Surrey meets Canada

This past week (my first week back at university) has been brutal. I arrived Sunday evening and immediately had lectures on the following Monday. The jetlag was unbearable. To be honest, I’m still recovering from it (I find myself getting very sleepy at about 6 pm and then I’m wide awake till about 2 am). […]

So this is the last week of lectures before the University closes for Easter – that’s  almost three whole weeks off! Naturally, I will be flying back home to Canada (in 5 more days!). As it turns out however, I have around four deadlines for the week I return so I will have to be […]

So about a couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to witness for the first time, the student elections that took place here at the university. It was quite exciting: manifestos were circling via Facebook, posters of potential candidates were put up all around campus and twitter was full of #surreydecides. These sort of things always […]

One of the many reasons that I chose Surrey as the university to attend is because of its vast Professional Training Year (PTY) program. Essentially in the third year of your degree, students take time off academics to work (work can be paid or voluntary depending on your placement and the program you’re in). For […]

It is a good thing to remember that accomodation is guaranteed for all international (Non-EU) students throughout the duration of their degree. I find this to be incredibly convenient as, coming from Canada, I have no time to come here during the summer to look at houses or apartments. As long as you apply within a […]

It’s a wonder how fast time flies when you’re having a good time. I’ve already been at Surrey five months and it’s already the start of my second semester here at university. I’ve pulled through my exams somehow, and I hope results come out very soon because I hate the wait. The Reading Week that […]