First month at Atlantic College

I apologize for waiting so long to start writing this blog,  the first few weeks were quite up and down and I wasn't very keen on much here as well as the homesickness bug dragging me down.
But after a shaky start i am definitely starting to settle in here and the classes and people are growing on me.

I am in Gwynedd, which is the best house on campus, it is also the craziest and weirdest :) Which is why I fit in perfectly. There is 40 girls and 12 boys... this includes the second years, although I would love to have a more balanced house I wouldn't change. The dance parties and late night deep conversations make the house my home and the people my family. I have lovely dorm mates even if our sleeping schedules and waking up schedules mix and match. Keeping my corner clean and organized is a daily challenge.

My corner of my dorm

 The classes were at first really frustrating as I had forgotten a lot of material over the summer but also the different levels of within the classes had to be balanced before the learning could commence. My classes, which we call "codes" here,  are currently amazing. I am learning so much in all my subjects and fascinated by all the different ideas from people who have grown up in different school systems.

 In my free time, I will either chill with friends and be social in       our dayroom, which is communal room where everyone in our  house relaxes. Or I will walk down to the sea front and watch  the waves and get away from all the stress of work, sharing  space and being continuously social.

Lots of activities and events happen randomly at Atlantic College, which would be considered a big deal or a lot of effort in normal schools. At the moment we are having a social justice conference which I will explain about, once it has finished at the end of this week.

The view from the first lawn