Posted by Cintya in Modern Languages on February 14, 2018
Exams are over, and I have officially said all my goodbyes so I thought it would be fitting to do a reflective piece on my first semester in Madrid. A lot has happened in 2017, and one of the most important things for me was starting my year abroad in Spain. Like […]
Posted in Erasmus, Friends, Leisure, Personal Development, Societies, Stress, Study Abroad
Posted by Cintya in Modern Languages on September 30, 2017
How is it possible that after a month they can still surprise me? Wondering who “they” are? Then wait no longer. I am referring to the lovely ESN team here at my university. For those of you who don’t know, ESN stands for Erasmus Student Network and if you […]
Posted in Choices, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Leisure, Personal Development, Societies, Study Abroad
Posted by Cintya in Modern Languages on June 29, 2017
¡Hola! Yes, you guessed it right. I’m going to Spain and it’s going to be an incredible experience! Why am I so sure? Well, I can never be certain but I am currently preparing and planning for my year abroad which is why I thought it would be useful to give […]
Posted in Career, Choices, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Health, Holiday, Leisure, Money, Reseach, Societies, Study Abroad, Studying
Posted by Katie in Modern Languages on November 23, 2014
University. Three or more years of essays, exams, presentations, all nighters in the library and exam-related stress. There’s no denying that studying at university is difficult. Yes, it’s stressful. Yes, sometimes you’ll question why you ever thought it was a good idea. Yes, sometimes you’ll struggle to meet a deadline. HOWEVER: the best advice I ever […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Graduation, Leisure, Societies
Posted by Katie in Modern Languages on October 24, 2014
“Your final year will go by so quickly!” Eight words every final year student is told thousands upon thousands of times. Eight words every final year student doubts…until they realise that they’re practically already half way through Term 1. I cannot describe how fast the last four weeks have gone by. I feel like I can now […]
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Posted by Katie in Modern Languages on October 5, 2014
I’m writing this on a Sunday afternoon from the comfort of my brand new student house! I moved back up to Leicester a week ago and, safe to say, everything has been GO GO GO! As ever, unloading my boxes and boxes of clothes, stationary and course books required both of my housemates to lend […]
Posted in Employment, Friends, Leisure, Societies, Stress, Work
Posted by Katie in Modern Languages on September 17, 2014
After spending the last year of my life in Spain, I could not be more excited to get back to university life! Here’s why… 1) Friends. The friends I’ve made at university are without a doubt my best friends. Whether we study together, live together or go to Nando’s together, we all get on so […]
Posted in City, Erasmus, Friends, Leisure, Societies, Sport, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged Final Year, Freshers
Posted by Katie in Modern Languages on August 31, 2014
Over the past few weeks I have been working hard on my placement report and 17 pages, 4000 words, 20 000 characters and goodness knows how many cups of tea later I AM DONE. As I opted for a teaching placement during my year abroad rather than an ERASMUS university placement, my year abroad is […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Holiday, Leisure, Placement, Societies, Studying | Tagged Fresh Festival, Freshers
Posted by Katie in Modern Languages on August 24, 2014
Freshers. It’s a word you’ll grow tired of by the second week of term, yet you’ll use it right up until your last day as a first year student. Why? Because you’re only a true fresher once and it is the most surreal, unusual, brilliant thing! The first year of university is an adventure to put it lightly […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Holiday, Societies | Tagged Freshers
Posted by Jo in Modern Languages on May 21, 2013
Last week was potentially one of the busiest yet but for many good reasons. As I said in an earlier post, I had my Spanish speaking exam on Monday which I think went as-well as it could have done. It felt relaxed as I was talking to my teacher and went so quickly as it […]
Posted in Exams, Societies
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