Category: Student Life

Long Distance Relationships and Fading Love

~ Rob

I knew it would be difficult to maintain a long distance relationship when I moved away to university. Been away from the one you love is tough. When I left we both agreed to make it work and see each other whenever possible.

Keeping a long distance relationship a live takes effort. I admit it’s hard to cope when you miss someone and are used to seeing them in the flesh most days.

I’ve been arguing with my woman and my name is currently “mud” in certain social circles. I think she saw me going to university as me leaving her. I think she thought it was easy for me to move away and leave her behind. Believing I was going out having fun every night. I wish.

Having no money to go out partying, buy PlayStation Games or treat the girlfriend is a depressing feeling. If you’re struggling to pay the bills and trying to survive on little cash then long distance relationships get even harder.

Talking and keeping in contact everyday is vital. If possible get a unlimited call deal or speak over the Internet with WhatApp, Skype, Google Hangouts or use video chat with services like TinyChat at https://tinychat.com using a webcam.

See each other whenever you can. Finding the time and money isn’t easy. The travel expenses can mount up so put some money aside so you can see each other regularly. If the money can stretch to it go on a romantic weekend away.

Send them gifts and flowers to show you are thinking about them. Write them a letter or send a romantic email. Be honest with each other, express your feelings and keep the fire burning.

That’s the long distance relationship advice offered by experts. However it can still go wrong. Relationships fade out and turn sour because the distance of the heart is too much and too far for one or both people in the relationship.

If it doesn’t work out it can be painful to accept. Right now am going through a difficult emotional period in my life. I know moving away from each other doesn’t help and yet it will only work if both parties are willing to make it work.

Fading love hurts. I am not on fire.

Beans on Toast Again

~ Rob

Beans on Toast is the simplest meal a student can make. Apart from Pot Noodle but that’s not really a meal is it? It just rubbery noodles with “E” numbers. Where would the next student meal come from if it wasn’t for good old beans on toast?

You’ve not experienced real student life without having to struggle to survive on beans on toast. It’s part of student life. For your own benefit you best make sure you have a few hundred tin’s of beans in the cupboard to get you through. In fact I hope you like bread too because soon you be putting everything on it, crisps, cheese, eggs, salad, chips and dipping it in soup.

Be sure to have plenty of bread stocked up in the freezer, nothing is as quite as upsetting than having beans on beans, yet that still tastes better then plain boring lentils.

For best results use branded beans like Heinz Beans or Branston – I find the tomato juice higher quality. Some of the supermarket home brands are nice too. As a rule avoid the cheap and nasty budget baked beans where possible. Also watch out for salt and sugar levels added for flavouring.

To improve your beans on toast recipe I recommend a scrape of butter and a sprinkling of pepper. Should the budget permit you can go posh and add Worcestershire sauce or a dash of soya sauce to bring out the flavour.

The big British breakfast wouldn’t be complete without beans. Beans are good for you, they look after your heart. They are high in fibre, low in fat and contain iron, protein and B vitamins.

I love beans on toast. As a convenience food beans on toast rocks and they’re great for your energy levels. However you may not want to have to eat them for a whole month. On the plus side you can look forward to stinking out the dormitory or impressing your flatmates with your bum notes.

Changing University Degrees When It Feels Wrong

~ Rob

Do you think you picked the wrong degree course? A few weeks, a month or so has passed and you’ve tried to give the subject a chance but it’s not growing on you. The fear creeps in. Have you chosen the wrong field of study? To you does the subject suck?

If you’re not enjoying your degree you don’t want to needlessly suffer for the next three years. Forcing yourself to go through the course won’t be good for your moral or self esteem.  It’s hard to keep motivated when you’re not enjoying what you do and getting into debt for doing it.

So what can you do when your education doesn’t feel right?

Consider transferring degrees in a similar field. You can usually jump ship to another degree up until the end of the first term. A degree transfer is usually painless providing the subjects overlay in some way, unless of course the degree is full.

However if you want to move into a completely new area it’s going to be harder but not impossible. Your college or university will have rules, policies and entry criteria in place that determine if and when you can make a degree switch. The worst case is you take a gap year and reapply next year.

Before you switch degrees you must consider why you really want to change your degree. Are you finding the work too difficult after A-Levels? Is this just a part of the subject matter that you don’t like or fully understand, if so this may just be a temporary dip while you settle in. If next terms content  is going to feel just as bleak then you have a serious case to consider moving degrees.

Will switching degrees affect your career path or limit future job options? If you’re not happy in your degree will you be happy in the job?

Approach your tutor and speak to student services for advice. They have experience and are here to help . Don’t rush any decisions before transferring degrees and clearly think it through before going ahead.

Studying A Biology Degree – A Beginners Guide

~ Rob

I’m not studying a biology degree but I thought I’d give you some biology tips on understanding how “bio” and “logy” work together to create living things. If you are wanting to become a biologist, doctor, vet or naturist then understanding biology will help you answer any biology exam questions.

Biology is beautiful and learning biology is very important to the existence of life. Without biology itself there’d be no way to study other exciting subjects.

You can start doing and studying biology easily by leaving yoghurt out on the kitchen worktop for 8 weeks. If you leave it out of the fridge for a few million years then a new life form may possibly develop.

WHAT IS BIOLOGY?

Biology is the study of natural science like animals, trees and bacteria. Nature is everywhere. You can be in awe of nature when a tasty student with a nice bum passes by. Sometimes this biology leads to chemistry happening between the male and female species. It is an experience which can leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside or sometimes guilty and ashamed, so be careful because Chemistry can be explosive in the bedroom not just in a science lab.

BIOLOGY FACTS:

If you are finding studying biology difficult then the following biology study tips can make studying biology easy for biology students:

  • Biology was invented when Amino Acids formed in a puddle in the Garden of Eden somewhere in Africa.
  • DNA is the building blocks of life but its rubbish at building houses.
  • All living creatures have a funny Latin name that nobody can pronounce.
  • Life is made up of cells. If you are naughty and do bad things you can also get locked up in a cell.
  • While studying biology certain conditions need to be met. For example, it’s very important to breath air in and out.
  • Charles Darwin wrote a book called the “Origin of the Species“, its publication made God angry and he’s not been in touch since.
  • A biography is the story and documentation of a creatures life from birth to death.
  • There is probably biology on other planets and worlds outside our solar system but stupid Physics hasn’t worked out how to get there yet.

LEARNING BIOLOGY

Biology is full of tricky long words and phrases remembering these and when to use them will help you answer your examination questions and pad out your biology dissertation. If you are struggling with biology keyword spelling then just add the suffixes -“ism”,  “ose” or “ule” to the end.

If studying and learning biology gets overwhelming for you I suggest you use the cloning process like real life cells would do and copy and paste words from other sources. This will make biology knowledge easier to transfer.

Reading big heavy biology books can also aid in helping mastering biology and build up your muscles. With these biology techniques you can develop your body and evolve your brain together.

BIOLOGY TODAY

You should always take a moment to think about how wonderful biology is. Biology is what makes the human body work and fall asleep. Biology is the miracle of life.

Studying biology is fun and you can do it in your own home. You should now know enough to pass your biology degree with flying colours.

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