On one hand starting university was very exciting – learning new things, meeting new people, visiting new places; on the other, the very same exciting things seemed scary to me – ‘what ifs’, ‘buts’ and uncertainty as to how to do it all on my own, for the first time in my life. Then came really difficult tasks, like saying goodbye to my family or deciding what to pack and how to do it within the luggage allowance! To be fair, I was quite relieved once I got onto a plane to London as I knew that at this point my journey was beginning…
Getting from Heathrow to Connaught Hall was simple, just a quick train ride to Paddington and a 10 minute cab to take me right in front of the door to what I would soon call – my new home.
Getting from Heathrow to Connaught Hall was simple, just a quick train ride to Paddington and a 10 minute cab to take me right in front of the door to what I would soon call – my new home. As soon as I walked through the door I realised that it wasn’t just me moving into the hall that day. Seeing others in the same situation made me feel surprisingly at ease and I thought to myself: “If they can do it, so can I!”. But where to go from there? Looking around I saw the reception and decided it had to be my next stop.