Finals week. Two words that are enough to fill any student, regardless of where they’re from, with complete and utter horror. And let me tell you, Canada certainly doesn’t hold back with theirs. I had five exams, four of them
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Finals at Huron
London (Ontario) to New York
Poppy’s last post has pretty much covered the academic style here at Huron, but one thing that really struck me on first arrival was the abundance of exams. Having carefully selected my modules, which coincidentally were all ‘essay courses’, I
Read moreLife at Huron University College – Study, Exams and Coffee!
University in Canada couldn’t be more different from England if it tried. They refer to it as ‘school’ for starters, and it really is much more like school than what you’d expect from university. At Huron, you’re highly unlikely to
Read moreLet it snow!
Having been in Canada for almost two months now, Western feels like a home from home. We’ve experienced the excitement that is HOMECOMING, where we witnessed the whole of London being transformed into a sea of purple, and 48 hour
Read moreHURON! Oi Oi Oi!
Arriving in Canada for Huron’s International Pre-Orientation week barely gave me any time to catch my breath – or recover from the jet lag – before being thrown head-first into Western’s ‘O-Week’. After some hesitance and confusion at the constant
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