Where am I and why am I here?

I am spending this semester in Swansea, Wales at Swansea University. I am here through Arcadia University, a huge study abroad program based in Pennsylvania. Why Wales is the question everyone asks...so here is my answer. They had the courses I wanted to take, simple as that. I was originally looking for a course in interface design and web design and I only found 2 schools that had them, Swansea and one in London. Wales is different and I know too many people who go to London, so I figured why not? It is also right next to the beach and in a great place to do a lot of traveling from and I can sail while I'm here. I learned after I got here that Swansea is the University closest to the water in the world, it beats lots of other schools that you think would be closer like in CA or FL by about a meter.

I am living in a flat in the Student Village, about 2 miles away from campus. The Village has mostly first year students because after that most people get their own house with their friends. I live with one other American on my program and 5 Swansea students, 2 from England and 3 from Wales. They are all 18 and they're all looking for houses for next year and talking to landlords and viewing houses and talking about deposits...it seems so weird to have to worry about stuff like that! Our flat is made up of all singles and we have a bathroom and a kitchen. We have to cook for ourselves which is a big change for me since I've never in my life cooked for myself, but I've been getting by just fine. Here is my address in case anyone wants to send me anything, I would love to get some mail!!!

Julie Webster

Hendrefoelan Student Village

Woodside Flat 225 Room 6

Swansea University

Swansea SA2 7QW

Wales, UK

My phone number is 07576935503 but my phone is really awesome and it's a Skype phone, so if you call me from skype on your computer it will ring my phone making it a free call for both you and me! So skype me at julie.g.webster anytime!

Here is a map, Swansea is in a little green part on the second peninsula up from the bottom left!