Trying new sports – ultimate frisbee
I am not a sporty person. During most of my time in secondary school, I was the type of person to dread a PE lesson. Running around on a Thursday afternoon in the rain just wasn’t my thing. I’d much rather have been sat in a music practice room playing the piano. Time to try […]
Waiting for results day
Perhaps the most memorable of all the experiences in getting to where I am now was the agonising wait for Results Day. My last exam took place in June, and that was it, I went from the biggest amount of stress, work and commitment that I had ever done to just… waiting. It was difficult […]
Studying Natural Sciences
What subject combination did I take and why? In the first year of my degree, I took a combination of maths, chemistry and physics, each making up a third of the year. This gave me options to carry on with all three or any two of the three as I progressed through my degree. I […]
Making student accommodation feel like home
Starting university is a huge change no matter where you’re moving from. One of the best ways to make this jump easier is by making your accommodation feel like home. College accommodation at Durham I am currently in my first year living out at John Snow College. My room has an ensuite bathroom, a 3/4 […]