I have the smallest room in the house but with heating bills being through the roof and us resulting in having to walk around dressed like we're entering the Arctic, it's actually pretty cosy. We can now make dinner together in our kitchen and move through to the lounge to have snug nights in watching the TV in a more relaxed, homely environment.
Although a night out once a week has to occur to destress, the partying has been reeled in a lot more compared to first year as my life has started to increasingly revolve around my studies. Unlike before, second year counts! 30% of my final grade to be exact, eek. I love my course though, Magazine Journalism & Feature Writing, and we're now allowed to be way more creative in our units. We're currently being put into a real life situation of having to produce a whole new concept for a magazine with job assigned roles. My dream is to end up working for a thriving magazine which I'll wake up every morning to and be excited to get to work and start being creative, so this challenge is perfect for me.
I'm half way through my entire university experience and that scares the hell outta me! I've never had a plan for life, but I'd be working towards getting to university during my whole time in education and now that part is starting to come to an end, I have no idea where to start in the real world. Everyone I've spoken to, whether it be at my uni or someone else I know who goes to a different uni, is totally in the same boat and I think it's okay to be nervous for what's to come. Things always pan out in the end and I'm excited to see what happens.
My advice for anyone currently at university or who is thinking of starting soon; enjoy every moment! Even through the most stressful times of the semesters. We're all going to look back and realise that uni was one of the most amazing periods of our lives. I've grown up ridiculously in such a short space of time, I've made friends for life, I'm creating memories I'll keep with me forever and I'm gaining a huge deal of knowledge which I hope to take through a future career with me.
I haven't forked out £27,000 for nothing! And I for one am going to give the remaining year and a half everything I've got… even on nights out to Oceana (definitely where the best memories are made).
Hannah x
