I've accomplished many administrative things to prepare for my travels to Newcastle. Here is all I have left to do!:
- Get my Visa application approved by the UKBA (UK Border Agency)
- Buy a plane ticket
I'm very anxious to get my visa approved because I went through hell trying to complete the forms. Let me share with you the story of what happened the first time I attempted to complete the Visa application:
It was an average day in my life. I was beginning to fill out the lengthy Visa Tier 4 Student form on the UKBA website. Everything was going swimmingly. I had paid my fee, scheduled my fingerprinting appointment and confirmed the application. I decided to check over my printed paperwork just to make sure I had filled in everything correctly. As I read through my application, my heart stopped and i stared in awe at what I had done.
I had entered this address as my permanent location:
My correct street number and address
Cranford, New Jersey, UGANDA 07016
Yes folks, I had put Uganda as my home country instead of the USA.
After a few moments of panic, I went to my Mom to tell her the stupid mistake I had made. Not sure if she would be mad or concerned I approached her with caution and explained what happened.
She promptly burst out laughing. "Hahahahaha you did what? Hahaha I didn't know they had a Cranford in Uganda. You should Google it and see what it's like in your hometown hahahahaha..." These were only a fraction of the hilarious one-liners my Mom threw out at me.
Luckily we were able to get a full refund for my first application and were able to complete a second application the next day with my correct USA address.
So let this be a lesson to all who fill out government forms in the internet...watch what you do and don't make dumbass mistakes like I did!
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Newcastle
Hi Everyone!
I created this blog so I could keep in touch with everyone while I was at grad school in Newcastle. Newcastle is located where that yellow star is on the map on this page (If you can't see the star, just Google search Newcastle).
I'll be in Newcastle from September 2011 to September 2012 getting my Master's degree in European History. My lovely friend and Gamma Phi Beta sister Carly will be joining me and she will be getting her Master's degree in International Relations: Globalization, Poverty and Development.
I figured this would be a better way to share my experiences with everyone instead of having to make too many expensive phone calls or type 1,000 emails.
I'll try to keep my posts as entertaining as possible and I promise to share many pictures as well. Knowing me and my uncanny ability to attract strange people to talk to me, everyone who reads this will surely be in for a real treat and really good stories every once in a while haha :)
I created this blog so I could keep in touch with everyone while I was at grad school in Newcastle. Newcastle is located where that yellow star is on the map on this page (If you can't see the star, just Google search Newcastle).
I'll be in Newcastle from September 2011 to September 2012 getting my Master's degree in European History. My lovely friend and Gamma Phi Beta sister Carly will be joining me and she will be getting her Master's degree in International Relations: Globalization, Poverty and Development.
I figured this would be a better way to share my experiences with everyone instead of having to make too many expensive phone calls or type 1,000 emails.
I'll try to keep my posts as entertaining as possible and I promise to share many pictures as well. Knowing me and my uncanny ability to attract strange people to talk to me, everyone who reads this will surely be in for a real treat and really good stories every once in a while haha :)
So what is Newcastle like? Many people have been asking me this so here are some links here for you to check out.
Virtual Tour of Newcastle and the University
This link will allow you to take virtual tours of the city of Newcastle as well as the university. Carly and I looked at this when we were deciding on which university to choose and it really helped sway our opinion.**To rake a virtual tour of where I'll be living for the next year, click on 'Accommodation' and then click the right arrow until you see 'St. Mary's College
Newcastle upon Tyne Wikipedia
I'm sure the first thing you'd click on when researching Newcastle is the Wikipedia link (because that's what I did haha!) This link offers a much more detailed description of Newcastle. It can get boring so if you skip down to the 'Culture' section, you won't fall asleep reading.
Official Tourism Website
This has all the tourist information you could need.
Virtual Tour of Newcastle and the University
This link will allow you to take virtual tours of the city of Newcastle as well as the university. Carly and I looked at this when we were deciding on which university to choose and it really helped sway our opinion.**To rake a virtual tour of where I'll be living for the next year, click on 'Accommodation' and then click the right arrow until you see 'St. Mary's College
Newcastle upon Tyne Wikipedia
I'm sure the first thing you'd click on when researching Newcastle is the Wikipedia link (because that's what I did haha!) This link offers a much more detailed description of Newcastle. It can get boring so if you skip down to the 'Culture' section, you won't fall asleep reading.
Official Tourism Website
This has all the tourist information you could need.
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