A Little Usual, A Little Old, A Little Alternative & A Little Green…
And the rain is back... It's Friday and another week has passed. It has been an eventful and emotional week for a lot of our students, and some of our teachers,…
Drunk on St Patrick’s Day! Why?
Today is March 17th, otherwise known as St. Patrick’s Day. This is a perfect opportunity to find out lots of different ways to say 'being drunk'. Patrick is the patron…
To give or not to give (a speech) – how much is that question?
No, not the King’s one, but the one given at the London School of Economics (LSE). LSE has a reputation of being one of the UK’s top universities but its…
Japan suffers unimaginable Tsunami Tragedy
After a 10m high tsunami wreaked havoc and total destruction in Japan last Friday, now waves of grief are sweeping through a traumatised nation. Tsunami tragedy As more and more…
2 New Teachers on the Programme, Museum,Pub, Film and Yummy Indian Food
For the first time since she started working at SGI, Melissa joined the social programme and took around 40 students to the pub on Monday. She had a chat with…
Surviving London Transport with half of the World on it
3.4 Billion People It was reported last week that a record amount of people used the London Underground last year, and it was the equivalent to half the world’s population.…
Spanish Airport Strike – It’s Good For Us!
Economic Chaos Reports from Spain today that there will be strikes at airports for a total of 22 days over the Easter period and during the summer is a disaster…
Steve Jobs talks about the future
Steve Jobs made a dramatic appearance in San Fransisco to launch the iPad 2 last week. Despite rumours of being seriously ill, the inspirational CEO came back from indefinite sick…
Traditional Afternoon Tea, Theatreland Walk, Streets of London & Birthday Boy at the Pub
Another chilly week, winter is back again, and it's cold!! We went to the pub on Monday as usual, and wished happy birthday to Charles, one of our French students…
The Prime Minister’s New Cat
Newsflash: I don’t want to sound catty but 10 Downing Street is infested with vermin. On top of that, there are also rats running around the place. About a month…