Term came to an end. I went home. And, unsurprisingly, I found it incredibly hard to adjust – nothing is easy when you feel like it’s sending you backwards. Where I was recovering from the two-and-a-bit months I’d spent here, I thought I was smacking my personality in the face over and over, and so, naturally, once January appeared I was gagging to get back.<\/p>\n
Home hadn’t changed, save for the urge to be with friends more often. And when I got back to Southampton, it hadn’t changed either – same generic untidiness (thankfully no-one broke in), same stir-fry every night, same constant push by friends to go to the same rather undelightful nightclubs every night of the week. This made me rather happy.<\/p>\n
Having done practically no work at all over Christmas, the imminent deadlines at the start of term were certainly fun. Consequences of this included a horribly written report, rushed presentation slides and the need of an all-nighter to build a Tetris-esque game – the night in question was actually quite damned funny due to the instant messenging and Facebook-based conversations being had with various other people in exactly the same situation as me. A real sense of community.<\/p>\n
On the subject of Facebook, I have, as the ultimate test of endurance and perseverance, decided to ban myself from the site until exams come to a close. I am sure people will miss my zany status updates (this is a lie) and I believe this is the best decision I’ve ever made regarding my academic life.<\/p>\n
Happy examinations<\/p>\n
-D.T<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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