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4 Reusable Items to Swap In to Save Money In University
When I was leaving for university I knew that I was going to have a lot more expenses than what I was used to. Not only am I responsible for my own rent but for everything that goes along with it like groceries and other small things I don’t normally think about, like toothbrushes. My mom literally has a drawer full of new toothbrushes and toothpaste so when I need a new one I just go grab one from there. Now I have to buy that kind of stuff for myself. I am now always looking for different ways to save a bit of money and having reusable items that…
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I Finished My First Semester of Med School During a Pandemic
I have finally made it through my first semester of medical school! Starting medical school in the middle of a pandemic has definitely been an experience. Even though I spent most of the past four months in some form of lockdown a lot has happened. Anyways here’s a little bit about what it’s been like to start med school, in another country, during a global pandemic. In September I flew to England with my two suitcases and a backpack. I posted about that trip before, so if you want to read about it you can find it here. This has been my first experience living away from home and its…
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Sunrise in Newcastle
I’m still not quite sure what possessed my flatmates to come up with this idea but they decided one day that we should get up and walk to the park to watch the sunrise one morning. I’m even less sure, as someone who is definitely not a morning person, what possessed me to agree to this plan. When we actually got up the morning we decided to do this it was quite windy out and one of my flatmates messaged and suggested we maybe do it another day but I was already up and awake at that point so that was a big no. We did end up leaving the…
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11 COVID Friendly Holiday Activities
Christmas is looking a lot different for everyone this year. I was lucky enough to be able to travel home thanks both to all my classes being moved online for the remainder of the year and having covid testing available to me on arrival. I had to do two covid tests (one at the airport and another a week later once that one came back negative) putting my total up to 5 covid tests this year with a total of 7 swabs 👀. Even though I was able to come home we aren’t able to do lots of our normal Christmas traditions because of the restrictions that are in place.…
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Exploring the Toon … and Only getting a little lost
So after over two weeks in isolation I wanted to get out and explore the city a bit. I had been out once or twice to get some things from the shops but hadn’t just wandered around. First, my flatmate and I went to the main campus so we could pick up our student ID cards. Since I live close to the medical school I hadn’t actually had a chance to even see the main campus since I arrived. The old buildings are gorgeous and everything looked so pretty with the leaves changing colour. After we got our ID cards my flatmate headed back but I decided to stay in…
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles … and COVID-19
So I am officially living in the UK! As of today I have been in the UK for over three weeks . It was quite the journey for me to get here, nearly 22 hours of traveling from the time I left my house to when I arrived in my dorm! I didn’t realize how completely exhausted I would actually be when I arrived. My travel started with a three hour car ride to the airport (there were no direct flights from home and I was definitely not adding a 10 hr layover to my trip). The car ride was pretty relaxed, both my parents drove me down, so it…
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I’m Moving to ENGLAND!!
Ok so right now it is t minus 30 days until I move and I figured I should actually post an update on whats happening in my life. So I think in my last post I talked about getting invited to interviews so why don’t we pick up there. I ended up interviewing with three medical schools and let me tell you that was a process. The first school I interviewed with was Newcastle University. They were very accommadating with setting up a remote interview. Though I do admit at the time I was sceptical about doing my interview online and felt that I wouldn’t perform as well as I…
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How to Sew a Single Welt Pocket
The welt pocket is beautiful tailored pocket style that makes a great design feature. Single welt refers to the style of the welt pocket, having a single fold of fabric visible within the pocket opening versus a double welt pocket which has two folds within the stitch line of the pocket. A few years ago I made a corset out of some really gorgeous grey suiting and I wanted to make a nice pair of dress pants to match. Unfortunately I only had a limited amount of the suiting left so I decided to make a mock up of them out of some fabric in my stash. I ended up…
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5 Hours in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle is a relatively small city but absolutely beautiful. It is located in the county of Tyne and Wear in the Northeast of England. The river Tyne Runs through separating Newcastle from the city of Gateshead just across the way. Ok so I know that 5 hours doesn’t sound like a lot of time to tour around a city … and its not lol. However when I was in England for my interview in February I wanted to take some time to visit Newcastle as I already had an offer to study there and I hadn’t even seen the campus in person. Since this trip was in the middle of…
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How to Make Your Own Scrunchies
I have been looking for something to do with my scrap material for a while. I always save all my scraps but then I never know what to do with them so I now have a bin full of little bits of fabric. My friend suggested a little while ago that I try making scrunchies. I thought it couldn’t be too hard … and I was right! Turns out making scrunchies is super easy and now I can’t stop lol. Since they are so easy to make I thought I would do a tutorial, and show you how I do it so you can make your own. First things first,…
