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Surviving Self Isolation
This hasn’t exactly been a year anyone expected, with us all becoming masters at virtual video calls and bulk-buying toilet roll, we certainly aren’t going to forget it any time soon. As we continue to live through a worldwide pandemic, many of us have had to adapt our way of living. A few weeks ago, I had to do my part and self-isolate for 14 days after coming into contact with someone with COVID-19. Looking back, the time flew by, but at the time, it seemed as if the world had stood still, so I had to get creative with what activities were going to occupy my time. If you…
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MY FIRST DAY… IN 9 YEARS – Training to be a Nurse
Backpack, check. Pencil case, check. Textbooks, check. Notepad, check. Lunch and snacks, check. No this isn’t my check list for sending the little one off to their first day of nursery or school, it’s for me starting my first day at University of Worcester to study Adult Nursing as a mature student. Mature student… I sound so old and compared to some of the fresh-faced students just out of college or sixth form, I certainly feel it. Yet my excitement for the course and learning something new, as well as my enthusiasm to succeed is equal to all my new classmates and colleagues. I think going back to education for…
