Hi everyone! I hope you are all well and have had a good week! These past two months of 2018 have been challenging for me, and I’m sure I will tell you more about this soon.  But one thing I’ve discovered during this time is […]

Hello everyone,   Next Thursday (1st March) is world book day!   What is world book day? According to the website, World Book Day is: “World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of […]

So many of my friends who are students tell me they are struggling to get a job. However, money is tight and they need the extra cash. I’ve had many different jobs over the years and I somehow seem to always get the job I […]

UCB attracts students from far and wide, and just as if you were going to Paris or Rome, if you’re coming to live in Birmingham you need to learn the language! So here’s my guide on how to translate a few select brummie sentences. Lesson […]

Hello everyone,   It is officially less than a month until my dissertation draft is due in, and it’s fair to say that I am feeling the pressure. After years of exams and assignments: GCSEs, AS exams, A-Levels and now uni work, I think I’ve […]

So, you got dumped just before Valentine’s Day? I feel you, it’s almost like they were trying to get out of planning anything for the big day, right? It’s quite a common time for break ups because people get freaked out by the seriousness of […]

14th of February, the day when restaurants are booked up, cards are signed ‘from your secret admirer’ and roses are sent all across the world, to that special someone. As a young, single girl it’s presumed I will be crying into my pillow as I […]

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and have had a good week! I am writing this blog on a very special day that is loved by many, including myself…. PANCAKE DAY!!!  So, this week I thought I would share with you some of […]

Before going off to university you think of Freshers’, societies, making friends and accommodation, so why before going off to college do we not think of these things nearly as much? I’ve found moving to UCB essentially going to university two years earlier as new […]

Hello everyone,   This coming Wednesday is Valentine’s day, but this week I’m writing about Galentine’s day, the 13th of February. I was first introduced to this special day when I watched Parks and Recreation (would highly recommend). In the programme, one of the main […]