{"id":14567,"date":"2017-01-12T16:39:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T16:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=5009"},"modified":"2021-11-10T17:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:19:30","slug":"what-to-pack-and-what-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2017\/01\/12\/what-to-pack-and-what-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Pack and What to Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\"alexandra-parker\"\n

When it was time to start packing for Bournemouth, I started off pretty conservatively\u2026and then inevitably tried to fit everything I owned into my suitcase twenty minutes before leaving for the airport in a panic. While it\u2019s certainly tempting to bring as much of home with you when going off to uni, especially when it is as far away from home as Bournemouth is for me, there are definitely better ways to approach packing than the \u201csit on the suitcase \u2018till it closes\u201d method.<\/p>\n

What to Pack<\/strong><\/p>\n

It goes without saying that you should definitely be prepared with some warm and waterproof clothing when heading to England; sweaters and an umbrella go a long way in the chilly Bournemouth weather. Make sure to pack an adapter\/transformer for any chargers you may need, and don\u2019t forget keepsakes from home! Photos and a favorite movie or two can make a big difference in making a new place feel familiar and cozy!<\/p>\n

What to Buy<\/strong><\/p>\n

While things like bedding and kitchen supplies are definitely necessities, holding off on buying those until I arrived in England was a good move. Bournemouth University accommodation has an online shop where students can order plenty of flat necessities like this ahead of time and you can have them delivered to your flat ready for your arrival. This was a huge stress reliever, and saved me from having to brave unfamiliar shops on my first day. The link to the shop is below:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.studentroompacks.co.uk\/campus_living_villages<\/a><\/p>\n

Packing can definitely be stressful, but it doesn\u2019t need to be! Most anything you need \u00a0can be found here in Bournemouth, and if you do forget something irreplaceable, having it sent to you via parcel is an option as well.<\/p>\n

Happy packing!<\/p>\n

Alex Parker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it was time to start packing for Bournemouth, I started off pretty conservatively\u2026and then inevitably tried to fit everything I owned into my suitcase twenty minutes before leaving for the airport in a panic. While it\u2019s certainly tempting to bring as much of home with you when going off to uni, especially when it… Read more » about What to Pack and What to Buy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658,336],"tags":[877,1695,130,48,785,2048,896,2186],"class_list":["post-14567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-blogs-archive","tag-bournemouth","tag-alex-parker","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-international-student","tag-masters","tag-packing","tag-postgraduate-study"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18301,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14567\/revisions\/18301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}