University of Aberdeen Blog

The exam period is over and the ink has now dried on my dissertation, which I never thought I would be completing so soon. It is amazing to believe that this will be my last semester at Aberdeen- I think I may try to find another undergraduate degree to complete so I can have another 4 years of fun! It makes me reflect over the past five years of uni life and what I’ve done- met my best friends, did CampAmerica, went to France for a year, became President of the French Society and now Student Ambassador where I’m going to be featured in a Lonely Planet guide! Crazy, eh?

The people I’ve met through uni have without a doubt given me unforgettable moments, such as Wednesday nights at Exodus (a nightclub in Aberdeen) where we head-banged and air guitared our way through classic 80s rock or when we decided to be cultured and visit the surrounding castles like Crathes and Dunnottar. For some reason when we visited Dunnottar (which is a ruined castle on a cliff) we thought it would be more interesting to walk the side of the cliff than actually follow the footpath and had a picnic on rather windy beach! Once my dissertation was handed-in I was looking forward to having time to do girly things like shopping and drinking lots of tea, but soon got bored as there was no-one to join me in my freedom since they were still all studying hard! When term started again last week I was so relieved to have company again that I met-up with about three groups of people each day! One of those groups was the French Society and we have so much planned for the next coming month- French film night every week, Galette des Rois Night (where we eat lots of yummy French food), Senoir Honours night out, Pancake Evening and hopefully we’re going to plan a Language Ball with the Hispanic Society for March which is ace fun! I went last year and it was awesome to see the guys in their kilts as well as the ceilidlh which is always guaranteed entertainment!

This week I’m concentrating on my two new courses, Econometrics and Interwar Literature and Politics. Though they are extremely different, they are both interesting but I think I’ll need to study hard. After this I’m going to (try) and read a bit more of my course book, ‘La Conspiration’ but then again it is Friday night and who knows what is on television….Amongst hardcore studying I will once again play social butterfly and see some of my friends to catch-up on all the gossip since Christmas which I’m looking forward to, then on Friday I’ll be extremely excited as my boyfriend is taking me out for a swanky meal at my favourite restaurant, Rustico- if you like Italian food I definitely recommend this place as their food is scrumptious!

Speaking of food, I’m going to go make myself a cup of tea and biscuit for dunking to warm myself in the February snow, perhaps I may even play my recently bought Muse album and read Calvin and Hobbs. That’s what I call a plan. Until next time take care and enjoy yourselves! xx

My blog title today refers to 2 very important things today, the fact that after what has felt a lifetime my exams are finally over, and for those of you who are Snow Patrol fans you may recognise that’s it’s a song title from the Eyes Open album, and apart from it being an appropriate title for my blog, it also celebrates the fact that I get to see the band play in Aberdeen in 23 days!!! (Yes I am a bit of a fan).

Being a big live music fan, I’ve always tried to go see a band play as often as I can, and Aberdeen is brilliant for that. In my first year I was lucky enough to see my favourite band of all time, Muse, play at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, and that was by far one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to. I sometimes manage to slightly smaller bands like Elliot Minor and Thirteen Senses at The Lemon Tree or Moshulu, which is always fun, and a good opportunity to see some the newer faces in today’s music world.

The entertainment scene is not just limited to live music, in the last few months I’ve already been to see some of Britain’s finest comedians live in action, most recent being Dylan Moran, who made his name with the brilliant channel 4 comedy ‘Black Books’.

So as I mentioned before, my title also refers to the fact that as of last week, I am free of exams till May, and it feels great to finally have them behind me. It’s always been quite interesting to watch the atmosphere on campus change during exam period, with the library becoming a lot more popular, and watching students do their last minute revision outside the exam venues. But once exam season is over, the streets begin to fill up with students again, all ready to start the second semester. This term I get to start some really interesting courses about Neuroscience and Cardiology, and I’m going to be travelling around Scotland giving Student Life talks at the Parent Evening events, so some of you may see me looking exceptionally nervous before I tell you about how awesome life at the University of Aberdeen is.

Anyhow I should really get back to answering important emails, and attempt to sort out my new timetable. Best of luck to all of you who have interviews this month.