{"id":1903,"date":"2016-11-23T11:17:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T11:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2016-11-23T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T11:17:36","slug":"my-story-westminster-social-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/my-story-westminster-social-life\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story at Westminster &#8211; Social Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let me describe to you a normal day in my life. I wake up fresh as a daisy at about 8am, pack lunch and gear up for my day. I live in Raffles House, which is university accommodation located 10 minutes away from the Harrow campus where I study. Raffles House is situated right next to the Wembley Stadium, making it extremely convenient as it is close to the Tube, grocery stores and the London Designer Outlet. I live in a shared flat with 5 other people. We have en-suite rooms and share the kitchen and the living room. I love my flatmates and we have become really close friends. My accommodation has a lovely social room with a pool table, foosball, vending machine and a mini-library, and we often celebrate festivals and movie-nights.<\/p>\n<p>I have my first class at about 10am followed by a seminar at 11am. After which, I spend some time with my course mates at the Refectory over lunch. After this I head to work at the Cavendish campus. I spend about 4 hours there and leave work at 6pm. After which I head home, meet my friends and eat dinner. After this I tend to spend some time studying and often head out with my friends for a night out! On most days during term time, I usually have a society event or meeting where I practice debating or MUNs or media meets.<\/p>\n<p>On weekends, I tend to explore the city and see new places around London with my friends. I also go for dance classes in my community centre and some free yoga classes in the university. I have been to other cities in the UK, attended conferences and <a href=\"http:\/\/uwsu.com\/societies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university society<\/a> meetings. I am the Editor-in-chief for the <a href=\"http:\/\/uwsu.com\/qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QH<\/a>, which is the university newspaper. I am also running for president for two other societies, I have a radio show too! I am the course representative for my course and a student ambassador for the university. I am a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/study\/current-students\/support-and-facilities\/career-development-centre\/finding-work\/talent-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talent Bank<\/a> which helps students find university jobs. I spend about 20 hours a week working and this has given me a sense of responsibility and routine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Rituja - My Story at Westminster - Social Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRPlg-W7fV8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me describe to you a normal day in my life. I wake up fresh as a daisy at about 8am, pack lunch and gear up for my day. 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