By Lauren Kelly
THREE YEARS LATER: HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR ME
When coming to ‘the end of an era’, some people tend to reminisce, ponder, and just have a good old think about that particular phase of their life.
Admittedly, I am usually one of those people, and the university phase has not been an exception. Neither should it be: the eighteen year old that moved into university halls of residence nearly three years ago is not the same one graduating in a couple of months’
time. I can honestly say the change is good, and whether people like to admit it or not, or even realise it, university does change you, and for me personally it’s definitely been for the best. That’s mainly down to the student lifestyle of having to live with, not only yourself, but with other people.
It’s probably an obvious choice to go for, but independence is by far the most pronounced and the most rewarding change to have occurred. Your parents leave you
in this bubble and you simply have to just get on with it and learn as you go along (minus the odd phone call home and frantic Google search). For me being thrown in the deep end was the best method, because what other option was there for me to do other than ‘get on with it’? I have successfully managed to ‘stand on my own two feet’, people actually enjoy my cooking (yes, I can cook for a group of people, without anyone becoming ill) and I can function on my own like any other adult. This is setting me up
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