Surrey meets Africa

Hi everyone! Back on the lock-down series… This week beginning on the 27th of April, we begin the final term of the 2019-2020 academic year. For many of us, this is a term characterized for the very first time, only by distance and/or virtual learning; but this is not an entirely new phenomenon. Before coming […]

I know this is a difficult time that has many stresses of its own, of which all can be very overwhelming. So, I thought I would take this opportunity to share with you a few things I have been doing during this lockdown to take my mind off things, and take advantage of the time […]

Hi everyone! Back on the lock-down series… It goes without saying that this generation of students is facing one of the biggest crises of recent times. That is, we don’t have to (or better yet, we can’t) go to lessons/lectures/library (AWESOME!) but we still have to do work (not so awesome). Thus, I’m sure that […]

Hi everyone! It is now the end of the second week since the university closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We broke off for Easter at the end of the first week in isolation and since then: no in-person lectures, no library access and unfortunately, no gym access. Like a lot of other […]

Hi everyone! Let’s start off by appreciating how beautiful the past couple of days have been. The sun must think we are still outside the way it’s been shining. Here is a photo: In my last blog post, I spoke about the new lock-down policy implemented here in the UK amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Hi everyone! If you have been following the news you know that it is a crazy time, not only in the United Kingdom, but all over the world right now. You all know what I am talking about… the C-word. (I got this from my Statistics lecturer. I believe she is right not to want […]