By the time this blog has been published, I will have already finished my second year of uni. Although I wouldn’t lie about the fact that for the past few weeks before I finally clicked the ‘submit’ button on Canvas, I have been under pressure […]

I’m in my last semester of the second year and with assignments piled up, it’s easy to get stressed, lose motivation, procrastinate and leave it until the last minute. I’d be lying if I said I haven’t left an assignment until the last minute, as […]

It was October 2020 when a tiny spark of ambition ignited somewhere in a small room in Birmingham. An aspiration is based on wishful thinking, not knowing if it will come true.   It was October when I discovered a specific book genre that intrigued me, […]

With January coming to an end, I thought it would be a good idea to share with you how my January has been. Without further ado, let’s jump into the time machine!  Straight off the bat, January began with a promising week. My family and […]

With this week being an exam week or the final deadlines of assignments for others, I understand how stressful it can become. (I am actually very much stressing out about a presentation as I am writing this.) But hopefully, we can all de-stress, clear out […]

It was Monday evening when I saw my phone light up from the corner of my eyes. Dropping whatever I was doing, I reached over to grab my phone and check what it was. It turned out to be a message from a friend who […]

So after an incredible year, my blogging journey with University College Birmingham is finally coming to an end. It’s a very bittersweet moment as I write down my last blog, bringing in all the flashbacks of this year and the blogs I have shared with […]

I’m sorry to say that this will be my last blog as a UCBlogger. I would like to thank you, everyone, who has supported me throughout the journey, right from the beginning when I barely knew anything about blogging. Blogging is a fantastic experience and […]

So it’s officially December, and that means Christmas is around the corner, and so is the winter break. I know as students, everyone looks forward to the winter break to celebrate Christmas with family, but for international students, going back to your family isn’t always […]

Yes. I’m well aware that I’m three months late to the trend. I have that mulish habit of rewatching TV series and films three times a month, but of course, no shame in that.  For people who haven’t heard of Midnight Mass, it’s a Netflix miniseries […]