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My first year at University

ime really does fly when you’re having fun! I have just course, I had to set myself a weekly budget. All of this whilst
Tfinished my first year studying Politics, International trying to complete all of my work, readings and essays, was
Studies and French at the University of Warwick in the quite overwhelming. However, after a few weeks I got into
UK. My course lasts four years as I will be taking a year the swing of how everything works and I have enjoyed
abroad to a French-speaking country in my third year.. every moment! I regularly attend talks given by high-profile
speakers and I am active in various societies, even ones
Floriane day that I would never think of participating in such as Yoga, of
I would say that my first few weeks were more exciting than which I am the new Secretary and cricket. I am also part of
daunting - there was so much to do such as making friends “Warwick Spaniards” so I have been able to keep up with
and trying out different sports clubs and societies, from my Spanish and Catalan without any problems. Having the
cheese and chocolate society to polo, there is something various languages and coming from an international school
for everybody. Societies and sports are one of the best with students from all over has helped me to adapt as well
ways to meet new people and having been through this as completing the IB, as there is great focus on independent
process when I first moved to EIC, I felt very prepared and study and improvement. My first year at university has
confident to do so. In the UK, it is very typical for a university been full of great experiences, I am thoroughly enjoying
to host a “Freshers week” for first year students to settle my course thus far and I cannot wait for my second year to
down and discover as much of the university as possible commence!
before starting. However, Warwick starts in October, so
lectures started in the first week for me. At first, I struggled
to balance the different aspects of university life, not only
making friends and organising my new lecture and seminar
timetable, but also having to look after myself as a 17-year-
old living away from home in a different country. I had to
make sure to go to the supermarket and think about things
which I had never thought about, such as how much do I
eat in a day and how much should I buy for a week? Then of

The little things that brighten your day

he day started off with a As I reached out to grab the book way they reacted to the book was book. I got lost in the moment of
Treally bad vibe. The sky was I was supposed to read to the priceless and brought a smile to reading and explaining the book
grey and gloomy and there was kids, a thought crossed my mind, my face. while watching this little girl laugh
a storm waiting at our doorstep. ‘Maybe I could just skim through I decided to put all my heart into just like my sister. Before I knew
I was sleep deprived, I had a the pages and I would be able to reading to these little mischievous it the class was over. We started
couple exams which I hadn’t go back to class and revise for my children so that at least one of reading a book and ended up
really prepared for, and I had exam.’ As selfish as that sounded, us wouldn’t be stressed. Halfway playing tic-tac-toe. I honestly
injured myself playing football. I thought I had to prioritise some through our reading session the didn’t want to leave because for
things over others. kids started running around the those 40 minutes I was happy. I
aditya rawtani I grabbed the first book I saw, place screaming and doing the had completely forgotten about
I was on my way to school with rushed to the group of preschool stuff preschool kids do. I left the all the negative thoughts I woke
my headphones tucked into my kids I was supposed to read to book about dinosaurs on the up with for first time all morning.
ears on maximum volume, just and opened to a random page table and was just about to leave Sadly, nothing lasts forever, no
gazing into the stormy sky. When towards the middle of the book. when a little girl tugged my school matter how much we want it to,
I got to school I wasn´t convinced when he announced that we were I was reading without expression T-Shirt and handed me the book I and I still had to go and take my
that I’d pass my exams. The day going to read to the preschool and at a speed that they couldn´t had left on the table. So I sat down exams. I’m sure I did just fine in
started with the subject I’m best kids in English. possibly understand. Seconds again. She came and sat on my left the exams, though I might have
at, English. I always enjoy classes, The little hope that I had for after I started reading, a kid pulled leg and held the book from one aced them. Kids always bring a
not only because I’m good at it but acing the test was now shattered the book from the other end end. smile to my face and doing any
also because our teacher is as cool to pieces. I walked towards the trying to look at the pictures. I She reminded me of my sister, who activity with them, from playing
and understanding as anyone can ground floor completely beaten immediately understood what the I used to read a story to everyday tic-tac-toe to reading, makes me
get. So I thought to myself, “Maybe down due to the stress of my kids wanted and started reading just like this. We’d hold the book feel great. All our English classes
I could ask him for a free class to exams. In the midst of all this, with a bit of expression and from one end each and laugh at are fun, but the day we read to the
study for my exams.” And that’s before I knew it, I got to preschool. showing them all the pictures. The anything and everything in the preschool kids was the best by far.