Surrey meets Canada

Hi! I’m very excited to have joined the North American blog and I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences with all of you. Let me start by saying that having only been here for a few months, I vividly remember my own application process. I found the physical distance difficult and I thought it would […]

I’ve already spent a year in the UK. It’s so unbelivable for me and it all just has seemed to whiz past. I’ve made some amazing new friends and I’ve had some incredible opportunities since I first arrived in Guildford in September 2014. I remember being scared, excited and overwhelmed all at the same time. […]

I am one of those people. I celebrate Halloween on the 31st of October and then I put on Christmas music and decorations on the 1st of November. Christmas excites me, and I don’t know why. My family isn’t Christian, we don’t even have a tree, and nobody really exchanges gifts. All we do as […]

‘Remember, Remember, the 5th of November’ I hope that rings a bell for some people (for me, it was thanks to the lovely Natalie Portman movie: V for Vendetta that I grew up watching in school in LITERALLY every single grade.) Bonfire Night, also called Guy Fawkes Night is an annual celebration here in the […]

Now that I’m in my second year, it’s pretty much time to buckle down and get to work. This time of the uni year is especially stressful, as I have to apply to various placements in hope of procuring one for the 2016-2017 year. How time flies! Last thing I remember was being a fresher, […]

Hello again, It’s been a while since my last post and since then I have been back on campus. I arrived on the 19th of September (a week before Fresher’s). This year, I’m living on campus — something I’ve found to be the most convenient thing ever! I love my room, my new flatmates are […]