Surrey meets Africa

Hi everyone! Back on the lock-down series… The past week has been really busy with university work. In many of my modules, we are preparing for our May/June examination period. Thankfully, the University now has a new set of regulations – applying exceptionally to this academic year 2019 to 2020. The new rules have a lot […]

It can be quite challenging changing the way you work… From being surrounded by hundreds of other students, busy with their daily life, to sitting at home, working online away from everyone else. It’s a huge transition that one needs to adjust to, but through the ups and downs of lockdown, the Uni of Surrey […]

Hi everyone! Back on the lock-down series… The downtime I have had during this lockdown period has allowed me to reflect and ponder on my life abroad. Given the opportunity to go back to A-Levels, would I do things differently? As an international student; was studying abroad the right decision for me? I recently became […]

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 […]