Hello guys! My name is Monika, and I would love to welcome you to my very first YouTube video ever -
which is actually for LSE YouTube channel. *applause*
Yes, I still cannot really believe it but I've been chosen as one of the LSE student vloggers for this academic year.
So we'll be actually meeting each other in my videos during this year,
and therefore, I thought that I would just really quickly introduce myself a bit more.
So, I come from the Czech Republic and as my undergrad I was studying Marketing and PR back in Prague.
And now, I'm a master's student here at LSE,
and I'm studying Human Resources and Organisations at Department of Management.
So, this is me really quickly.
And in today's video, I thought that I would bring you along with me during my day
because actually, when I was preparing to come here
- to LSE and to London - I was craving those kinds of videos
because they really can show you what to expect or what you can be looking forward to.
So if this you right now, if you're preparing to come or you would like to come,
I hope that you will find this video at least a bit helpful.
And now, let's get straight back into my day.
So guys, I made some work as you could see.
so I finished some deadlines, and did some readings and everything - just trying to catch up!
And now I will be heading to LSE campus for my in-person seminars.
It's a... pretty 40 minutes walk from my halls.
I'm staying at Lilian Knowles, which is in Spitalfields,
but the walk is so beautiful, so you will see which monuments you can see during your walk from Spitalfields to LSE campus!
So hello guys! I thought I would quickly come here and say hello.
I actually got a chai latte to my LSE KeepCup,
and I thought would just tell you a bit more about how the seminars and lectures and everything goes here in the COVID times.
So as you could see in the seminar, everyone had their masks on
and we actually have really far distances between each other so we can attend in-person seminars
but the big lectures, where everyone would be, we're having online.
So we have this kind of flexible teaching education style and I must
say that I appreciate it so much, because even though, seminars need to be in a COVID safe manner,
it's absolutely different experience when you can come to the campus and when you can meet those people,
and you see the campus, and you can study here and everything,
so I'm really grateful that LSE provides us with this.
And I also wanted to say that this day that you're seeing is not really 'normal' day of mine
because I got two seminars today - today is Friday -
and then I have one seminar tomorrow, on Saturday.
This is one of the disadvantages of having in-person classes
because we need to have them really small, and that is why they are extended into the whole week.
But it doesn't matter, it pays off, you know.
So today is Friday, so this is one of two days when I come to the campus to have my in-person classes,
but then most of the time, I am back at home and doing my readings or I come to the campus but I would just read
my readings and everything, so I chose a bit more exciting day in a week to show you.
But I think that this is much more interesting than seeing me reading back at my room!
Hello guys! So this is Yen! She's actually my boss.
[Yen]: Oh no! We're in The Houghtones together, at LSE's Acapella Group.
[Monika]: Yeah, so check us out actually on our social media, we would like to see it.
And we're having some good quality time together here at the park near LSE.
[Yen]: I love Monika, she's so lovely! *both laugh*
[Monika]: Hello guys!
[Malvika]: Hi, I'm Malvika!
[Monika]: Yes! This is my friend, Malvika, and we are spending our afternoon slash evening together,
and now I'm walking with her to her accommodation, which is actually here, in the centre. And it's so beautiful. [Malvika]: Near Westminster Abbey!
[Monika]: So! I just got home - and it's like 7PM.
So it was a really busy day! I didn't even expect it to be that busy but
you know, it was beautiful, busy, with great people and really interesting seminars, and just, beautiful London!
I'm really grateful for today!
And now, I have some work to do before tomorrow's seminar - some more readings! So yeah..
So guys! This will be the end of the video...
I'm reading one of my readings for tomorrow's seminar as I said,
and I will be doing it for a bit right now. But I guess you don't really need to see me reading.
I hope that you have enjoyed this video. Take care, and I will see you very soon at the next video! Bye!