Life at UCB through the eyes of our student bloggers

Month: May 2019

What’s in my handbag!

What’s in my handbag!

For the past few weeks I’ve been walking around with a holdall juggling work, uni, gym and social life. Everything you could possibly think of was in that bag but now, with assignments in and life calming down, I’ve switched to a handbag and reduced […]

Digbeth Dining Club

Digbeth Dining Club

With the final days of the academic year approaching, as part of enrichment for FdA Professional Cookery our lectures arranged for both the Level 4 and 5 classes to go to Digbeth Dining Club for the evening. This was partly because earlier in the year […]

Finishing uni!

Finishing uni!

OMG I have done it… I have completed 3 years at university! I cannot believe it is over. The last three years have been such an amazing experience. I have met some incredible people, tried new things and learnt lots. I have been on a […]

Mum and daughter time: girl’s weekend

Mum and daughter time: girl’s weekend

Leaving home at 17 and moving to another country alone taught me a lot. First of all the friendships, or should I write the ‘friendships’? It’s when you are away that you start to understand who is genuinely there for you and cares about you. […]

Not-So Student Nights!

Not-So Student Nights!

Hello! I hope everyone is coping through the final weeks of uni and all those deadlines that seem to have come all at once! I have one more deadline and a couple of presentations and then I’m done for the year and it’s safe to […]

Road trip to the Cotswolds

Road trip to the Cotswolds

During my Easter break, me and my friend Lydia decided to head down to the Cotswolds for a summer’s day out. Now that she can drive (better than I thought actually) we can venture further than taking the dogs for a walk (and yes we […]

City Break in Valencia

City Break in Valencia

The classes are now over and that means it’s time to enjoy the so long-awaited summer! We will have a few months without any essays, reports or presentations so we might as well get the most out of it. City breaks are for me one […]

Trip to the world’s biggest Primark!

Trip to the world’s biggest Primark!

Hi everyone! I hope you are well and not too stressed with deadlines. A few weeks ago I went to check out the biggest Primark in the world. So, this week I thought I would share with you what I thought and what I bought! […]

Winterbourne House and Garden

Winterbourne House and Garden

Although they are gone now, let’s not forget the fantastic summer-like days that invaded Brum just a couple of weeks ago. Well, good news – looks like we will get some rays of sunshine this week, and I’ve got the perfect plan for you: Winterbourne […]

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

So recently, I got to go see Les Misérables at the Hippodrome, Birmingham. As a theatre lover, I’ve done a few posts about different shows I’ve seen, such as Wicked or The Wizard of Oz, and I’ve always said if I had more disposable income, going to […]