Student Blog

Roberta’s Story: Home vs Bournemouth

October 25, 2016

Hi Everyone! Roberta here again, my first months in Bournemouth have been full of discoveries and I can’t help comparing the reality of being here to my previous expectations of what living here would be like. Where is all that rain? I am originally from São Paulo, Brazil and the weather there is really beautiful…. Read more » about Roberta’s Story: Home vs Bournemouth

Sriranjani’s Journey to BU

September 24, 2016

“This decision is one of the best I have ever made and there is no looking back” Hello! I’m Sriranjani, a 20-year old Visual Communication graduate from India, joining the MA Advertising course this September. Being an armchair traveler, I decided it was finally time to fly the nest. Pursuing a Master’s degree in the… Read more » about Sriranjani’s Journey to BU

Patricia’s Journey to BU

September 23, 2016

“Think of yourself as a little pony facing an obstacle course. The mass of jumps looks terrifying, but you just focus on one hurdle at a time and don’t worry about the next one. You’ll make it to the end.” My journey to BU has not been effortless. I had to work to get… Read more » about Patricia’s Journey to BU

Alyssa’s Journey to BU

September 22, 2016

“I know that I will face many challenges this next year… I am more than willing to put in the effort to overcome these challenges, and I am looking forward to arriving in Bournemouth!” Five years ago I found out that Forensic Anthropology was actually a field of study and ever since, I have been… Read more » about Alyssa’s Journey to BU

Hau’s journey to BU

September 1, 2016

If it isn’t now, then when? It is never too late to become who you want to be, but sometimes it is not easy to make a decision to change! But I wondered… “If it isn’t now, then when”? I decided to quit my job and started reflecting about what I really wanted to do… Read more » about Hau’s journey to BU

Roberta’s Journey to BU

August 29, 2016

My name is Roberta, I am a 28-year old circus lover Biologist from Brazil. I’ve been living in Bournemouth since the beginning of August 2016 and have been falling in love with the town. The first thing I thought when I decided to apply for the MSc in Biological Anthropology at BU was “I’m going… Read more » about Roberta’s Journey to BU

Piyanuch’s journey to BU

August 25, 2016

This decision means a huge change in my life and in order to make it come true, I had to get a scholarship. So, I needed to carefully prepare myself in every step, like baking a cake: if just one ingredient is not in the right proportion, the cake may flop or taste strange. Therefore,… Read more » about Piyanuch’s journey to BU

Mafalda’s journey to BU

August 24, 2016

Hi! I’m Mafalda, a 20-year-old girl from Portugal who’s about to join Bournemouth University to study an MA in 3D computer Animation, to add a twist to her academic life. It’s hard for me to delimit my journey to BU, getting to where I am was somewhat of a long run, with a certain amount of obstacles,… Read more » about Mafalda’s journey to BU

Lieke’s journey to BU

August 12, 2016

“It is my dream to build a world with words… I have found my place to start” My name is Lieke. I am twenty-one years old and from the Netherlands. I have a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Amsterdam. In September I’m moving to Bournemouth to study Scriptwriting. This is my story. … Read more » about Lieke’s journey to BU