So ... I’m in year 3 and myself and my partner decided to move ... for some reason we were having a string of bad luck, so it all fell through and we were left with nowhere to live and couldn’t find anything we could afford in London that was nice enough and near enough to the university. So, we had to move home to Essex. I lived with my Dad for a grand total of a day before we had an argument about me running up a huge phone bill, using up the hot water (basically just trying to make myself at home) and I realised that after not having lived together for over a year, me and my Dad just could not co-habit ... so a new solution was needed. Step in – my mum. She had just bought a second house to rent out and was looking for tenants, so perfectly I now had someone to rent from with a nice family discount:)happy days!
So what is it like commuting? It’s actually not that bad. I don’t enjoy the 5am alarms and having to sit in traffic for miles, but then I would prefer to do that than have to stand on the train in rush hour, I live my own personal space and there is a distinct lack of it (as well as a lack of decent smelling air). On the plus side, I am only in university one day a week now as I have finished some of my modules and all of the others fall on a Monday. So with that and two days of work a week I only have to commute twice a week and gatecrash various friends’ floors on Wednesday nights –it’s kind of fun to live as a nomad once a week.
In other news, year three is really starting to kick in now, lots of courseworks due and the ever-worrying dissertation deadline keeps getting just that bit closer. I am progressing OK with the work but am a little bit behind schedule. I will let you all know soon my proposal and ask you all to take part in a little research for me – as it is all linked to social media, so it seems appropriate to ask.
On the lighter side of life ... A few recommendations for things to do this week:
1) Eat Japanese food – I don’t mean generic sushi sold in supermarkets. I mean, get yourself to a Japanese restaurant and try loads of different types of food. They are great at doing small plates of food so you can sample loads of the menu each time you visit. I recommend gyoza, tempura prawns or vegetables, chicken katsu and spare ribs. For the sushi I really enjoyed broccoli tempura nigiri and avocado maki. If you would rather save a few pennies and just get a main meal then chicken teriyaki is always good or yaki soba noodles. Japanese restaurants close to Greenwich University: Itsu (Greenwich town centre), Wasabi (the o2) and Wagamama’s Greenwich Penninsula, by the o2). 
2) Go to the cinema and see a kid’s film – I hadn’t been to the cinema for ages and went last night (2 for 1 on Orange Wednesday) and saw Gnomeo and Juliet. It was really funny and reminded me that we should all take the time out to be a little bit childish sometimes hehe (child-like giggle). 
3) Eat your 5 a day – I know it sounds silly and a bit like a Government generated lecture, but I am actually trying to make sure I do it on a daily basis and I am finding that is helping me stay more alert and feel better in general. So give it a go for a week and see how you feel Take care all of you and I will try and stop being a useless blogger and write more often, but there are many more interesting people blogging out there too, have a look around and happy reading. Bye :)
After reading through your blog I think it is great and I totally agree with the part you put in about eating your 5 a day because I am in and out of lectures all day and constantly hungry but cannot afford to keep popping to Costa to buy a snack. However, a big problem that most of my friends have had is when they were first getting equipment for their kitchen they missed a lot of stuff to buy and have gone through the year with only a few kitchen utensils so they have never got the proper equipment to be able to cook something adequate for the day. I have come across this website where you can buy all the equipment you need for when you start. www.oakwaypacks.com/blog.aspx
ReplyDeleteI have had a few friends who prefer to buy this way as they don't have to worry about forgetting something and for a good price.