I’m nearing the start of my last term in first year and it is astonishing how quickly it’s flown by. The days are trickling away and the daunting prospect of second year approaches. In the last couple of weeks before…
I’m nearing the start of my last term in first year and it is astonishing how quickly it’s flown by. The days are trickling away and the daunting prospect of second year approaches. In the last couple of weeks before…
It is now nearing the end of term and things have thankfully slowed down. After a barrage of work, I have reached the top of whatever proverbial mountain I was climbing and feel good. Last week (that is March 12th)…
Exams are finished and surprisingly weren’t even that terrible. In fact I may even go so far as to say that they were borderline enjoyable; although I doubt any other subject would agree it just so happens that English students…
Looking back on my first term of university was a strange sensation. The time we’ve spent here has flown by and yet, by the end of last term, I felt settled enough in my group of friends and routine that…
It’s that time of year again, when the streets are thronged with Christmas shoppers, fairy lights are twinkling, and every social engagement has swapped a chilled glass of white for a hot mug of red: it’s Christmas! The lead up…
So we have finally reached the end of term one. I say finally because it was a gruelling last few weeks or so for me. I should probably start this off by saying that I am never usually ill –…
The first seven days of uni come laced with nerves and excitement; it can seem an odd mix when the car pulls up, bursting with bedding and fairy lights. But remember that thousands of students feel exactly the same; the…
My third year started on 27 September, officially marking the beginning of the end for my University of Bristol adventure. This thought fills me with a mixture of sadness and excitement, as although I struggle to believe that this is…
After moving in to my new house in July, I looked forward to a couple of months break before my second year at Bristol began. First thing to do was to get to know my new surroundings. I hadn’t moved…