Cambridge is a community that I'm really both proud and excited to be a part of.
I'm definitely feeling a mix of emotions about moving to Cambridge.
There's a lot of nervousness dealing with visas and passports and obviously adapting to a new culture.
It's definitely a little bit difficult to feel really excited when you're so consumed
with your travel plans and packing and saying goodbye to your family.
A lot could happen right, it's a world of new possibilities away from home.
A new environment and a nice change of atmosphere would be really nice.
I'm just so happy to be starting this new adventure in my life.
I was motivated to apply for Cambridge specifically
because I was really pursuing the quality of the education.
But also because of the opportunities for both group and individual teaching.
The Colleges for me created smaller communities that allow the students to better integrate in the
school, which was really important to me since I would be going there not knowing anyone.
I'm really excited for my first supervision,
to be able to discuss my subject with leading experts in the field.
I get to meet a lot of new people. I get to live in a whole new environment and
it means that I get to start the next chapter of my life.
So I've had a few days to settle into Cambridge and I'm really loving what I see,
but there's still so much to explore. Can't wait to get to it!
I'm in the second week of classes now.
There's been a lot of going out but a lot of work at the same time so there's been very little sleep.
I was nervous at the beginning but now it's gone down and I'm mostly just excited at this point.
This is my first time being in the UK or in Europe in general and I instantly felt so welcome.
There were lots of events and so they gave us a ton of opportunities to meet other people.
Our second years actually help freshmen integrate and know a little bit more about what's available.
I had college parents who took me on tours of the town and things I should know.
It's been a pretty wild introduction to life here but I feel like
it's becoming closer and closer to home.
I was quite nervous that I'd feel a little bit isolated from the British
community but I've actually found that there is a huge international
student body here at Cambridge that has made me feel like I really belong here.
Each person has a very different story. Everyone is very very interesting
and they have all different kinds of perspectives so I think it has
the diversity that matters and I really love that about here.
If you're nervous about arriving at Cambridge, I totally get it. I've been there, I was terrified,
I sobbed on the flight the entire way here.
But I can tell you that this is such an amazing opportunity.
When the plane touches down or you know when you're getting off the train
and finally walking into Cambridge, you know just just take a breath.
If you separate yourself from that expectation of just everything being
very intense, you'll be able to sort of relax and integrate more easily.
Sometimes I find myself just stopping and realising
how lucky I feel to be here which is a really nice feeling.
The magic happens outside of your comfort zone and this will be a huge experience that
changes you as a person and makes you grow in ways that you didn't think were possible.