Blogs from East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

Well, it has been quite an interesting last 6 weeks for me, especially when one looks at the last two blogs entry. Before I get carried away, there are three things I feel need clarity. First, I am not a tourist; I am an international student, so the idea of using a travel blog was not a good one. Second, I was wrong if I was going to come to one of the most reputable institution such as Institution of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and only put 30 per cent of my time to get a Master degree, the opposite has happen so far, and it seems likely that this will the trend going forward. And lastly, the idea of sitting in a front of computer and write more than 1000 which is ... read more

23 days until I leave the UK. Scared, excited, lots of emotions - leaving my job to be unemployed and leaving my friends and family behind to see the world. WOW. Lots to sort out, people I want to see and spend time with before I leave, a list to stick to, visa's to buy, insurance to arrange and all in just 23 days. If you know me as well as I hope you do then you will know that I am always useless with organising myself and sticking to time frames! Going into the unknown all on my own - ive never been so scared but yet excited in my life - what a strange feeling this is.... read more

The Journey begins way before I received one-way ticket on the 12th of September from the American Express on behalf of the World Bank. The Journey begin in 2011 when I decided that in 2012 it will be nice if I can further my studies somewhere overseas, Spain, UK or even Australia who know. To cut the long and administration depressing story short, today I find myself sitting at a small part of UK, hour 30 minutes from London, Brighton or East Sussex, at the University of Sussex. How did I know about this place, laugh out loud (lol), "Dream deferred", Former President Thabo Mbeki studied here. Anyway, back to why I decided to write this blog today, well I would like to believe there are few people who would like to know how are things ... read more

Walking Day 7 Pyecombe to Lewes Poor Wendy at Hobbs Cottage. We said our good-byes, left and were back in 2 minutes because I had no memory card in my camera so I had to go through my suitcase and get it. Said our fond farewells again and then we were back in 5 minutes. I’d left my watch behind. Wendy hunted all over but it was not in the room. Found it tonight – in with the computer hook-up. Our walk was very quiet today. Hardly anyone else was on the downs at all – only a couple of dog walkers and later in the day some crazy joggers running the heights. I do baby steps uphill and they run! Wind was at a minimum and sun out most everywhere we looked. About ... read more

Correction: Imentioned I was reading 1984, when in fact it was Animal Farm as you'll know from the quote i gave. I intended to reread 1984, having just bought 1948, a rhyming spoof, but as i downloaded the complete works of Orwell onto the Kindle, i started them alphabetically, and read Animal farm instead. Friday 27th July to Friday 3rd August Spent a very happy week, though with a little more rain, situated between Rye and Hastings near the East Sussex coast at Pett. This week is completely differnt from the previous few weeks. a family holiday in a large comfortable house with a huge garden, hillocked and burrowed by rabbits and surrounded by woods. The children, aged one to 11 play on the tyres hanging from a tree and explore the woods. We visit Rye ... read more