Living with the University of Derby is amazing
I'm close to town, close to my lectures, I have great support in halls
It's such a nice flat, it's so spacious
It's such a positive experience because you do meet a lot of lifelong friends
In the standard room you get a single bed...
...and next to it you get a lovely noticeboard which I've mostly used for pictures
I have an absolutely unnatural obsession with dinosaurs
Coming through here the first thing you see is your bed, it's a three quarter size bed...
...and it has all under bed storage as well
I've got my weekly planner which I've only just started to do today
The wardrobe itself is huge. It can fit all my clothes, and it's got some nice drawers at the bottom
You've got the sink here which is pretty handy for the mornings
It's really useful for brushing your teeth and washing your face in
Most importantly to me I've got my computer and my gaming set up
You got your desk chair which you can swivel, and then I've got my printer on here
Halls itself offers really good internet so it's ideal for gaming...
...and there's no hidden costs or fees for the internet, it's just flat out brilliant to begin with
One of the great things about living in halls is I do not have to worry about paying for electric bills...
...heating bills or water bills because it's all included, and I can relax
You have Jack's room. There's Jack playing on his games, say hi Jack
Then we have a nice large bathroom. It's absolutely enormous as you can tell
We've got the shower
Racks for everyone to keep their shampoo and conditioner
Here we've got the communal kitchen
The microwave, toaster, oven, massive fridge...
...and that's all you could really want in a kitchen, there's so much space in here
So as you can see there's loads and loads of cupboard space which works out perfectly
You're so close to all the shops and the shopping centres
It's a nice little town to have a walk around, you've got plenty of old buildings...
...plenty of good, quaint little shops to have a look in as well
One thing I like to do while I'm shopping is make sure I've got a good idea of what I want to have that week...
...so that way I don't overspend and it helps me really stick to my budget
I've just been to Tesco Express to do a really quick food shop so I'm going to show you what I've bought
So we've got some toilet roll, some bread, sweet potatoes, chicken, avocados, strawberries...
...some fabric conditioner and some hummus as well
That is my light food shop for the weekend
I'm just on my way to uni because I have a vulcanology lecture
Each hall has a set of RAs
RAs are students who basically live in halls and also work in halls as well
At the moment I'm off to work
We're holding a cookery class in the common room because I'm a social rep...
...and we hold events for everyone in halls
- Can I nick the bowl? - No!
Just about to go off snowboarding now with everyone from the snow sports society and I can't wait
- Did you have fun? - A lot of fun!
So for me, Tuesday nights are e-sports nights when we compete...
...so halls is an ideal place because we've got high speed internet
I've just realised that there's a petting zoo outside so let's go take a look
Living with the University of Derby is great
You're close to town, you're close to where your lectures are, you've got shopping just round the corner...
...and you make great friends here
It's so easy to socialise with everyone, it's such a central location, it's just so much fun
I definitely would recommend it to anyone
It's a good experience for teaching you a bit of independence
My experience living here has been amazing...
...and it's down to the staff and just the ease of living here
It's been amazing