After the rush, panic and stress of March, a week at home has been greatly enjoyed. My room is still a mess with draft essays, bits of speeches, bank statements and library books strew about the place. That tends to happen when I’m ultra-focussed on work (or should that be ultra-panicked by work)? I really …read more
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Rest and Reflection
By Blake on April 7, 2013 in Clubs and societies, Course, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, The city
Blake’s View: New Friends in Old Photographs
By Blake on March 9, 2013 in Blake's View, Clubs and societies, Course, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, The city
I’ve been studying Japanese since I started my degree. In the first year I took it as an optional unit, and this year I’m studying for credit. I remember last year, about February time, I was quite stressed out. Exams and essay deadlines were looming. It isn’t much different this year. There’s loads to do! …read more
A Blogger’s Life
Seeing as we have some new bloggers who have recently joined us, I thought I would take a moment to consider my own blogging experience so far. I had considered starting my own blog for a while before I came to University (though of course I never got round to it), so being a part …read more
Snow Day!
I got up at 6.30am this morning, not because of my anticipation of snow, but because today I was going to start working in some local school projects I am involved in with the University. At 7am I groggily peered out into the darkness of a winter morning, and continued on autopilot to get myself …read more
Merry Christmas 2012
By Blake on December 23, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, The city
Congratulations! I’m pleased to report that we survived the apocalypse of 21 December 2012. I was grabbing some last minute Christmas presents in Commercial Road when doomsday failed to occur. A brass band was playing some festive tunes and there was a cheerful atmosphere around the town centre – but I still took a glance …read more
It’s Christmas!
December again, and who knew it. A Christmas tree has appeared in Park Building, and an even larger one in the Guildhall. I even saw an evening carol service there the other night. It really got me into the festive mood! My weekend was spent pulling boxes of decorations from isolated attic cupboards, and this …read more
Dark, Cold Nights
By Blake on October 2, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Course, Island Experience, Music, Nightlife, The city
Back in July I reminisced about a rainy afternoon spent down the pub with a friend. I wasn’t expecting that three months later I’d be at my laptop once again writing about the rain… but here we are! Fortunately we had some great weather for Fresher’s Fayre but since then it’s been wet, cold, blowy …read more
And So It Begins Again
By Blake on September 21, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Course, Music, Nightlife, Sport, Study, The city
Wednesday and Thursday this week were the induction days for Year 2 students in the School of Languages and Area Studies. The lecturers did not waste any time in getting to the big topic – dissertations! As it turns out, preparation for our 10,000 word final-year piece starts early, and by the end of this …read more
September – Signs of a New Season
It’s September at last, but still a few weeks to go before Uni starts. I’m really looking forward to settling back into a scholarly routine. The past few days I’ve noticed a some distinct changes which have reminded me that Autumn is nearly here – the new season officially starts on 22 September (the day …read more
Farewell First Year!
My last essay hand-in was actually two weeks ago, when the weather was incredibly hot. After submitting my final piece of work for the year (ten minutes before the noon deadline!), I ambled over to the University Library to unload a few books, wearing just a t-shirt, swimming shorts and sandals. Being the last day, …read more
About Blake
Hi, I'm Blake! I'm in my Second Year of American Studies. Read this blog to find out more about me and life as a University student in Portsmouth.