Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on June 2, 2019
Nearly two weeks ago, I landed in Barcelona with two of my best friends from university – Bryony and Holly. We had been dreaming of and planning this trip for about a year, with the inspiration coming from one of our favourite childhood films, Cheetah Girls 2 (cheesy, we know). I had never been […]
Posted in Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged barcelona, budget, budgeting, europe, friends, holiday, spain, Travel, trip, vacation
Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on May 15, 2019
Just over a week into our university’s exam period, I am lucky enough to be completely finished with my second year exams and assignments. Funnily enough, I am now actually struggling to find things to be doing with my free time! And so, I am going to take some time to reflect upon some […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged achievements, Aims, degree, Stress, Successes, University, University of Leicester
Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on March 31, 2019
As a student ambassador, there are quite a few questions which I regularly get asked on Open Days and Offer Holder Days. For potential students of the university who may not have thought of these during their visit, or for those people who have not been able to come and visit the university for […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accommodation, city, first year, halls, leicester, nightlife, sport, University, University of Leicester
Posted by Liv in American Studies on January 18, 2018
Having reached my fourth and final year at uni now, I think I’ve finally grasped the most economical (arguable), healthy and realistic ways to food shop and eat whilst at uni. My housemates and I all tend to do online shops as we’re all too familiar with the temptations of promotions and shiny packaging the […]
Posted in Health, Money, Uncategorized | Tagged budget, food, savvy, shopping, student
Posted by Liv in American Studies on January 12, 2018
I’ve always hated the term ‘new year new me’ as I think it fosters the idea that the ‘me’ of last year (or twelve days ago) somehow wasn’t enough and that a new version is needed. I prefer the term ‘new year improved me’, notably less catchy so I get why it hasn’t caught on… […]
Posted in Future, Health, Sport, Stress, Uncategorized | Tagged achievements, goals, New Year, positivity, resolutions
Posted by Liv in American Studies on October 12, 2017
In light of Mental Health Awareness day the other day, I thought it could be helpful to write a little about mental health and its relation to uni life, as this is a time for many people when they can see their mental health and general sense of well-being deteriorate to some extent. An NUS […]
Posted in Career, Essay, Friends, Future, Leisure, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged balancing commitments, mental health, uni life
Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 29, 2017
Wherever you look these days, America is plastered across our screens in some shape or form whether it is in the form of Trump idiocy, the brink of nuclear war or crazy weather. We live in a time where America is centre stage and, whether we like it or not, impacts our everyday lives in […]
Posted in Dissertation, Future, News, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged america, american studies, degree, politics, trump
Posted by Liv in American Studies on December 27, 2015
Since the beginning of the presidential election campaign we’ve seen Donald Trump plastered across our screens and across all forms of media because of stupid things he’s said or extreme policies he’s backing. We’ve also seen his rise, with quite a lot of incredulity, to popularity and it really (really) begs the question; who is […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged america, election, politics, president, trump
Posted by Liv in American Studies on December 5, 2015
Is it just me or does anyone else get those middle of the night panic thoughts of “I have no idea what I want to do with my life”?! I mean obviously I don’t get them all the time, most nights I fall asleep instantly after watching I’m a celeb without any deep life concerns. […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Uncategorized | Tagged career, friends, future, USA
Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 6, 2015
I realise now that the title of this post suggests a daunting/deep text post, but I promise it’s just my musings on the novel, which I happened to have only just read (cray I know). When I told my dad I was reading Salinger’s arguably most famous work, he commented “ah yeah loads of psychos […]
Posted in Leisure, Reseach, Uncategorized | Tagged americanstudies, bookreview, thecatcherintherye
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