I’ve been home from uni for a few days now and I thought it was about time I reflected on my first semester. So here it is, a list of the things I’ve learned (undoubtedly incomplete).
- I really can be as old and grumpy as I suspected.
- Living in a stupidly hilly place can cause dreams of your car rolling away. Repeatedly.
- The Welsh language is hard. (This one deserves, and will get, a post of its own!)
- I am no better at tolerating false people than I used to be.
- Singing in the tenor section of a choir with good Welsh tenors is sheer musical bliss.
- It is harder than I thought to find a Welsh-Texan-Cowboy-Farmer, I may have to slightly reassess the qualities I am looking for in a man.
- The Information and Library Studies degree course attracts geeks. It is wonderful spending so much time with like minded people.
- I haven’t really adjusted to my new life yet and finding my new limits is a learning curve all of its own.
- There are people in the world who can’t name any of The Beatles, or their songs, and have never heard of The Rolling Stones.
- The quality of tattoos amongst students has improved a huge amount. There are people wandering around campus with amazing work on their bodies.
- Driving down a 25% incline is scary. Driving up a 25% incline is even scarier.
So there you have it. I’m sure the next semester will bring another batch of things to learn!
this made me laugh. I have tried to learn Welsh – it didn’t last as a plan.
I live in a hilly place and my car has rolled down the hill – but don’t worry it was OK. Another car kept it from going too far.
I popped in from The Gallery.
Great photo, nice twist.
Now see that is currently one of my biggest fears about my car!
Thanks for your lovely comment ๐
“There are people in the world who canโt name any of The Beatles, or their songs, and have never heard of The Rolling Stones.”
What?! Oh, no.
It’s very hilly here, too, and I always think if I can (eventually) learn to drive here I should be able to cope anywhere… perhaps even Wales ๐
The cultural things like that make me want to weep on a frequent basis I’m afraid.