Archive for November, 2006

International Education Week: Nov. 13-17

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Yay! An entire week celebrating international education begins today! I’m so excited!
International Education Week is a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State in order to promote and celebrate multiculturalism and international education. The Week was first established in the year 2000 by the Clinton Administration. Throughout International […]

The big boat (Cutty Sark) in Greenwich closes for two years

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

I used to live in Greenwich but never once did I go in the Cutty Sark—that big boat/tea clipper down near the Thames.. I think it was £10 or something ridiculous for admission. Aren’t all museums supposed to be free in London?
Cutty Sark closes for restoration [BBC News]

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Calling home

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Calling home isn’t always an easy thing to learn when you first go abroad. You spend days or even weeks trying to figure out which phone card works well and will save you the most money. It also costs more to call a cell phone than a landline in the U.S., so make sure you […]