{"id":9119,"date":"2020-05-21T14:25:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T13:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=9119"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:29:13","slug":"a-day-in-my-life-as-an-indian-pg-student-pre-lockdown-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2020\/05\/21\/a-day-in-my-life-as-an-indian-pg-student-pre-lockdown-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in my Life as an Indian PG Student (Pre Lockdown Life!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t***This post was written before lockdown measures in the UK***<\/p>\n

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Hi guys! I\u2019m Malvika Shahi and I\u2019m doing my Masters in Creative Writing and Publishing<\/a> at Bournemouth University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Transitioning into a different culture can seem hard but Bournemouth is so diverse and inclusive that you fall in love with the place and forget all about the doubts you had in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coming to the UK, I had hundreds of questions swimming around my mind; will I be able to adjust? Will I be able to make friends? What about the food?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m here to tell you that it\u2019s definitely not as daunting as it might seem. As soon as I got to BU, my worries melted away and I blended into a routine that I was very happy with.<\/span><\/p>\n

I realised that everyone is new here and you\u2019re not alone so it\u2019s easy to make friends, and everyone is very helpful as you adjust to your new life here.<\/span><\/p>\n

How about a typical day in my life as an Indian student? Let\u2019s talk about Fridays:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I don\u2019t have any classes on Fridays, so it\u2019s the perfect day to unwind and catch up with my household chores.<\/span><\/p>\n

My day starts out a bit late as I like to sleep in on the days I don\u2019t have classes. A cup of coffee later, I\u2019m ready to take on my day.<\/span><\/p>\n

I clean up my room first and then tidy up the kitchen while preparing breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n

I like to plan out my meals for the week, so I can buy everything in one go and keep track of my budget. At the beginning of the year, I had trouble keeping track of the money exchange and ended up spending a lot, but for this, all you need is some time and good budgeting. Set limits and plan things out so you don\u2019t overspend.<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(You can check out this post on Budgeting<\/a> to help you through uni)<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, the first stop is Asda! They have multiple aisles of World Foods where you can find all types of Indian foods, plus loads of frozen Indian food if you\u2019re as bad as me when it comes to cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only chink is that they don\u2019t have a lot of Indian snacks that I adore, but luckily I discovered multiple Indian stores<\/a> where you can find your Kurkure, Idlis, Hide and Seeks and more!\u00a0<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The beach was one of the reasons I chose to live in Bournemouth, so I go there almost every week. A quick outfit change and I\u2019m on my way to the beach. It\u2019s a 30 minute walk from my accommodation, but there are also buses that will easily take you there. I prefer walking, so I grab my friend and head to the beach for a day of fun!<\/span><\/p>\n

The route runs through the town centre, where you can find a bunch of amazing cafes, restaurants and shopping complexes. So, if I\u2019m feeling hungry or am in the mood to shop a little (Primark has become my best friend now), I pop into the stores and cafes before continuing on my route to the beach!\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the mood for some indian food, don’t worry about that either. There are Indian restaurants scattered throughout the town and are quite affordable as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, lastly, I head back to my dorm and chill for a while, maybe watch a movie or a tv show before heading to cook my dinner<\/a>. This is generally when I meet up with my flatmates in the kitchen; we talk and jam to our favourite songs while cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n

My biggest worry was if I was going to be able to adjust with the people here, but this was actually the easiest part. Everyone is so nice and fun that you just fit in well. You\u2019ll meet people with similar interests as well as people who are completely opposite from you, but there\u2019s one thing in common: you\u2019re all just people! You talk, have fun, exchange stories and time just passes through like a boat sailing over a calm sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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***This post was written before lockdown measures in the UK***   Hi guys! I\u2019m Malvika Shahi and I\u2019m doing my Masters in Creative Writing and Publishing at Bournemouth University. Transitioning into a different culture can seem hard but Bournemouth is so diverse and inclusive that you fall in love with the place and forget all… Read more » about A Day in my Life as an Indian PG Student (Pre Lockdown Life!)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3161,"featured_media":9120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1659,828,1646,1663,12,704],"tags":[862,130,48,1946,1948,785,2040,2048,2186,202],"class_list":["post-9119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-writing","category-international-student-stories","category-local-area","category-postgraduate","category-student-blogs","category-student-life","tag-a-day-in-the-life","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-india","tag-indian-in-bournemouth","tag-international-student","tag-malvika-shahi","tag-masters","tag-postgraduate-study","tag-student-ambassador"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9119","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\/3161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15237,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9119\/revisions\/15237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}