My uni experience so far

I am not going to lie university has been an amazing but interesting experience. For me it can sometimes be a place where you are surrounded by thousands of people but have never felt so lonely in your entire life, and at the same time can be a place where you have the most fun in the entire world.

I wouldn't say I have had the most normal university experience as I met my boyfriend while we were living together, where I conveniently forgot the saying 'don't shit where you eat', lucky for me though it has worked out fine and I don't think I would have it any other way. It can get frustrating though when housemates treat you as the same person and we apparently can't have differing opinions. But recently its been great, he has been someone who has supported me through the good times and the bad and the added luxury of making it cheaper to live as we can do simple things like cooking together.

I have had some of the most fun ever here at university. From the time when my flat all watched a film together to our Christmas meals together which ended up playing shot twister. Then there has been times where I can't stand my housemates and even hearing breath irritates me, but I suppose you have to have the bad to appreciate the good in life.

The freedom and independence from my parents has been everything that I could wish for, I can cook when I'm hungry and I don't get questioned every time I leave the living room. No joke I have been questioned when I have gone to the toilet before at home. Sometimes, I do miss my parents and home but my mental health is better away from home as I have more control over my life and can do things I enjoy the most. I can have 'me' time where I get into my pjs at 8pm and watch films all night, and I can lie in on the weekends till 2 and no one will judge me (well apart from probably everyone who has just read).

But, despite all the extra stuff that comes with university I did come here to study. Studying maths and economics at a top British university was never going to be easy, but personally think I have flourished. I have learnt so much about the way I work, how others work and even how to write a proper essay and code but I have also discovered new skills that I will need for ever. The workload at times can be a little ridiculous at times, particularly when you don't understand a whole module which I had the joy of coping with this year, I could work everyday for 7 to 8 hours for a week and feel I have achieved nothing whereas other weeks I could work hardly at all and feel I have understood so much. I have to admit right now workload is a little ridiculous right now with exams coming up in a couple of weeks time, which is why I haven't written a blog post for a while. Sorry.

Putting all these aspects together I think university has been the best time of my life so far despite struggling from time to time and I just hope it gets better and better!!

Talk soon xx