Adjusting to the lower temperatures of the UK As we’ve entered December, I felt it appropriate to write on the changing temperature and staying comfortable. Back home in the Caribbean, the ‘Winter Season’ is generally around 24C and the sun sets around 5:15pm, so it has been an adjustment now living in the UK where […]
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Hi everyone, my names Khevon Christopher. I’m from the Caribbean, Antigua to be specific and I’ll be the 2021 – 2022 experience blogger for all you guys from the Caribbean. So, just a bit about me, before I get down to blogging through out the year. I’m a Post Graduate student, in The Electrical Engineering […]
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As a member of the international community at Surrey, I’d say that I’ve actually learned more about the Caribbean islands than I would’ve ever imagined! In my first year, I made 4 friends with St Lucian heritage, including Nikita and Ben (big up allyuhselves) who were born and raised there. Through a mutual love for […]
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I love language! I’m a poet and an aspiring journalist; my minor is in creative writing..did I mention that I love language? Let’s talk about some British jargon that shocked me right into the culture. Pants usually refers to underwear. I discovered this after a conversation at the dinner table when I was sharing my […]
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I made a previous post about dealing with the biting cold & snow, but this one is a warmer & brighter self-plug for all my Spring photography 😀 This year, there was Winter, then a bit of Spring, then a cheeky bit of Winter again, then the Spring & Summer finally made it through in […]
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As one of the top universities in the UK, you have to get pretty good grades to get into Surrey- and one would hope that you’d keep the standards up when you get here as well. From my experience, uni has actually been easier than CAPE, but that’s a whole different kettle of fish. The […]
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