In my introduction talk this week I couldn\u2019t help but notice the emphasis on interpreting stories of the past – as a history student I\u2019ll be considering the impacts of these tales in today\u2019s society and the shaping of the rest of history. This idea seemed to translate allegorically, in my mind, to be an appropriate theme to this blog\u2019s introduction as Freshers Week has drawn to a close.
\nWith this in mind it is important to consider that each story needs a setting and Lancaster seemed the perfect backdrop for a new tale! It was a constantly fired question from friends and family: \u2018why Lancaster?\u2019 and the answer has never been particularly clear. I mean, aside from the importance of the course and the accommodation as contributing factors, the real, definite answer has been really difficult to explain! However, on arrivals day the fog had lifted! The entire feel of campus, the reassurance that this is the right course and the genuinely lovely welcome from everybody has made it very easy to begin enjoying the time I have here.
\nI have always believed that first impressions count \u2013 these impressions provide the building blocks for these great stories that I hope you have all begun to compose. \u201cHi! What\u2019s your name? Where do you come from? What are you studying?\u201d These three questions have cured any metaphorical notions of writers\u2019 block that I have had so far in creating this story. (So, in an ambiguous way, I guess what I\u2019m trying to say is that simply by jumping in with these questions it\u2019s been a really great way start things off!)
\nIn light if this last comment, it is probably appropriate to introduce myself properly! My name\u2019s Eleanor, or Ellie (or, my flatmates call me Martha, in likeness to Martha from The Great British Bake-Off, because I really like baking and we made brownies on day 2!) and I\u2019m from Weston-super-Mare, a small-ish town in North Somerset. I\u2019ll be studying History and Philosophy, with EPR as my minor subject and I\u2019m in County College. It\u2019s really nice to virtually meet you all!
\nSo, introductions and salutations over, I will get on with it! Attempting to describe the entirety of this week would prove a joyous task, but no doubt the finished article would be a couple of hundred pages long! So I’ll just skip to the best bits so I can retain your attention!
\nThere\u2019s no doubt that the first day of uni, for me at least, was scary, exciting, nerve-racking, worrying, liberating\u2026tiring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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