The volcanic eruption in Iceland is certainly causing problems in London – many of UIC students have been unable to come to the UK as planned, while others have not been able to leave as they wanted. A group left for Sicily at the weekend by coach no doubt not looking forward to a 2 day non-stop drive through Europe. For those students stuck even further away it is really a question of watching the news and making new plans.  At UIC we are monitoring the situation constantly and giving what help and advice we can. If you are stuck in the chaos the best thing you can do is to talk to your airline and travel agent and also to us at the school. If you are worried about visas – for example it is possible your visa could expire because you can’t leave the country then you MUST talk to us as soon as possible. Luckily for us at UIC it doesn’t seem to be a huge problem as yet (apart from Neil, our marketing director being stuck in Istanbul), and we are keeping abreast of the situation as it unfolds.

While it is of course a serious problem, there is always a lighter side! If you are in the UK and watching the news it seems full of stories about the extroadinary lengths British travellers have gone to to get back to the UK. Much of it very expensive and all of it a great inconvenience. Still most of the travellers seemed to be in quite a good humour, describing it as an “interesting experience”.

With the lighter side of things in mind -

Here are UICs favourite songs inspired by volcanos!

1. ‘Dance on a Volcano’ by Genesis

2. ‘Volcano’ by Jimmy Buffett

3. ‘King Volcano’ by Bauhaus

4. ‘Under the Volcano’ by The Pretty Things

5. ‘Dancing on the lip of a Volcano’ by The New York Dolls

6. ‘Little Volcano’ by The Dead Milkmen

7. ‘Miss my flight’ by JoJo

8. ‘Flight to nowhere’ by Telsa

9. ‘Ashes to Ashes’ by David Bowie

10. Anything by Ash (the band)

and if you want even more entertainment you can find out all about volcanos from this clip.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 21st UK AIRPORTS ARE ALL OPEN AGAIN – it might take some time to clear the backlog though!

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