Jennifer Haywood

It was exactly a year ago that I began to get butterflies in my stomach because I was so worried about coming to America. There was a huge part of me that did not want to go away, and I only bought my plane ticket a week before I left. I did not know how I was going to live away from my friends and family in a foreign country for such a long time. I now realize how silly I was being. I firmly believe that I made the right decision in coming here and I have no regrets. Read More »

Averaging 4 hours of sleep a night, constant butterflies in your stomach, piles of lecture notes to organise, fighting for a quiet corner in a busy library and having to wait 20 minutes to grab a free computer. Sounds like only one week - dead week!

We are all familiar with the stress that surrounds finals week. We all promise ourselves that next year will be different. Next year I will be more organised, next year I will make study notes throughout the year, next year I will get plenty of sleep. However, we are not all perfect students and some things never work out as planned. Read More »

May 2005 was the United Kingdom’s last general election. Only 61.3% of the total electorate bothered to turn up to the polling stations and vote. This was a dismal turnout! Likewise, in 2001, only 59.4% of the voting electorate voted. Why are people in the UK not voting anymore? On average 73% of the electorate turned out to vote in the elections between 1945 and 1997. Why this sudden decline in voting enthusiasm? The Brits cannot be that apolitical! Read More »

After four planes, two delays, and a layover in Canada, I finally arrived in America 24 hours later than expected. I hadn’t eaten anything in 32 hours, apart from the cardboard food they now serve on planes. I was tired, hungry and nervous! After catching the Lafayette Limo, I was dumped outside the PMU with all my suitcases and told to find the residence halls myself. Luckily I live in Hawkins, so I did not have to walk far. Read More »