University: 1st Year VS 2nd Year

I was warned that the second year of university would be so different to the first and to enjoy being a fresher whilst I could. I thought naaaaaah it can't be that much different surely? I was wrong. Sooooo wrong.

Whilst the socialising and the partying decreased, the workload and stress increased A LOT.

Deadline after deadline after deadline. Did it ever end? I actually had to do work during the week, like what was this? I was used to being a fresher and just lounging around all day because I had nothing to do. Of course I could still relax on the weekends, but even then I was still stressing about the amount of work I had to do and felt guilty for not doing it and taking a break.

My 1st year looked a lot like this...

- Flat parties

- Watching daytime TV

- Late night walks to the shop

- Partying till 5 am 

- Sleeping

My 2nd year looked a lot like this...

- Stress

- More stress

- Work 

- In bed for 9pm

- More work

A bit of a difference right?

I can't wait to see what my final year brings...even more work most likely?

British weather

One of the British public's favourite topics to discuss is the weather. It just seems to be something we can talk about with complete strangers who we don't know..'Lovely day isn't it?'. I don't know why we do it, we just seem to enjoy it.

Britain is renowned for having such unpredictable weather. Some would say it mirrors the personality of a girl with constant mood swings.

It's almost like a miracle if the sun comes out...within 30 seconds everyone is out in their shorts and sunglasses trying to take advantage of it before it starts to pour it down with rain again.

Choosing an outfit each day is always tricky. Even though it may look warm, it's usually not. Even though it's dry, it probably won't be later. Having an umbrella in your handbag is always a must for people in the UK, trust me the one day you don't take one with you I can 100% guarantee you will need it.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to live in a hot country for the rest of my life. I don't think I could cope, even after a week in Spain I start to get too warm and have burnt to a crisp. So maybe it's best for me to stay in the rainy UK, at least for the time being.