{"id":69,"date":"2015-01-26T09:49:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T09:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/history-fresher\/?p=69"},"modified":"2015-11-16T09:02:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T09:02:55","slug":"its-oh-so-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/history-fresher\/2015\/01\/26\/its-oh-so-quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s oh so quiet…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I begin this week\u2019s post, I\u2019d like to say \u2018Good Luck!\u2019 to all 2015 Lancaster applicants! I hear that your deadline was the 15th<\/sup>, so I wish you all the very best with your applications \u2013 hopefully we\u2019ll see you here in September!<\/p>\n

Well, what quiet week it\u2019s been up here in Lancaster!<\/p>\n

There are times at uni when things are just very quiet and quite relaxing too. Even looking out onto Lancaster Square it\u2019s very subdued and tranquil, often I can hear a game of Frisbee or people chatting, but all I hear is my radio and the wind (which is quite nice, actually). There\u2019s still much work to be doing beyond scheduled classes, of course, and there are still society meetings, but this week has just been very calm. It may have something to do with how chilly it is up here \u2013 perhaps everyone is just hiding away next to their heaters, wearing fluffy socks and slurping a hot chocolate.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve been overly busy this week, although I\u2019ve had a fair bit of reading to do and I have been doing a little bit of research for the Lancaster Award too. I\u2019ve been looking at some careers workshops and I can\u2019t get over how many skills potential employers are looking for \u2013 it\u2019s scary! However, I\u2019m sure the award will offer me the chance to explore them a little further. I was able to sign up for a workshop about CV writing and opportunities for teacher training, as well as one with a head buyer from Waterstone\u2019s to have a chat about what it\u2019s like to start working in publishing and another about how to get involved in museum and archive work. There are so many talks and they\u2019re so diverse, offering me plenty of opportunity to expand my career aspirations. So I\u2019m looking forward to those! But, the future is yet to come and while it\u2019s good to be prepared, we\u2019ll live in the moment for now; this is uni after all!<\/p>\n

And being at uni means working hard, but taking some time to socialise when there\u2019s some free time. I\u2019ve had some lovely outings with my friends this week! I went to see Into the Woods on Wednesday and it was AMAZING! I had such a good night and I was pleased to share it with my friends \u2013 we\u2019ve been looking at the soundtrack ever since! Friday saw a trip to the Chinese restaurant in town, which we have lovingly re-named \u2018dip dip\u2019, and again I had a wonderful evening \u2013 there was so much food; we ate like queens! While going out to the clubs is really fun (Saturday night was hilarious!) I love just spending a relaxing evening with lovely company having a chat (or a sing-a-long)! We were hoping to go for a country walk on Sunday too, but it was just so grey and so cold! I doubt the lovely scenery around Lancaster would have been visible through the rain! Maybe next week it\u2019ll be time to dust off the walking boots!<\/p>\n

Alongside outings with my flatmates I\u2019ve had a really great time at my society meetings this week! With a new term comes new projects! At choir we\u2019re looking at some new, more modern, material, including a medley from the musical Wicked (one of my absolute faves!) ready for a charity showcase in February. It seems everyone\u2019s looking forward to that and it\u2019s something different than before! We\u2019re also looking at Royals by Lorde, but a choir version, and it sounds so, so, so good! (If I do say so myself) I can\u2019t wait to perform it \u2013 it gives us a bit more freedom than some of the classical pieces we\u2019ve done before!<\/p>\n

We\u2019re really making headway with our house now too! We\u2019re looking at leases and tenancy agreements at the moment, which makes me feel rather grown up \u2013 but I\u2019m just excited to make cake in the new kitchen and to make my room all pretty when we move in in September. Legality is one thing, but cake is something way more important! We\u2019ve been talking about having a house meal every couple of weeks and a monthly movie night in on a Friday too, and it\u2019s all so exciting! Eek!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been nice to have a relatively quiet week this week, I\u2019ve had some time to go out and enjoy some social time after the Christmas. However, next week I think I\u2019ll hit the books in the library and get ahead with some essay planning (very exciting, I know!)! I\u2019ve some of those career meetings next week too, which should be cool \u2013 so I\u2019ll let you know how I get on there! I should be a connoisseur of CVs and an expert in interview technique in no time\u2026hopefully!<\/p>\n

Thank you for reading, guys! Hopefully I\u2019ll have something a little more exciting to report next week!
\nHave a lovely week!<\/p>\n

History Hugs,<\/p>\n

Eleanor :0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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