Hi everyone,

I thought I’d drop in and let you know what’s been going on in my world recently. 

So, it’s Week 5; that means we’re half way through the term already … and deadlines are approaching quickly. The time goes incredibly fast here, which is why it is important to check in and reflect every now and then about how far you’ve come. I have three deadlines coming up for the end of term, two on the 22nd of March, and one on the 18th. I really would like to start at least summarising some of the topics I have covered in the past weeks as they’re still fresh in my mind, as well as pursue some secondary reading to supplement my summaries. Whether or not this gets done this week is really a different story – I have lots of dissertation work to be doing at the same time, on top of readings for my courses; so finding time is somewhat challenging (definitely not as bad when following a schedule, though!)

Last weekend I went back home, there was snow in Liverpool and I was really worried I wouldn’t get home – three flights before me were delayed two hours, but I got lucky! All went smoothly. When I was home I got a chance to catch up with all my friends which was awesome, and spent some time with my mum too, as she took time off work. Like I’ve mentioned before, I think it’s really important to take time to recoup at University: if you can get home every 5 weeks or so it really helps to break up term time into manageable chunks. If you can’t – definitely make an effort to socialise with your friends – social time is just as important as study, and that correct balance is so important to strike. 

This weekend I saw a friend, we made sweet potato and chickpea curry, and I must say, it was pretty impressive. My cooking has definitely improved since going vegetarian. For anyone that is coming to university without much in the way of cooking skills, I’d definitely suggest trying to expand your set when you get here; making meals as a group is a good way to start. 

I also made chocolate-chip [avocado…] protein cookies:

avocado… sounds tasty…right? Credit goes to https://ifoodreal.com/chocolate-protein-cookies/ for the completely vegan recipe. I found this recipe online whilst looking for a healthy cookie alternative for a particular cookie monster, I wanted to try the recipe out for myself before sharing them with him.

Coming up this weekend is another applicant visit day – I hope to meet some of you there! 

Catch up with you all soon,

Ellie