Introduction
Call Victoria by her
full name and she’ll probably think she’s in trouble, but that’s probably the
result of serious middle child syndrome. She’s used to the constant battle for
attention and wanting to disappear.
Vic doesn’t start
conversations but she doesn’t finish them either. She loves talking so much
she’s been trying to learn sign language and French, but can’t even hold a
proper conversation with her grandmother in Mandarin.
Vic is in the BA
Acting course and hopes to fight for children’s and women’s rights while
keeping dedicated to a life in theatre. She also has an incessant case of
wanderlust. Since moving over from Singapore, she loves the cold and her
newfound independence but also misses green tea milkshakes and durian.
In her spare time, Vic
doodles, tries to play the ukulele and not suck at cooking.
First Post
I am unbelievably lazy
for someone with so much natural energy, but laziness is the mother of
resource. Before arriving in Glasgow I’d already located all the Sainsbury’s
and Tesco outlets via Google Maps and I am pleased to announce that there are
at least three Sainsbury’s outlets and a Tesco Metro within a 100-metre radius
of Liberty House where I’m staying at the moment, with loads of cafes and
restaurants peppered on the walk up to campus.
My first day in
Glasgow I didn’t realise I was living in the heart of the city. Back home,
shops along Buchanan Street would probably be found in the heartlands, because
the actual shopping district is at least 2 kilometres long, has buildings
between 7 to 60 storeys coated with LCD screens, LED lights and large
advertisement billboards, and is surrounded by a ton of traffic. In comparison,
Glasgow is chill. It has character. The buildings aren’t just made of glass and
metal; you can see the historical resonances in the architecture. Buskers are
performing every day and you see wall art stretching the height of the
building.
I won’t even deny
it—I’m a huge pig and if I could live out of my bed I would, but since I can’t,
the convenience of Glasgow City Centre has got me absolutely convinced that
choosing to study here was the right choice and I’m feeling quite at home. It
also helps that I got the most fantastic bedsheets from Primark (a stone’s
throw away) with pugs on one and wild animals on the other and Ribena exists
here.
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