Surrey meets Africa

An insight into life at Surrey from current African students

Why I chose Surrey -my Kenyan experience

Hi everyone! It is often agreed upon that decisions around university education are immensely important and not only because of the financial implications but also because of the impact towards one’s time (arguably the most important investment). As such, this week I thought I’d highlight some of the reasons I chose Surrey as my UK university […]


A snowy Sunday morning

Hi everyone! Here is a little update from me, Firstly, in the country, the government is expanding community testing to all local authorities across England, offering Covid-19 tests to people who do not have symptoms. There is a regularly updated list which shows those local authorities who are currently rolling out community testing. This list can […]


Holiday Festivities for a Kenyan abroad!

Hi everyone! Happy New Year to everyone reading this from all around the world. Since my last blog post, a lot has happened in the country and in my personal life that I would love to share with you, especially with those following my journey as a placement student in the UK Finance sector. I […]


My favourite things about our University and Guildford

Hello again everyone! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful two weeks since I’ve last posted 😁 The winter holiday is approaching and it’s definitely gotten much colder here in Guildford. As you walk around campus, you see everyone wrapped in thick coats and blanket scarves. Winter is definitely my favourite season and all of […]


Past the craziness of midterms!

Hello again everyone I hope you’ve all had a great and stress-free week since my last post. Since my last post, I’ve had a lot of late nights studying and finally completed my last midterm exam. I feel a sense of relief, as I usually get really stressed about exams but I don’t have much […]


There is hopefully light at the end of the tunnel!

Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week since my last post, despite the new lockdown measures being announced here in the UK. I think this second lockdown has hit a lot of people very hard, and to some extent it has definitely affected me already. I’ve recently started my midterm exams and […]


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