Alas, I have three final weeks left in Leeds before I venture home to Cambridge for a long and hopefully hot summer! Its incredible quite how fast this year has gone and it scares me to think that this is the end of my first year!
Thinking back to this time last year I was studying hard for my A levels looking forward to a summer of 'nothingness' where there was no work, all play. So much has changed since then and I must say that every change has been worth it!
Not only has this year taught me a lot about PR but also a lot about myself. Last year I would have failed at making beans on toast, but now I am cooking fine cuisine. For example, dinner tonight consisted of chicken stuffed with caramelised peppers, wrapped in bacon, with a baked potato and veg!
Being away from home also has made me independant. As home is so far away I only tend to go home once a term, if at all, whereas my flatmates and friends appear to be going home every weekend. I think this meant that I had to learn to cope without Mummy! If anything needs doing, I know I have to do it myself. If I need to set up a direct debit, I do it. If I need to clean the inside of the cooker, I do it. If I need a house to live in next year, I do it! It's given me a great deal of confidence in myself, as I doubt if last year I would have managed to even change a lightbulb!
I have also grown in confidence and have had to learn not to depend on others, something that for me was originally very hard. I was always used to falling back onto boyfriends, parents or friends. Now I try and sort everything out in my head by myself and only ask parents and friends opinions occasionally. I also know that I could walk into any room and talk to any body and would have something interesting to say! I am aware of what's happening in the media and enjoy a good debate.
Although, the end of freshers is slightly concerning. I have liked knowing that we only had to get 40% to pass the year and that this year doesnt count towards my degree (not that it meant I didnt work incredibly hard Daddy if youre reading this!) Also it means that Im no longer the youngest in the university - I am an old hand at which nights are the best out in Leeds and where are the best areas to live!
A couple of friends are joining me up in the "norrrrf" for university next year and I hope to pass on all the things that I have learnt. This year has been a whirlwind of excitement, tears, experience and knowledge and honestly, I cannot wait for the next!
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