bloomington, Illinois. I arrived here yesterday after a 2,5 hour bus trip. I went to Walmart to buy a converter for my electronic devices since I brought the wrong one with me. Highlight of my day: WENDY'S! Finally!

Food morning! So here I am, back on American soil. Oh, how I've missed this country. Nothing beats the smell of scrambled eggs & pork sausages in the morning. I traveled from Amsterdam to Washington yesterday and then took a connecting flight to Chicago (O'Hare). I arrived at 6.31 PM (local time ; there's a 7 hour difference with the Dutch time) and by 7.04 PM I was in my room at the Springhill Suites by Marriot. I had a great day of travels, I flew for ab...

It's the night before D-day or to most of the world "monday after Christmas break". My bags are packed, my iPad, iTouch, iPhone and laptop are fully charged. After many trials and tribulations, I'm finally heading to Normal, Illinois in the United States of America to study for 1 semester at the Illinois State University. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, wide-awake, tired and most of all missing my better half. I decided to take a stab at travel blogging and I ...