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This week is no ordinary week. For, you see, all this week (5th-9th March 2012) here at ForeignStudents.com, we are celebrating India Week! For one week, we are focussing on everything Indian, from food and culture, to business and big cities. We have competitions, events, special blogs and famous guests. Each day we will focus on a different aspect of India and Indian life, with the following schedule:

Monday: Food & Drink
To kick the week off we will be looking at the amazing food and drink that India has to offer. Articles from chefs, experts or just people who love a good curry, will describe and explain the authentic India food experience.

COMPETITION: You also have the chance to try out authentic Indian food for free with our amazing competition. You can win a meal out for you and seven friends at Masala Zone, so make sure you check out the competition here.

As part of Foreign Fridays, we explore a different country each week through its most unusual, amusing and odd facts. If you want your country to appear, then simply get in contact with us either in the comments below or through Facebook or Twitter.

This week it is the turn of the Iceland:

On 1st March, Iceland celebrates Beer Day in celebration
of the end of beer prohibition in 1989.  

When you think of prohibition, you probably think of the speakeasies and and gangsters of 1920's America. However, the US wasn't the only place that introduced prohibition near the start of the 20th century. In Iceland in 1915 all alcohol was made illegal after the population voted in a referendum.

I left the Seychelles feeling like a big fish in a small pond, and now I feel like a small fish in the sea. Studying abroad has made me independent, open minded but most of all, looking at the competition out there, more hard working than ever.

As exams approach, I think of the end when I can hopefully call myself a law graduate. The usual reaction to the title can be depicted with a picture of a lawyer turning a man upside down and shaking him to empty his pockets of every penny. Nonetheless, the majority seem impressed.

I'm often asked legal advice from friends. For example, a short anecdote of a friend who gives me an urgent call for legal advice: "If I were to take my Xbox to university and sat down playing, could I be criminally liable for anything?". And so I answered, "yes, extracting electricity unlawfully". I certainly should have taken insurance before giving out legal advice as a first year, but giving free legal advice becomes the norm as a law student.

The Home of Football. It's a big name to live up to, especially with the England football team's woeful recent history. But, whilst the team may be struggling along without a permanent manager or captain, Wembley Stadium certainly does not disappoint.

With Euro 2012 now just three months away and the England team dominating the football news in the last month, there was a sense of confusion, but also anticipation in the run up to the game with Holland last night. It was with this backdrop that I caught the tube out to West London.

One of the best things about living in the UK is how quick, easy and cheap it is to get around Britain and to mainland Europe. For short weekend breaks there are so many options it can be hard to decide where to go. To help you out we are creating a series of guides to places throughout Britain and Europe that are perfect for short holidays. If you have been anywhere exciting in Europe and want to write a short guide, then please get in contact with us.

Here, ForeignStudents.com Editor Andy, describes his weekend spent on the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight, England

The Isle of Wight is an English county with a difference. It is an island (surprise, surprise) a couple of miles off the south coast of England in the English Channel. As well as mile upon mile of beach and unspoilt scenery, it has a number of traditional towns and villages.