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Unlike Zambian school life, the school life here in England seems to be different in the way everything is done. This is a conducive place for learning in that it is easy here to study because there are no bars that make a lot of noise, like in the compound where I live back home in Zambia. Not only that but this university is a place where one can study and train, which could be a bit difficult in Zambia as the coach would want me to always be present for practice and there was no communication between my coach and my school for both the development of my sport and academic life.
Unlike the one hour plus walk which I sometimes took to get to school, it is much easier to move and have access to the school facilities because I am accommodated on campus. This helps me relax as I do not have to worry what time I will get to the house.
The classrooms here have got all the needed facilities i.e good furniture (desks and tables) and clean. Unlike in schools back home, there is access to information here through the libraries and internet. There are limited ways in which people or students back home access information because only a few of them have got computers which makes it expensive to go to the internet cafe and research.
Lyson supporting Scotland The people here are friendly but not as friendly as the people in Zambia where eveybody knows everybody. I am settling in well with the help of my friends Rob Brownlee, Derek Keir and Emily Reynolds who had come to Zambia this year.
Coming to university here is both exciting and challenging. Exciting because its a big step in my life and challenging because I am in a new place and representing not only my family but my community and my nation (Zambia). It is also a test of character in that I have observed that most of the students go out to party and drink a lot. But I have promised myself that I will leave this place a better person because I believe in being a role model for life.
I had my first lecture on Monday. The teaching method here is different from the one in Zambia and also the first impression of some lectures is really good and helpful to the international and local students. Let's wait and see what happens in the second week. I am excited about acquiring knowledge to enhance my sports performance and coaching, communication and time management which are greatly needed in for the development of sport.
Lyson
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links can be a powerful way to support the global dimension across the
curriculum, bringing the issues to life for students in both countries.
One of the main aims of the DfES International Strategy is to enable
every school in England to establish a sustainable partnership with a
school in another country by 2010
