A weekend in Machester.

This weekend I ventured to Manchester to visit my family friends that live there. Manchester is only a 1.25 train journey through the lovely English countryside. Also free food and accommodation, it would be a crime to decline that offer! It really made me miss a nice home-cooked meal, and lounging around watching television. Even though the weather was a little dreary, I was fortunate enough for this lovely family to show me around the greater Manchester and spoil me rotten for the weekend.

A formal affair.

On Sunday, Devonshire Hall students were undertook their first formal event for the college year. We were to all attend a formal Sunday roast lunch, where we would be in the company of our Warden, student president, and other noteworthy members of staff. Before this, a photo would be taken of the entirely of our residence in their formal attire, as a way to capture the wonderful year (or six months) that we would all spend here.

Leeds Varsity match.

Leeds Varsity is a day full of sporting competition for rivalling university's University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University. However all the hype and excitement builds towards the main spectacle of the day, the firsts Rugby Union game. Even though I went to this event, not having any idea what the rules of Union are, this didn't deny me of an absolutely amazing time.

Getting involved.

The University of Leeds offers a club or society for pretty much anything your mind could ever possibly imagine. From food to photography, quidditch to skydiving, there is a group out there for literally every single one of you. Being a fresher, the university's Union really pushes and encourages us newbies to sign-up for and join as many different societies as we possibly can, which I for one think is a great attitude to have. After the initial overwhelmingness of all the different clubs, I finally decided upon four, which I think I will have the most fun in and get the most out of.

An important crossroad.

I've had this picture as the background for my phone since my travels began. The past seven days have been be a period in my life that I will forever remember, however not for the reasons that you would initially think. Last Monday I was left alone in foreign city, surrounded by people with obscenely peculiar accents. In such a short space of time, I have experienced one of the biggest learning curves in my life. I was thrown into the deep end, and I feel as though this newly formed independence I have uncovered has kept me afloat.