See what I did there? Christmas Day has now been and gone and I'm about to bombard you with some photos! First things first, the tree! The tree was up and decorated when I returned home from university and the presents slowly gathered. We only opened a few on Christmas day - our tradition is to try and make them last as long...

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It's been a week since I posted so I thought now was the time to let you all know I got home safely - even though it took me over half a day! I experienced Birmingham alone (which I hated), a creepy bloke looking for attention on the bus (only had to tolerate him trying to stroke my leg to Bristol) and finally...

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It's finally here, though it has flown by. It's the end of the first semester with just exams to look forward to in January. I'm so happy to be going home. Unlike most people, I haven't been home or seen a single member of my family or any of my friends since I started univeristy, so I'm seriously excited. Especially after this week, it's...

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Before you arrive at university you'll be told plenty of things that you'll either find out to be true or a total lie. Here, I uncover what I've found out during my time at university: If you kiss someone you live with, it'll be awkward forever - Not always true. There's plenty of things that can happen at uni, especially when you're living...

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Although I'm only in my first year and I've got it pretty easy in comparison to how it'll be in the second and third year, I'm still getting stressed over the assignments I have to do. As a Lit student, I don't get tonnes. I've done three close readings - where you analyse a section of a novel in depth - a presentation...

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So, we're on the edge of entering week 11 and I honestly can't believe how fast it has flown by! In two weeks time I'll be making my eleven hour trip back to Cornwall, ready for Christmas and hopefully ready to start work at Sainsbury's again - which also means I still won't be graced by some lovely home cooked dinners because I'll...

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