Bali Tour Shopping Tips - Souvenir From Sukawati Market

After enjoying Bali tour, it will be incomplete without buying souvenirs of Bali. You can get souvenirs of Bali in a few places. One of them is Sukawati market. It likes a shopping paradise of Bali Island. You can get a lot of unique souvenirs of Bali such as, handbags, clothes, nightgowns, beads, accessories, and many others. Also, you will find carvings of original Indonesia furniture easily on your tour in Bali.

Sukawati market is an art market located in Gianyar, Bali. It is Very close to Ubud. Ah, no need to be worried guys, ask tour guide on your Bali tour. They will get you there. Well, Sukawati art market has been established since 1980. If you depart from Ngurah Rai airport by road, you will need around 1.5 hours to reach Sukawati, the most comprehensive art market in Bali. This market is opened from 8 am to 6 pm. 

What's about the price given by the Sukawati seller?

It is not a big deal. They offer very affordable prices to all tourists whose on Bali tour. Moreover, you can do bidding. Even you can offer a bid up to one third of the price. For example, the seller offers a price of Rp 100,000 for you. Then you can bid up to Rp 35,000. If the seller is not willing to give the goods at that price, stay bidding until the price going down. If you think the price is still too high, do not hesitate to move on another store. You will be called them again as long as you offer a reasonable price and the sellers get enough profit. Well, this is the secret of Sukawati market and one of it’s the advantages. You can choose the souvenir and get it easily. If you need a hand, just ask your Bali tour guide.

Unlike buying souvenirs from Sukawati, if you choose buying it from a side street shop you will not be able to bid and also can not moving on another store easily. In fact, you will be busy with traffic jams and small area of parking lots that is not enough to accommodate the number of vehicles.

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I will tell one more secret in your Bali tour if you really want to shop in Sukawati. Go shopping in the morning, around 8 to 10 hours. At that time you will get a very low price from sellers. Why? They believe that the first buyer could be the one who bring a lot of profit and invites many other buyers. Well, after a morning shopping at Sukawati, you can go to Kuta beach which can be reached within 40 minutes to an hour. You can do sunbathing on Kuta beach and waiting the most favorite sunset in Bali. See you next time in Bali tour tips.

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Tips To Buy Wooden radio flyer scooter

Wooden radio flyer scooter is one of the most fun ride on toys anyone will love even the adults. While to ride bicycle needs some learning process and ride tricycle is only for children, wooden radio flyer scooter can also be ridden by adult. To buy a wooden radio flyer scooter is not very difficult but you also should not take it too easy and not paying careful attention to the unit you buy. You have to know the how to buy tips, before buying the wooden radio flyer scooter.

Know The Basic of Scooter

Any scooter will have the basic shape which is a large wheel at the front side and handlebar for steering, in the back side there is other wheel and in between the part is flat area for standing on. And then, wooden radio flyer scooter also has some types of height, you need to choose carefully even though the height can be flexibly changed, you still need to choose the one that will feel most comfortable. If your children is still very small, or you also have no good balance, you can also decide to buy the two wheels wooden radio flyer scooter to make the ride easier and more comfortable. Other things to also consider when buying wooden radio flyer scooter is the brakes. Some wooden radio flyer scooter has the hand brakes but some other have the brakes on the foot. As a suggestion, the hand brake is the easier one to use.

Model and Price

Wooden radio flyer scooter while having many features, it also has many models and also price ranges. Do not feel disappointed if you want to buy wooden radio flyer scooter that actually for your own, but you cannot find the suitable one. It happens because many models of wooden radio flyer scooter is made for children from age 4 to 7 years old. But if you search carefully, you can also find one that is designed for older people. And do not forget to also compare the price between the local shop and online store.

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News and Updates from Ireland

Standing at the top of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh

By: Kevin Marthinsen, Humber's Study Abroad Student

Let me first start off by apologizing to those of you who been following my tales around Europe, and for my lack of published content this past month and half. It’s amazing how little time you have to write such noteworthy pieces of literature when you’re getting two Irish guys thrown off the bus (that story to come later, I promise).

Let’s start by talking about October.

I was quite busy last month as I organized all my weekend getaways for seven weekends straight, which have now, sadly, come to an end. Early in October, I got to visit my parents and my cousins in Shipley, UK, where in typical Canadian manner we stayed up to midnight on Saturday and streamed the Toronto Maple Leafs game via my nhl.com LIVE subscription.  Nothing says Canadian than Hockey Night in Canada. Family bonding at it’s best. The following weekend I was in Amsterdam seeing the Amsterdam Music Festival.  Between October 25^th and November 4^th, I had a midterm break, a welcomed excuse to travel and drink more beer after a long month and a half of drinking beer.

View looking towards the North Sea from the Edinburgh Castle

To start my break, I flew to Edinburgh for two nights and met up with a long time friend from Canada. I was quite impressed with Edinburgh, the architecture is stunning and you won’t find tall, glass and unpleasant looking apartment buildings like you do in Toronto. The Friday I arrived in Edinburgh we decided to hike up Arthur’s seat, an unseeingly muddy expedition that caused me to impersonate a figure skater trying to regain his balance, but ultimately barreling hard down the muddy slopes of the mountain. That same Friday evening, we decided to take part in our hostels pub-crawl, where funny enough we were able to meet several other Canadians who went to same university and high school as my friend. Our night continued as any pub-crawl night does, with the exception of this last bar we went to, the name of which I forget. The theme of the bar was a mix between burlesque and what the French would call, a maîtressetheme. The bar was a good time until a dwarf dressed in full dominatrix attirekept running between people’s legs and whipping them with a leather whip…

Oh waiter? Check please. I typically end my night at dwarfs with leather whips.



Visiting the other Humber Exchange students from Aberdeen

My midterm break continued with a trip up to Aberdeen on Sunday for two nights to visit friends from Humber College, all of who write for yourhumberworld.com.  Aberdeen was a real treat to visit especially with the girls showing me around. I don’t think my time in Aberdeen would have been as enjoyable as it was without the company of Angela, Brittany, and Shelby. It was also nice that one of them (who shall remain anonymous) enjoys late night McDonalds as much as I do!



Beach in Aberdeen

Midweek I continued down to Nottingham for a night to visit the same friend who had accompanied me to Edinburgh. Following Nottingham, I spent a day visiting my old house, school, and teachers from the days when I lived in Cobham, a small town southwest of London. This day I had by myself was probably the most memorable part of my trip since it brought back so many memories from when I was a child.

I ended my 10-day midterm break in London and Rome, where the beginnings of a 3-day long pizza and pasta diet ensued. I was able to get the names of some local Italian restaurants where I could enjoy the authentic Italian style of cooking without paying the tourist price. Didn’t end up saving me any money though because I would typically order two pasta dishes a night since the serving sizes didn’t meet my North American standards. Flying into Rome was entertaining as well because as it turns out, there are in fact people that DO still try and smoke in the lavatories while on the plane. Turns out our friend Mr. Smokey in aisle 9 couldn’t wait 45-minutes to land and decided to light up in the toilet. Needless to say, his flying experience ended like that of a Shakespearean novel: a tragedy (minus the death part). When we landed, police were waiting to escort Mr. Smokey off the plane. Not the best start to a vacation I’d imagine.


Paris, France

The following weekend (this brings us to the weekend of Nov. 8-10^th) I flew to Paris where we were greeted for the better of two days with overcasts and showers. Luckily, on our last day, there it was, clear skies, and I was able to get those sweet touristy pictures. One thing that I learned while in Paris is that everyone expects you to speak French if you’re from Canada. Luckily I was travelling with a friend who is fluent, and tried to explain that only residents of Quebec speak French, and that all other provinces primarily speak English. I also learned that it is possible to get scammed out of €100 by a seemingly sweet little old French lady. In the words of Llyod from the movie Dumb and Dumber, “I got robbed by a sweet old lady on a motorized cart. I didn’t even see it coming.” That quote had never been so relatable until now.

The Eiffel Tower at sunset

This past weekend I was in London again with other Erasmus/International students from Waterford, and this marked my final weekend getaway. I’m not too sad about that though, I couldn’t be happier to stay put in Waterford for my remaining five weeks here. Seven weekends in a row of travelling (many of which required me to take the 1:30 a.m. bus to the Dublin airport, a 3 hr. journey in itself) is quite tiring. Moreover, this week marks the third last week of classes before exams, and I think everyone in Waterford is started feel the consequences of severe procrastination which has led many students very recently to spending all day in the library, or, finding peace of mind by drinking themselves into a Rob Ford stupor.


The Colosseum

If you’ve kept reading until this point, I applaud you in sticking with me. And if you’ve come this far, maybe you’re willing to read a little further? I promised at the beginning of this post a story regarding two Irish guys and a bus.

Let’s begin:

There were eight of us on a bus that takes you from Waterford to the Dublin airport, a three-hour journey that stops at several other small towns along the way. Our group all sat towards the back of the bus, each having their own two seats to themselves. In the very back of the bus sat our protagonists of this story. Let’s call them Irish 1 and Irish 2. Both Irish 1 & 2 looked to be between the ages of 19 and 22 and had pleasantly brought with them, a set of very portable, and very loud speakers on the bus. About thirty-minutes into our quiet journey, Irish 1 & 2 decide it would be a great idea to start playing loud, crude, ear torturing music for the back half of the bus to listen to.

Thanks Irish 1 & 2. I’m so happy you decided to play that golden oldie classic, My Heart Will Go On: Titanic Techno Remix for the back half of us to hear. After about 5 minutes of this torture, and realizing Irish 1 & 2 didn’t plan on stopping the music any time soon, I turned around and asked them in a polite yet stern voice if they could put on headphones if they wished to listen to their music (a sensible request in my opinion). Irish 1 & 2 responded to me in a manner like that of an angry sports fan when he disagrees with a call the ref has made (hint: uncalled for swearing). It took me no more than two seconds to realize I wasn’t going to reason with Irish 1 & 2. I moved to the front of the bus where it was quieter. At the next stop, with the music getting increasing louder and obnoxious, the bus driver finally was able to hear the music from the front of the bus and went back to exchange a few words with Irish 1 & 2.  This exchange of words happened twice, with our bus driver having to pull over the second time to go back and tell Irish 1 & 2 to turn off their music or they’d be thrown off the bus. Finally there was silence. Irish 1 & 2 had finally been reasoned with and couldn’t possibly be stupid enough to turn the music back on… oh wait… what’s that I hear?

Turns our Irish 1 & 2 had now decided to play an assortments of percussion instruments with an App on their iPhone (over the loud speakers). Unfortunately this noise wasn’t loud enough for the bus driver to hear. At this point, I had had enough of Irish 1 & 2. I had decided it was time for them to leave.  The story finishes like this:

Me: (to the bus driver) Um, excuse me, I’m sorry to bother you while driving but Irish 1 & 2 have now switched from playing music to playing what I think are percussion instruments with a music App on their phone.

Driver: Do you have a flight to catch?

Me: Yes, I do… (pause)… but it’s not for another 4 hours, we have lot’s of time.

Driver: (turns left blinker on and make a HARD left towards the near missed exit taking us off the highway. Driver continues off highway towards The Middle of Nowhere, Ireland)

Irish 1: (Sensing something is terribly wrong due to the fact we’re not on the highway anymore, approaches the bus driver quickly)OYE! What’s going on! What’s going on!

Driver: I told you once, I told you twice, to stop playing that bloody music the bus, you’re gone!

Irish 1: I wasn’t playing music! What did he tell you (pointing at me)! I WAS PLAYING A GAME!!! A GAMMMEEE!!!

Driver: A game, music, don’t matter, you’ve been warned twice out! Out!!

Irish 2: But how are we going to get to Dublin!!! How!?! We’re in the middle of bloody-f’ing-nowhere!

Irish 1: At least drop us off at the next bus station!

Driver: You can get out here, or I’ll drop you off in the arms of the Garda Station (police station).

(Irish 1 & 2 exit the bus… in the middle of nowhere)

Kevin sits, smiles, and waves goodbye to Irish 1 & 2…

Justice is sweet.

Indonesian furniture wholesale

 Indonesian furniture wholesale supply various designs and diverse forms of furniture, you will find various types of furniture according to your wishes from the mahogany, teak, acacia, etc. All the wood has a different design and durability, now Indonesia expert designers have created various types of unique and quality, in order to meet consumer demand and the market.

The increasing competition, the designers of furniture experts should be able to create unique designs and innovations and different from the others. Moreover, if the production is to be exported to other countries, then it must have the best quality so that the state believes will be the quality of the state owned and will continue to cooperate with Indonesian furniture businessmen. Most cities produce furniture with the best quality as well as being the center of furniture exporter to other countries is Jepara. In the city a lot of Indonesian furniture wholesale to stand up and provide a unique and interesting designs and carvings that has artistic merit.

Indonesian furniture wholesale which provide a wide range of design

Indonesian furniture wholesale may be seen in the city of Jepara, because almost all the people there have a livelihood as a furniture craftsman. The results of these works studied fell down, so the furniture with the work of the hands of children of this nation will not be destroyed. Furniture is made ​​using hand carvings made ​​from will be different with the use of the machine, the results are more subtle and powerful old. If you have bored of the type of furniture you should buy at a price which is cheap furniture because you will try to replace it in the near future. Meanwhile, if you want to have furniture with an appropriate style and certainly no need to change it in the near future should buy furniture with the best quality and durable.

If you want to see a variety of the latest works of furniture is now very easy you just cannot come directly to the Indonesian furniture wholesale but could only see it by looking at an internet site that has been providing detailed information about the furniture is presented in terms of materials, price and design will be offered.

Indonesia Furniture Online

Indonesian Rattan Furniture Online

 We will never be endless talk about craft and culture in Indonesia. Country famous for its natural and human resources that are reliable so that they can create valuable handicraft arts, from painting, dance to the hand crafted multi-faceted, one of which will be discussed this time is Indonesian rattan furniture. What do you know about the materials used for the furniture? Variety of materials and forms that are created to make beautiful furniture and beautiful one is rattan.

Indonesia is a country that wicker rattan used by people to produce anything of artistic and economic, namely Indonesian rattan furniture. Furniture made of rattan furniture is one of the stars because it looks more valuable than art also has a diverse selection of colors. Furniture of rattan furniture can be made ​​into diverse shapes such as a bed, chair or small cabinet used for storage.

Indonesian rattan furniture design diverse

The high level of demand for Indonesian furniture craftsmen makes continuous production to create products and latest designs. Rattan is a timber that has a high level of flexibility, the wood can be shaped according to the desired shape, and its unique design is also one tourist attraction to buy products of Indonesian craftsmen. Indonesia is the biggest producer of rattan wicker furniture so that artisans do not have trouble finding the material needed.

The Furniture is the work of craftsmen Indonesia that must be preserved due to the manufacture of furniture with perfect results is not easy. As good Indonesian nation must also love Indonesian products, because Indonesian rattan furniture made ​​in Indonesia does not lose quality with foreign products. If people buy furniture Indonesia required by Indonesian craftsmen intake it will be for them. As we all know that the most famous rattan is made ​​in the town of Jepara, because the furniture is made by reliable hands. The uniqueness of the furniture they create a glance that other countries, many countries that have made an agreement to import furniture made of Indonesia to the country, because of its unique design and natural cannot be found in other countries, except in Indonesia.

Indonesia Furniture Online

How about Autumn in Korea?

 By Chloe Jang, Humber Student

My first fall in Canada is passing by me like an arrow, not giving me a change to even enjoy it. Because of mid-term exams, I couldn’t go outside to have fun this Autumn but, fortunately, I could watch the maple leaves change colour within the campus. To enjoy this weather, I often take a walk or eat outside during break time with my classmates. It is such a beautiful campus! Chu~!!


 People who aren’t aware of South Korea usually ask me how many seasons Korea has. Just like Canada, Korea has four seasons around the same time- meaning that in Korea, it is fall now as well. Today, I want to introduce to you the most beautiful season in South Korea with photos taken by Dan and me.

Even though Korea covers really small areas, it has various kinds of geographic settings such as mountains, rivers and the sea. So when leaves are beginning to turn, people visit the mountain from everywhere to watch the colour change and to enjoy the cool breeze. Once you go there, you meet brilliant colourful maple leaves as can be seen in the photos posted here.

Last year, Dan and I visited Naejang Mountain, designated as a national park. The national park is notable for its maple leaves, so it is always crowded by many tourists every autumn.

















The admission fee to enter the park is reasonable and the park is well-organized and clean. There are not only a lot of trees, but also a wooded valley, a small lake, and a botanical garden. At the bottom of the mountain, you can enjoy diverse Korean traditional foods, which is an opportunity not to be lost!

If you are interested in the 'Temple Stay', you can apply for it at 'Naejangsa', one of the famous Buddhist temples in South Korea, located in the heart of the Naejang Mountain. You can also drop by to just take a look around and to take pictures if you would like.

I’m sure if you visit Naejang Mountain you won’t be sorry. Picturesque views in every place can be seen during Fall in Korea thanks to the beautiful weather.

In the future, I'll let you know of other nice places, as well as interesting cultural facts, foods, and environments of South Korea, just as I have today. See you! J

Home Fitness: Health for free

Good physical shape.  What is behind this familiar phrase?  Our appearance - a reflection of our internal state.  The man in good physical shape is endowed with a zest for life, health-conscious, worried about his future.  After all, is not the most important thing - to live long.  The main thing is to live a long and full life, and the end to be physically strong, no one is beyond human.  In addition, smart, watching over a people who simply like others, and home fitness in this - the first mate.

There is more than enough reasons to think about their physical condition.  But many people are constantly finding reasons alleged that hinder them to do fitness. The most common excuses are: lack of time and lack of money for the subscription. Such excuses we calm ourselves, and do not even try to change the situation.  Do not look for excuses for myself - in fact, home fitness accessible to everyone.

Lack of time?  Shall describe your day by the minute and count how many hours you spent on is not the most important home business. Viewing of television, time conducted at a computer in social networks or in correspondence with friends, extension calls. Will not a home fitness take away plenty of time - can be so, shorten all these important businesses on a half a hour and distinguish time on physical exercises or try them to combine? And yet. Almost a half of regular visitors of gymnasium and Fitness Centers is serious, business people the chart of that is painted on minutes. But, for engaging in a fitness time they find.



Shortage of money? Really, a visit of good фитнес-центров is pleasure not from cheap. But caring of the good physical form is possible other gates.

Jogging is available to all
At run will help to support the physical form a jog-trot, being one of the most effective and accessible types of home fitness. Financial charges here will be limited to acquisition of sport suit and sport shoe. At run positive influence renders a jog-trot on respiratory and cardiovascular systems, burns superfluous fat, strengthens the muscles of feet. Doing it is possible several times in a week for 30 - 40 minutes in a day, choosing comfortable for you time. The most suitable for this purpose place is park tracks. It is not necessary to hurry along highways with plenty of machines, from such runs a benefit will be doubtful.

Home fitness
Buy a home trainer is now possible for every taste.  There are a large professional and compact, folding exercise equipment, which will be a place even in a small apartment. But if this is not possible, and the desire to have a home fitness, it is possible to do without the simulator. There are sports equipment that can help you with this.  For example, if you decide to take up yoga or aerobics, you will need to get a mat for gymnastics.  Dumbbells small weight (1 to 3 kg) are useful for training various muscle groups. Skipping rope is an inexpensive and irreplaceable thing for training of muscles of feet, hands, abs and back. A hoop is a darling by many girls projectile helping to correct a waist and burn superfluous fat. Hoops are suited to every fancy : simple, easy, massage, with suspension etc. All depends on your wishes. Will not yet prevent to purchase a gymnastic ball for engaging in a fit-ball that became fashionable lately.



On the Internet you can find a large number of video courses on home fitness, based on which you will be able to choose the most suitable for a set of exercises tailored to your physical condition.

Good luck, guys!

By Chloe Jang, Humber Student 

OMG!! Mid-term exams are coming!

I’ve heard fall is the most beautiful season in Canada; however, I have 7 tests and 4 assignments within 3 weeks. So nowadays I cannot help sleeping just maximum 3 or 4 hours for a day to deal with it. How tough it is!

Fortunately, thanks to late-night snacks, I could endure and enjoy this examination period. Only during exam time, I permit eating delicious things at night for myself. I usually enjoy eating chocolates, pies, fruits and coffee. So happy to eat them, especially at night! :D

There is a saying “Heaven helps those who help themselves.” I believe if we do our best, we will get corresponding results as a fruit of our efforts.

I wish you good luck.

See you soon with having good news guys! Bye!

Three Weeks In

By: Shelby Guertin, Humber's Study Abroad Student


Me and my crazy hair watching the sunset out our kitchen window,
because when we're not sleeping or doing touristy things,
we're looking at/taking pictures of the sun.

SURPRISE. We’ve been here for three weeks and I’m the only one who hasn’t managed to get a blog post done. Just kidding. Not surprised. We’ve just been having too many magical days in the sun; and maybe a few rainy days hiding in my room! Needless to say it’s been a big jumble of emotions! We’re finally settling into school and feeling less confused by everything. We figured out how to print things at school today so 10 points to Gryffindor! (Non HP fans please ignore all further posts from me). I’ll admit I had my doubts about RGU, and at times felt like I was never going to like it the way I love Humber. As my friend Brandon from home so eloquently put it, I’m feeling a little “Humb”sick.

Me in my obviously intentional "hiking attire"

Besides the ups and downs of being a total newbie in this country, we’ve been managing to enjoy ourselves! (Another surprising yet totally not surprising fact)

Felt like the golden trio carrying the horcrux from campsite to campsite
(again if Harry Potter references are not for you, you are not for me.)

Brittany posted a few photos from our amazing day at the beach/amusement park, and yesterday, we took a little bus ride (of the double decker variety of course) to Stonehaven. This little harbour town not far from Aberdeen is the home of a lovely old castle, some epic coastlines, and one heck of a hiking hill. We almost made it to the castle but had to leave early due to the fear of missing our bus back to Aberdeen; because really who wants to be stuck in Stonehaven overnight? Needless to say we had an amazing time and took some wonderful photos.

Brittany making her way to the birthplace
of Hercules/death place of Aslan

Today we really put our planning/mommy caps on and booked ourselves some trips! We’re going to London/Paris for nearly 2 weeks in November, and Rome for 4 days at the beginning of December. We’re quite possibly TOO excited about it. Seriously though, we’ve already made Facebook groups for the trips that I very quickly named with old Mary-Kate and Ashley movie titles. So that should explain a few things about the three of us. One of the most exciting things about these trips is that we will be going with our new friend Morgan! She’s also here for an exchange semester from Texas, and has fit in quite nicely with our ridiculous pre-existing trio (cue ironic use of “yolo” y’all).

One of the nicest places we'll ever see in real life!

We haven’t even been here a month and I can already hear myself using UK lingo when I get home, as we now queue to get into bars, live in a flat and…ok that’s honestly all I’ve caught myself saying so far but stay tuned. I’ll do my best to be a little more consistent with the posts though! But before I go, let me please mention that I won chocolate in our financial merchandising class today, so I really shouldn’t have anything to complain about (besides the lack of real bacon in this world but don’t even get me started on that!)

Until next time!!

Shelby xo"

Travel Tales from Ireland

By: Kevin Marthinsen, Humber's Study Abroad Student

It’s scary to think that I am only two weeks away from the half way mark in my semester here in Ireland. I’m starting to feel the squeeze in weekends available for me to travel (it would be impolite for me to not take advantage of those RyanAir deals).

After a month of living overseas, it’s interesting to think about the things you miss about back home. Let’s start with something basic, 24hr grocery stores. If you’re someone like me who likes to do their grocery shopping at night, forget about it—24hr anything doesn’t exist here. KD, Hockey Night in Canada, roads with a diameter of more than 8 ft. and the TTC are also on that list. OK, now I know I have probably shocked a lot of you with that last one, but let me explain. Although the TTC is slow, unreliable and it assumes that we will stand there and wait like cattle, obedient cattle—after living in Waterford, you learn that there are in fact places in the world that make the TTC look like a godsend.

This brings me to my next observation of the Irish “culture.” In Ireland, there are two types of time: Standard time and Irish time. Let me explain the two. Standard time is how most people in the world would go about the hours in the day. If you are to say to someone you will meet them at 7 o’clock, it is presumed that you will arrive at 7 o’clock, or to some degree of variance.  In Ireland, if you have an appointment for 7 o’clock, you should assume that the appointment is at ANYhour after 7 o’clock to the discretion of the person whom you are meeting. You must also take into consideration that the appointment is most likely cancelled without you being aware. The same can be said for the buses that operate throughout Waterford. If the timetable says the bus arrives every 15 minutes, then you might as well multiply that number by five and then find the square root, and that is what time the bus will arrive.  

WIT is certainly a college that helps incoming students appreciate the services available back at their home university. Not to say I’m not enjoying my time here—because I am—but allow me to paint you a picture. To begin, let’s quickly talk about the registration process for classes. Think back to a movie in which the story revolves around a high school football team. At the end of the football try-outs, a piece of paper is pinned up in the hallway with all the names of the students who have made the team. Now try to imagine in your head all those who have tried out for the football team gathering around this sheet of paper at once in a disorderly manner. This process is exactly how course registration happens at WIT. Multiple pieces of paper with timetables of all the modules offered are pinned up on a board along a narrow hallway (and I stress the word ‘narrow’). Now imagine hundreds of students trying to push their way through the mob in order to copy down when and where their courses are. Here comes the best part—after you find all the courses you need and their respective time and location, the university changes it the next day, and this process repeats itself for an entire week. That is how course registration is done—a frantic mob of lunatics who lose all sense of sanity in hopes to enroll in the courses they need. In addition to this insane practice of course registration, international students like myself are not guaranteed enrollment in the courses we’ve requested prior to arriving. Before registering for a course, we must ask permission from the professor before class. Oh the humanity...

Now despite my small rant on the “unique” practices that are the Irish education system, I am enjoying the school, despite the differences I find between WIT and Humber College.

Moving on…

Over the last three weeks I have gone on three different trips around Ireland. The first was to the Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry and Cork; the second, hiking the Comeragh Mountains; and the third, a day trip to Northern Ireland to visit Giants Causeway and the city of Belfast.My trip to the Cliffs of Moher ended up being a bust because of the poor visibility due to the fog. In hopes to salvage some of the trip, I decided I would try and see the Ring of Kerry all in the same day. After travelling for three hours down to Killarney, and driving 1/8^th of the Ring, it wasn’t until I pulled over for gas that I learned from the gas attendant that the Ring of Kerry wasn’t a landmark of sorts that you could drive too and see all at once, but in fact a road that runs along the coast in the county of Kerry. Perhaps this is something I should have known before hand, and I hope I am not the only person who has made this mistake. After learning this vital piece of information about the non-existent landmark I had hoped to see, I realized it would be impossible to travel around the Ring of Kerry before dark. Two failed excursions later, I drove to Cork in desperate need of a Guinness.

My trip to Giants Causeway was spectacular. The coastal causeway route is stunning. We travelled on the nicest day I’ve seen in Ireland since I arrived. Before the trip I was able to spend a night in Dublin—the first time I’ve explored the city since my arrival. In the evening, I tried to find a pub that wasn’t located in the touristy part of town, but rather a small pub on a side street where I could mix and mingle with some of the locals. After finding a pub that fit this criteria, I was on my way inside before I was stopped by a man who tugged me on the shoulder and said, “Welcome to hell.”Following this statement he began to laugh in a raspy and hysterical manner. I didn’t understand what he meant by this comment. I didn’t think too much of it and figured he was just some crazy old man outside a pub who deliriously with drink spouting random jargon. It wasn’t until I walked into the pub that I realized he wasn’t lying; this had to be the worst pub in Ireland. Everyone in the pub had in some way completely lost their wits. Moreover, everyone in the pub was between the ages of 50 and 80 years old. You had one man screaming at the jukebox over his distaste for a song requested by the man before him; meanwhile, another man was berating me with his loathing for the British. Another gentleman approached us and spoke of his time in prison in northern Africa, which quickly lead to a story about how he once jumped out of his second floor window, naked, with a shotgun, in an attempted to apprehend a Ukrainian mobster who had come to his front door. If that wasn’t enough, you then had an old Asian man off to the side screaming at the Asian bartender in what appeared to be an argument about an unpaid Guinness and the undefined rules about smoking in the pub. “Welcome to hell”… I should have taken him seriously.

October is an exciting month for me. At the end of the month there is a midterm break at WIT and during this time I will be travelling around Europe. My first stop is Edinburgh. From there I go to Aberdeen for a couple days to visit friends (and current Humber students) studying there. I then make my way down to London for Halloween and Rome a few days later.

Until next time, ciao.

Sunday funday 20 day reflection

By: Brittany Mohns, Humber's Study Abroad Student

Today is the 20^th day here in Aberdeen, and so far it has just felt like a vacation. I only started school on September 30^th and it’s off to a slow start. Many schedule complications and one awkward mix up with the first class of the semester…. Sitting in a law class and not my fashion business course. Oops.

 As you can see in the back ground local kids are getting stoked, the weather was nice, but not "swim in the ice cold sea" nice. 

According to many locals the weather we have been experiencing here so far is very rare, and that we should take advantage. So us three Canadian girls have brought the sun to Aberdeen and take advantage we did.

We spent a day down by the sea taking pictures, eating fish and chips, and stumbled across a cute carnival for a casual Ferris wheel ride, one of the best days here so far.

By: Brittany

Meet Diane Simpson- Dean, International!

Humber College and I have been together since 1998: I came to Humber as a post-graduate student in our International Development program and then joined the Business School to manage international programming within the school.

The countries that have seen me: I have visited a number of countries throughout South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia

I can’t do without these cuisines: Hmmmm that is a hard one – I love all cuisines, if I had to choose a favourite I guess it would be Japanese.

What human qualities does Humber College represent?

According to Diane, Humber College is nurturing. It is here to ensure your success!

Take my word: "During your time in Toronto, make sure that you do one thing that you never would have imagined doing before - this could be skating or skiing or learning a new language or skill. Embrace your time here and enjoy!"

My postgraduate program is just starting to set in!

By Chloe Jang, Humber Student

I began taking the Human Resources Management course at Lakeshore campus after waiting for 4 months. During the 4 months, I had such a blissful time by traveling, participating in a Leadership camp at Humber, doing volunteer work and so on, however, I always looked forward to joining a Canadian real academic course since I came to Canada. The day before the first day of class, I couldn’t even sleep very well because I was so excited and yet worried.

The Business School orientation took place on September 3^rd; there were a large number of peers in the auditorium with hopeful smiles. After a kicking performance by Humber students majoring in Music, orientation started. It included valuable information about Humber from academic information to personal help. I strongly recommend that Humber newbies do not miss their academic orientation..

In my class there are almost 50 classmates and 7 faculty members who are responsible for this program. All of them are so kind and passionate, which makes me feel motivated. The lectures are quite fast compared to classes in the EAP program, but thanks to EAP I’m able to keep up with them so far. Well, sometimes I have a difficulty when I talk with my classmates even in general conversation, because almost them are natives, but I believe my English is getting way better as time goes by.

It’s just a new beginning. I hope I make go of my studies and go forward to a better future having the same present positive perspective. Break your leg, guys. Good luck with you. J

First Week In Scotland!

By: Brittany Mohns, Humber's Study Abroad Student

I have been in Scotland for almost a week and am already falling in love with the city and all the people I’ve interacted with. Shelby, Angela and I quickly decided we will miss it here a lot when the exchange comes to an end in December.

We haven’t started school yet so our days are spent venturing around the city discovering new shops, cool spots for pictures, different food, and of course cheap pints.

Not being in constant contact with people back in Canada has been the biggest adjustment, and being slightly addicted to social media not having a functioning iPhone is like going through mild withdrawal.   

The up-coming week will be all about figuring out the technical details of our stay here with many meetings at the University, because our time in Aberdeen IS for our studies…right?