Imagine this – you wake up one morning, you’re lying in a strange bed, in a strange room, in a strange country, all alone. Scary right? Wrong, it’s the exact opposite! …And I’m here to tell you why. Anyone who knows me, knows that I hate ordinary. I hate getting up every day, doing the
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At first, I felt like this was going to be an absolute nuisance… scrambling to find people to complete my dissertation survey. Worrying I was going to struggle to find a diverse group of people to take part. Asking myself questions like.. How many people do I actually need? What if I don’t get enough
Last year I spent 12 months working at Randox Laboratories, Crumlin. I never gave much thought into why I was applying for placement in 2nd year; I just thought of it as something we had to do and understood that it would be beneficial when it came to seeking graduate jobs, as I’d have some
As a final year student I am not alone in saying that coffee is an essential part of my day… Whether I am in uni and about to go to a lecture or I am in the library trying to make a start on an assignment, I NEED a coffee. Anyone who drinks coffee will
As many students would agree, entering final year of University is extremely daunting but yet quite exciting. As you mentally prepare yourself all summer for the dreaded dissertation and promise yourself you will be organised this year; you buy a diary so you know your deadlines and make your way to Paperchase for pretty notebooks
When Lent rolled around this year I sat and thought about what I was going to go off. Snacks? Alcohol? (Unlikely) Am I too old to go off being mean to siblings? Instead of going on a 40 day diet I decided I was going to do some of the good deeds I promise myself
One my more recent spontaneous decisions that I made was to apply to work at a summer camp in America. It was not something I had ever considered doing but one day at the beginning of May I decided it was what I wanted to do with my summer. Obviously with it being so late
If you’re a young, wild & free, hungry partier in search of paradise then look no further, Tomorrowland will have you sorted! If you’ve ever been to Tomorrowland you’ll know exactly what I mean when I say it’s ‘out of this world!’ However, with 200,000 tickets up for grabs, it can be a pretty scary
F U T U R E predicting one day to the next, which may or may not happen. Where did you see yourself 10 years ago? Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years? Something we don’t often stop and ask ourselves. ‘Dream big’ a phrase we are often told when we are
Breaking a bone wouldn’t usually be a big deal or something I’d call a ‘life changing experience’, but after 24 weeks in cast, two surgeries and countless appointments filled with disappointing news, I’m not the same person I was. Despite the fact I have on-going issues with my ankle and it limits me at times,