As you are aware last week I had a massive change of moving to Southampton for university. Last week I was feeling very homesick and only went out clubbing once. I feel much more settled in this week but of course I still miss home a lot. There are times where I wish I could be near family, especially after not feeling 100% health wise since being here with colds etc but I have met more people I live with and they are lovely. The accomodation is split into floors with four kitchens on each floor. There are usually around ten people to a kitchen which can become very busy at dinner times. Talking about my flatmates we all headed over to the pub across the road for a drink before starting our big first week at uni which was lovely as we got to know each other a bit better.
Monday was my first day at university. It was welcome week and I think(!) we start our course this coming Monday which is both exciting and daunting. On my first day we got to enroll and do all the boring admin stuff like sign up for doctors etc etc but I got to meet my class for the first time. The tutors are supportive and the people in the class are lovely - which I'm pleased about.
The rest of the week we got given a mini project of redesigning a high street fashion brand which I found very exciting. The class had a guest speaker come in to talk us through on how he got into the industry and gave us tips on how to brand a company which was so helpful. The group that I was in decided to rebrand Dorothy Perkins as we felt their logo lacked a little edge to it. We headed to the shop where we took mental (and physical) notes of what kind of shoppers went in there and asked both staff members and the public what they thought of the shop to help us rebrand, which was interesting! I noticed whilst in the shop itself that all ages of people shop there but different generations buy the same clothes for different reasons.
The same day we did research into the company, I went shopping after uni with some people in my group. We grabbed some lunch and off we went. We felt like we needed some retail therapy as well as getting to grips with places around Southampton. (Still getting used to the city centre and finding my way!!) Incidentally I found a bag from Dorothy Perkins which I purchased for uni. It's a deep leather bag and was in the sale reduced from £28 - £18 and THEN £15 with student discount - bargain!!
Dorothy Perkins bag which was in the sale - bargain!!!
Towards the end of the week we had a freshers fayre which was awesome! It was held in Southampton's Guildhall and you could go along and sign up to different societies (or another word - clubs). There were a variety of different societies you could join ranging from rowing, American football to language swap. After we finished in the society tent we then went on to the actual fayre where there were leaflets and freebies. I randomly got handed a can of beans (interesting!!) and at the end you could claim your free slice of dominos pizza - who would say no to that!
Later that day we pitched our ideas to the class and got feedback. If you know me well you'd know I don't like public speaking or any of the kind but I felt like it went well. The class liked our idea which was what I was hoping for.
The Dorothy Perkins mini logo I designed!!
Now... I haven't really been out partying. Yes I know it's freshers and yes I know you are meant to be going out partying but I've been sick and haven't gone. This Thursday, as I was feeling ten times better I headed to the big night out. It's a 16 club/bar crawl. I made it to seven before heading home around 2am to sleep before we caught a coach to our free uni trip to Westfield's in London (YAY!!)
Big Night Out when we bumped into a pig - wow!
One day this week I headed down to the common room to see everyone dressed in fancy dress for an event called 'Icebreaker'. It was so good to see everyone dressed up!
People from my halls dressed up and managed to get a selfie with a poweranger!!
To end what seemed like a very busy week the fashion school at uni went to London shopping. It wasn't just a shopping trip though we still picked up leaflets and look books from different designer shops to help with our first assignment at uni - ahhhh!!! I picked up some look books/leaflets ranging from Lipsy to a fab Versace one (which came in an envelope - sooo fancy!!!) I also of course went shopping and bought a new long black hippy looking skirt and two tops in a sale... Ill do another post on them soon!
Leaflets and look books I found in London, one day I will work for one of these companies!!
Being back in London was amazing yet so so sad. I kept thinking I was halfway home yet I couldn't go back. Hopefully I will be heading back to London in a few weeks which will be lovely. (I adore that city!!!)
White city Westfield's!! Love it :)
I've also had phonecalls this week from my friends and family! Finally I caught up with my nan for a chat which made me so happy and of course I ring my dad daily. I love chatting to family back home but it makes me miss them more, especially on Fridays when it's our family night but time will soon fly in and ill be able to join them again soon.
I've also had phonecalls from my really good friends Shannon and Gemma this week which was amazing! I love a good ole chin wag!
So that was it for this week... Busy busy busy and it will only get much more busy I'm sure. Ill be posting more pictures soon of my outfits I've recently purchased. I'm also thinking of making the weekends my time to write weekly blogs to catch you all up on what I'm doing!
I hope you all have a lovely weekend and ill be back very soon!
Chow for now x
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