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It occurs to me I haven’t done a general ‘update’ blog about what I’ve been getting up to in a while! So this semester has mainly been working and MUNing (I’ll explain later) and spending as much time with my friends as possible before I leave. I also, of course, have been researching for my […]
Study Abroad – Just do it!
So, Courtney, you want to live in America? This question (or a variation of) is something that I get asked very often. Since fresher’s week, meeting new people has inevitably led to the usual “what degree are you studying?” small talk and after revealing I’m an American Studies student the two things I am inevitably […]
Saying Goodbyes
I’ve never been particularly great at goodbyes. I’d much rather say see you later than say goodbye (in fact, I have a habit of awkwardly saying see you later to shop assistants, waitresses, and other people I know I most certainly won’t ‘see later’). Goodbye has an element of finality to it that I don’t […]
Roll with it
After a very random and unexpected (but fun) Spring Break and eating lunch with a stranger I thought I would write a blog post about ‘rolling with it’. To me the phrase simply means letting things happen and enjoying them for what they are, rather than getting disappointed when things don’t go the way you […]
The Brit and the Girl Scout Cookies
As far as I’ve been able to tell, the fierce debate in America about which Girl Scout Cookie is really the best is akin to the debate between British people about the correct way to refer to a bread roll/cob/bap/stottie/barm cake etc. (For the record, I’m team ‘Bread Roll’ or just ‘Roll’) As it’s Girl […]
92 Days (or, making the most of your time at University)
As I sat down to write this post I didn’t know what to write about; my classes are plodding along slowly and I’ve not had any assessments to talk about. Apart from moving accommodation, the start of my spring semester here at UTA has been relatively quiet. I’ve spent most of my time adjusting to […]
Mental health update: Accepting Change
So a while ago some of you may remember that I wrote a blog post about my experiences with mental health problems while on my year abroad. At the end of that post, and in the one after, I talked about my difficulties accessing on-campus psychological support and eventually how I found therapy. While I […]
San Antonio: Texas in miniature.
Sorry for being quiet over the month of December and most of January, I spent Christmas with my extended family in Southern California and found it difficult to write. Christmas was fun, and I had a great time with my family despite missing my parents and grandparents terribly. Orange County is always a place I […]
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