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British Turkeys

Posted on 23 November 2011, Wednesday by

I’ve started quite a few entries that never got finished. For some reason I’ve had a hard time writing blog-like since I got into academia. If I start talking about the temporal aspect of transnational spaces or something ridiculous like … Continue reading →

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Wednesdays

Posted on 27 October 2011, Thursday by

Wednesday is basically my Friday night. By Wednesday night I have spent, in all likelihood, the previous 5 or 6 days reading like it’s my job. Which it is. There’s about 5 to 8 hours of reading in a day, … Continue reading →

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Tea Rooms

Posted on 21 October 2011, Friday by

Last Sunday I sat in a Regency Style Tea Room in Bath with a pot of (Indian) tea and a piece of lemon drizzle cake. It was similar to moments I’ve had throughout the world this year. A cup of … Continue reading →

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I Need a Pint

Posted on 14 October 2011, Friday by

At least one. I have spent my week dealing with Accounting, Department of Education, Banks, Flatmates, and an obscene amount of reading on a bit of complicated international law that no one can agree on called non-refoulement. I’ve been ass … Continue reading →

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Sussex & Culture

Posted on 7 October 2011, Friday by

This is Sussex: I live in the newest hall, which is at the very top part of this picture. For scale, it takes me about 15 minutes to walk from my hall to the gym, which is the building in … Continue reading →

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Day Two

Posted on 26 September 2011, Monday by

I’m just hemorrhaging money on this side of the Atlantic. I’m looking forward to when things settle down and I can stop spending quite so much money. Of course, I haven’t even gotten my course text list yet, so we’ll … Continue reading →

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Sleepless Shopping

Posted on 25 September 2011, Sunday by

The flight was fine. I’ve had worse, but I’ve definitely had better. The overnight six hour flight is miserable. By the time they serve dinner, I had four and a half hours until landing. So I tried desperately (eye mask … Continue reading →

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One and a half suitcases and nowhere to go

Posted on 14 September 2011, Wednesday by

So, I leave for the UK in nine days. I am guaranteed university housing as a non EU postgraduate student, but the housing department at the university is pleading an “overwhelming demand” for university housing and has decided that they … Continue reading →

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So, Sussex… in Seven Months

Posted on 24 March 2011, Thursday by

So, I didn’t get into Oxford. I suppose that it is telling that all I felt when I read my rejection letter was relief. I really didn’t want to be that much in debt and I knew that I really … Continue reading →

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Sussex

Posted on 17 November 2010, Wednesday by

They haven’t received my second academic reference yet and I only applied… what? on October 29th? but I’ve been offered a place as a full time graduate student with the Migration Studies (MA) program at the University of Sussex in … Continue reading →

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