Aloha!
Well, I promised I would introduce myself in my next installment....although I'm worried what you will think of me. ( When I talk, in my head im talking to the internet as a person, anybody can find my online journal if they want to, but im going to talk to you as if you are one person, Mr. Web? Annette (a - net)? Mr I.S.H. Way?
Well I'm Hannah, I'm 21, I was born and raised in Surrey by my lovely folks! I have 2 sisters and a brother and the best dog in the world! I came to sunny Bournemouth straight after getting my alevel results, so the gap year is yet to be had. My first year was, I imagine, not like many other peoples (i'm probably going to go into a rant now about the state of accomodation Bournemouth university provide their first year students....so apologies)
I lived in the most isolated uni-let house in the world, it was not near any other students living in Winton, Charminster or Boscombe, it was in Poole, an hours walk from uni, and 15 min walk to the nearest uni bus stop which sometimes only came once an hour. And ages from Bournemouth town centre. It really makes me angry sometimes as much as I loved 3 out of the 5 housemates that were bistowed upon me (1 of whom left after a month so I was left with 2). I really missed out on the living environment that makes first years so unique; halls, location, people! it makes me angry that purbek house was built when it was and not years before, when, all the while, £0.5m was set aside for an office revamp of the vice chancellor (or so i hear)! I will always resent the university for that fact, and for some first years, they do not provide any accommodation, so helpless freshers come into a new town and are expected to find places for themselves to live.
I think I should stop there else I shall never stop! so yes, my second year was not a great deal better in terms of living environment, but that was my own fault! so we'll bypass that one! this year however, I like my house, housemates, my room, my location and my lovely boyfriend is but a minutes walk away as apposed to an hours drive around the m25 which was the case last year! so im a happy chappy, apart from this work malarky....its not about 1 night out a week! just kidding, I love it.
I think that should do it for today. I shall return tomorrow to discuss the firey depths of hell that will be faced in the afterlife by modern day society and their online alter-ego's!
But for now, good afternoon, goodevening and goodnight!
Well, I promised I would introduce myself in my next installment....although I'm worried what you will think of me. ( When I talk, in my head im talking to the internet as a person, anybody can find my online journal if they want to, but im going to talk to you as if you are one person, Mr. Web? Annette (a - net)? Mr I.S.H. Way?
Well I'm Hannah, I'm 21, I was born and raised in Surrey by my lovely folks! I have 2 sisters and a brother and the best dog in the world! I came to sunny Bournemouth straight after getting my alevel results, so the gap year is yet to be had. My first year was, I imagine, not like many other peoples (i'm probably going to go into a rant now about the state of accomodation Bournemouth university provide their first year students....so apologies)
I lived in the most isolated uni-let house in the world, it was not near any other students living in Winton, Charminster or Boscombe, it was in Poole, an hours walk from uni, and 15 min walk to the nearest uni bus stop which sometimes only came once an hour. And ages from Bournemouth town centre. It really makes me angry sometimes as much as I loved 3 out of the 5 housemates that were bistowed upon me (1 of whom left after a month so I was left with 2). I really missed out on the living environment that makes first years so unique; halls, location, people! it makes me angry that purbek house was built when it was and not years before, when, all the while, £0.5m was set aside for an office revamp of the vice chancellor (or so i hear)! I will always resent the university for that fact, and for some first years, they do not provide any accommodation, so helpless freshers come into a new town and are expected to find places for themselves to live.
I think I should stop there else I shall never stop! so yes, my second year was not a great deal better in terms of living environment, but that was my own fault! so we'll bypass that one! this year however, I like my house, housemates, my room, my location and my lovely boyfriend is but a minutes walk away as apposed to an hours drive around the m25 which was the case last year! so im a happy chappy, apart from this work malarky....its not about 1 night out a week! just kidding, I love it.
I think that should do it for today. I shall return tomorrow to discuss the firey depths of hell that will be faced in the afterlife by modern day society and their online alter-ego's!
But for now, good afternoon, goodevening and goodnight!
posted by hannahsit at 7:05 AM
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Hi Hannah, yeah I agree the university accommodation system leaves a lot to be desired, it doesn't look good to prospective students to have homeless students or people living in death traps. But living with people at university is undoubtedly one of the hardest things. Adjusting to other peoples wants and needs, getting used to having no personal space. In the first year it is exhausting meeting hundreds of new people, you're constantly having to grin and answer the same four questions: Name, Course, where you're from and where you're living.
It is tough and it doesn't get any easier throughout the rest of your time at uni, in fact in ways in gets harder as you might expect more from people and then they disappoint, or have different work ethics, cleaning habits etc. I don't think anyone can be well and truly prepared for living away from home at university. But meeting a group of people you know you'll know for the rest of your life somehow makes all the stress worthwhile.
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