Surrey meets Africa

An insight into life at Surrey from current African students

#Stay-In-Alive

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 […]


March Madness

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 […]


A Lesson Into The British Slang

Being a South African and having moved to a completely new country, it never really dawned on me that the slang would be any different from what I knew and grew up with. It was just was never one of those things I had thought to add to my list of things I needed to […]


Being a Beacon Scholar

My journey to the Beacon was one that can be best described as a rollercoaster. But before I get to that, my name is Wise Musinguzi and I am a first year Ugandan Beacon scholar at the University of Surrey. For those that may not be familiar with the Beacon, it is a UK founded […]


Virginia Waters

Hi everyone! I would like to share this cute little spot about 30 minutes away from the University. When the semester gets busy, sometimes it is best to get away from it all – just for a bit- to unwind. The spot is Virginia Waters, a place in Guildford with a Waterfall, lake and as […]


Live on Campus or at Home? Part 2

Welcome to part two of: Living on Campus or at Home? Today I’m going to enlighten you about the great things of living at home! I, myself, live at home, so I’ve put a few of my top points in this blog. So, here it goes! Why live at home? Some people, me for instance, […]


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