There must be a word for being incredibly happy, excited and extremely busy and simultaneously ridiculously tired and ready for the end of term. The atmosphere in the last weeks of term is a buzz of exhaustion, joy and contentment.…
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Half way through!
First term has gone extremely quickly, and it is slightly terrifying to think I am now technically half way through my degree at Bristol! The first term of the year is always the longest, and by the last couple of…
When things don’t go your way
Things are pretty much the same as they were at the beginning of the term. The workload started picking up even more, especially when essay deadlines started coming closer and closer. I kind of knew it was going to busy…
Looking forward
I’ve now finished my first term of 2nd year – meaning I’m basically half way through my degree! Since I’ve been home this Christmas, a lot of people have been asking me what ‘my plans are’ for after uni. In…
Preparing for philosophy essays
After needing to re-adjust to the business of university life in the former half of term, the latter has been comparatively calm! Now acquainted with the workload, I have found it far easier to know how long each piece of…
Happy holidays
The first term of university is a strange one; leading up to Christmas and saying goodbye to all my new friends for the holidays made me think how only three months ago I didn’t even know these people existed. Yet…
Heading home for Christmas
Towards the end of my first term as a Bristol University student, the hype of the Christmas holidays had everyone missing home. However, with a few deadlines in the last week I didn’t have much time to get too excited…
Balancing workload
I am now over half way into my first teaching block of second year. I have had around 5 deadlines this term, which have all been met (albeit with several late nights), and generally feel on top of the work…
Third year: a packed first term
This term has been busy and demanding, with lots of work and a dissertation deadline looming, but it’s been incredibly enjoyable with great drama modules: Contemporary British Theatre and Devised Performance. We’ve just finished our intensive period for Devised, a…
End of the first term
I’ve just finished my first term of my last year of university, and it feels very strange to be going home for Christmas already, the term has gone so quickly! This term has been a very busy one – mainly…