Casey's Blog

This probably is not the best time to write this because of the jet lag and the lack of sleep; however there is too much I want to say about my holiday to not let you know now. This morning me and my boyfriend Liam landed back in the United Kingdom after a week in the beautiful Caribbean Island of Cuba. This was not a place that I had ever imagined myself going but yet we had an amazing week exploring and relaxing. A week of soaking up the sun and enjoying each others company as a birthday treat to ourselves (we have the same birthday). Right before I go into anymore detail, it is probably best to give you a brief background of Cuba itself  to explain why its culture is so vibrant and different from anything I have ever known. I would say that Cuba is stuck making decades behind, it may have modern hotels but everything else is on a delayed reaction. This is because of its separation from the rest of the world both physically and politically which have lead to a lack of imports

WOW!!! Where the hell has this year gone? I literally have no clue. Although you are always counting down dates, when you have coursework to hand it (believe me there is a lot), when you are going home for breaks or when you have exams (they are scary but you can do it). I passed my first year of university with a 2:1. I am so happy and relieved that the first year went as well as it did. I have learnt so much and have been through so much but I am a better person for it. Firstly, I owe everything to the close people around me, my friends, my new friends, my family and my boyfriend. I love coming home to my friends and getting to send time with my friends. The people that have known me for a long long time, these always know how to bring me back down to earth and make me look at the better picture. My new university friends, well there is a lot to tell here. I am getting emotional just thinking about them, the truth is without them I would not have made it through the year as well as