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 impo...

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...

There is nothing that I love more than travelling. As a geography student, you would expect another less. I would never say that I am well travelled because there is always someone that has travelled more and seen more. However I have been very lucky in my adventures that I have taken and I can't wait to have more. I see travelling as a way of trying to get a better understanding of the world as well as experiences different cultures and respecting the differences. I love that I am able to see the diversity around the world, it also provides more perspective on my own life and the values that I want. There is so much to discover around the world and I believe that it is very important to do so.  Where I have been? Florida  My mum took me and sisters to Florida Disney World in 2007 for a treat. We were out there for three weeks and they were probably the best three weeks of my life because it was so magical. I was nine at the time and it could not have completed a nin...

Something that I have previously spoken about but yet something so important to me is my weight and body confidence. This is something that is constantly bringing me down on a day to day basis. Since coming to university I guess that it has been triggered even more because I am surrounded by people that I would see as looking attractive and having bodies that make me very jealous. This I would say has not helped my body confidence at all as well as the university standard of living not helping my case. It is not something that I love to talk about with anyone because of how low it makes me feel but I guess I am sharing it with you. This is not because I want to make others feel bad about themselves, but to help others know that they are not the only ones going through this.  During my time back at home during Easter, I found that I was extremely low with my body confidence and just wanted to be in slouchy clothes. I was just so unhappy with my body that I didn't want it on show a...

So it has been a long while since I have written or shared anything with you and I guess that is because a number of different reasons. Like having so many deadlines this term that I have pretty much lost my head, not having a lot to say but also that anything I have got to say, I don't know how to say it. As you can probably see, I have had a pretty busy time this term but that has been both academically and personally, I have had to face many mental hurdles that I wish to talk about.  After returning back to university after the Christmas break, I felt very confused because I really didn't want to go back. I wanted to stay at home with the people that I loved as well as feeling so disconnected from university and the life that comes with it. I guess I really questioned what I was really doing with my life because I wasn't happy and for a good few weeks I felt like that. But I guess with time, I got over it and settled back into university life. I had started to make mor...

1 WHOLE month seems like it will last forever, it doesn't! It goes so quick that you don't even remember what you did half the time. It goes so quick that you forget to do things, you forget what you wanted to do and you forget to remember all those little moments because there will be another one. Although the month went too quick for my liking, I had the best month of my life because I was able to spend it with the people I love. I was able to make amazing memories, like the frequent trips to Brighton or taking part in my favourite things about the Christmas holiday like Ice Skating, or eating as many mince pies that I could possibly eat. It was about building new relationships, making memories with loved ones and enjoying some relaxation time, even if I didn't really stop the whole time.  The worst thing about moving out is going back because you can be sure that you are no longer a resident of that house you used to call home. You are now a guest and everything is d...

University is like your first steps, it fascinating and freedom building but also its frightening and you don't know whether you would accomplish it. You are so happy that you have made it and that you are making the 'first steps' towards your dreams but then you are also thinking about whether you can do it, whether you have what it takes to make it through. Unlike taking your first steps, university is more than the activity it is about everything else that comes with that activity. So not only do you have to deal with the struggles that come with the course that you have taken, you also having to deal with meeting new people, adjusting to total independence, living without family and loved ones and adjusting to a whole new lifestyle. It may sound like my experiences at university have only been negative but there has been positives.  Positive experiences of my first term:  Going home, releasing how much I had grown up and knowing that I had changed for the better ...