I get a fair few questions from people about studying at the University of London. And it’s always a bit of a mouthful to explain that I’m studying at ‘the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine through the University of London’s distancing learning programme’…
But, it does give me ample opportunity to remind myself why I chose this path to begin with. More on that in a moment.
While having a good break back in New Zealand, stumbled upon this great road sign.
To start with, I have to echo several of the other UoL Student bloggers. To say that my own study plans got mildly side tracked in the latter part of 2013 would be an understatement. My work with St. Joseph’s Hospice really took over but a new year, a fresh new perspective, and a month back home in New Zealand have helped me figure out how to find the balance.
It also means it’s really time to knuckle down!
But surprisingly, I think it gets a whole lot easier when I can really knuckle down, or get ‘get in the groove’ as another blogger alluded to.
Having almost got through an initial read of all the course materials, a little bit like reading the recipe right through and prepping your ingredients before getting cooking, I can now get stuck in to mixing, stretching and testing (in a proverbial cooking sense!). Perhaps a stretch to make a cooking metaphor out of exam prep, but hey, whatever gets you through!
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On the morning of 1st January 2014, the hair on the head began experiencing an anti-gravity pull.
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