How to enjoy Christmas on a budget
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, winter is a great time to get together with friends and family and enjoy yourselves. It can also be an expensive time of year,...
Category: Culture
Student Trends: Planking, owling, batmanning…and now “milking”?
Just what is it with bizarre student trends these days? In the past 18 months we’ve had “planking” (lying down in random public places), “owling” (squatting in a high spot...
INTO Gangnam Style!
Yup, it’s true – INTO has officially gone Gangnam Style (well let’s face it, it was only a matter of time). On 6th November, INTO University of East Anglia students...
Best recipes for Bonfire Night in the UK
“Remember, remember, the 5th of November…” Why? Because the 5th of November is Bonfire Night in the UK. Otherwise known as Guy Fawkes Night, it’s an eardrum-splitting British celebration that’s...
Halloween special: 10 scary movies that you shouldn’t watch alone
Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Do you have popcorn? Excellent. Have you switched the lights off? Perfect… In celebration of Halloween, the INTO Team have picked 10 of their favourite spooky, chilling,...
How to haggle in China…with confidence
We’re chuffed that INTO China has made it into the top 10 of Abroad101’s best short-term programmes – and better still, it was voted for by students! The award, from...
Countdown to INTO: 6 pre-departure steps
Getting ready to study abroad? Experiencing pre-departure nerves? Luckily, we have an expert team ready to offer you advice. Rachel, from INTO University of East Anglia team, shares her top tips on...
Enter, the Dragon
According to the traditional Chinese zodiac calendar, with the dawn of the Chinese New Year on Monday we have now entered the year of the Dragon. Dragons are the only...
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Today officially marks the Chinese New Year – the year of the Dragon. Our Web Editor, Danielle, explores some traditional ways in which the festival is celebrated. Chinese New Year...
Bonfire night: Gunpowder, treason and…Parkin
We’ve barely blown out the candles in our pumpkin lanterns after Halloween, yet already the UK is preparing for its next annual winter celebration. 5 November 2011 marks 406 years...
