Refreshers Week has finally drawn
to a close. After a nonstop week of clubbing and doing more shots than most would care
to admit, you can practically see the relief in the eyes of fellow freshers.
Many enjoy a good night out, but let's face it we’ve only just recovered from
the Christmas & New Year period where any excuse for a drink was readily
found; we weren't quite ready for the onslaught that Refreshers provided.
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| Monday night of Refresher Week |
This week has been ideal to getting reabsorbed in to uni life carefree. With no lectures to worry about until
the 2nd of February, our days have been free to fill with
reconnecting with friends and coursemates, or sleeping off the hangover; whilst
the nights have been spent bouncing from club to club. Tuesday night was spent
at Varsity, for me this was the highlight of the week, purely for the view from
the rooftop.
Whilst Freshers week in September helped you cement
friendships back when we were all still rather lost and new to the area.
Refreshers has been a great way to dive back into uni.Though I’ll admit I’m looking
forward to crawling into my bed at normal hours, and waking up with work to do
again.
Where have the last twelve weeks gone? All my assignments
have been submitted so I can finally breath without panic and enjoy the
holidays. Before you go to university, everyone tells you that living in halls
is great; you will meet amazing people, develop a fab social life etc. They are
not wrong. Cheney halls has an amazing social atmosphere, and even if you are
not a party animal you are bound to meet people that live in or around your halls
through society’s and on your course.
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| Getting ready in Cheney before Freshers Ball |
Life in halls at Brookes is pretty great. This is my second
time around living in halls and I’m really impressed by the standard Brookes
has set. I live in the Postgraduate/mature student block, and I don’t have to
worry about a thing. Cheney Student Village is only 5 minutes from JHB, which
is great for days when you have slightly overslept as you can still easily make
the lecture. The launderette is not even 30 seconds from my front door and there
is a common room just round the corner. Though a word of advice for all you
prospective students learn how to use a washing machine before you come! So far
I’ve taught 6 very embarrassed, very confused freshers.
Packing up my belongings I need for Christmas I can’t help
but feel blue at leaving Brookes, even if it is only till the end of January. I
love my life here, and I don’t doubt that I will find a reason or two to pop
back and visit over the holiday. I have become so used to laughing with my
housemates over breakfast at our hangovers and drunken antics, then sharing a
bottle of wine over dinner; because you know that’s a cure for the headache!
Have a great Christmas!
