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FROSH week NOT Freshers week
By Lisa Scott (Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada). If somebody asked me what my fresher’s week in England involved, my answer would most likely include making friends, exploring a new city, and participating in all the nights out my residence leaders organised for the new students. However, if you asked any student from Queens University what their FROSH week included the responses you would receive would vary immensely. The commerce students would explain how they had to run everywhere for the entire week, the Engineering students would explain how they had to die their hair purple and gel it up in weird shapes for the entire week (even the girls), and…
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Canada here I come…
By Lisa Scott (Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada). Visa… Check Accommodation booked…..Check Flights booked…….Check A fully prepared exchange student….Pending Preparing to set off on a once in a lifetime opportunity to a new country can not only be very exciting but also very scary. As my departure date draws closer, I have started to say my goodbyes and suddenly feel emotional at the fact that it may be a year before I see most of these people again. However, the one thing that makes saying goodbye easier is that everyone is excited for me… probably more so than I am myself. Whilst I’m sitting here writing this blog, a small pile…
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