{"id":21538,"date":"2019-02-06T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T18:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2019-02-06T18:40:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T18:40:38","slug":"an-focal-erasmus-diary-lovin-life-in-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/an-focal-erasmus-diary-lovin-life-in-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"An Focal Erasmus Diary: Lovin’ Life In Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Katie O’Donovan<\/strong><\/em>
\nI’m back on campus in UL for the first time in a year.<\/p>\n

In the past year I’ve spent six months out on Co-op, and then in September, I went off to Leeds in England on my Erasmus+ placement.<\/p>\n

Erasmus has, without a doubt, been one of the best experiences of my life so far. I had an absolute ball!<\/p>\n

I’m studying New Media and English, and I thought “where better to go to study English, than England?”<\/p>\n

I flew from Dublin to Leeds\/Bradford Airport on September 10th. It was a short flight, only about 45 minutes long.<\/p>\n

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I won’t lie – it was daunting at the start.<\/p>\n

I flew over by myself, landed in a city I had never been to and one where I didn’t know anybody. When I first landed, I was terrified; I hadn’t slept a wink the night before!<\/p>\n

I was greeted by members of Leeds Beckett University’s meet and greet service, who organised a taxi from the airport to my accommodation.<\/p>\n

My first impression of Leeds was that it was so different, worlds away from the small rural Irish town where I live.<\/p>\n

I was surprised to see so many high-rise buildings and equally surprised that my accommodation was a tall apartment building.<\/p>\n

I was on the 9th floor of a 25-story building, which meant I had a really great view.<\/p>\n

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My accommodation was great; I was only 5 minutes’ walk to the university, and about 10 minutes to the city centre, which had all the high street shops you could ever want.<\/p>\n

For me, I loved getting to finally experience every aspect of college life, including nights out, as when I’m in UL, I commute, so I don’t get to go on college nights out or get the independence of living on my own.<\/p>\n

I was lucky that I had such good housemates there, in a flat of 6 girls, 5 of us got on really well and did loads of things together.
\nSpeaking of nights out \u2013 the nightlife in Leeds is fantastic!<\/p>\n

There are so many pubs and clubs to go to, no matter what you’re into, you’ll find something that you’ll enjoy.<\/p>\n

Nights out were very cheap in Leeds too, many clubs had cheap entry, and did cheap drinks, particularly on student nights.
\nUniversity in Leeds was similar to UL, so I found it easy to adjust to classes there.<\/p>\n

I found the culture in England much the same as Ireland, so I adjusted to life in the UK very quickly too.<\/p>\n

The cost of living there was also incredibly cheap; I don’t think I ever spent more than \u00a320 on groceries at a time.<\/p>\n

Overall, I had an amazing time in Leeds, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who’s thinking of going on Erasmus but doesn’t quite know where to go yet.<\/p>\n

The Erasmus programme is definitely an eye-opener, and I would encourage anyone who gets the chance to do it, to go for it!<\/p>\n

If I could, I’d go back and relive my Erasmus experience all over again.<\/p>\n

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By: Katie O’Donovan I’m back on campus in UL for the first time in a year. In the past year I’ve spent six months out on Co-op, and then in September, I went off to Leeds in England on my Erasmus+ placement. Erasmus has, without a doubt, been one of the best experiences of my […]<\/p>\n

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