A New Beginning

"TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut" (twincharged) 08/18/2015 at 11:24 • Filed to: UK Bound

15

18

So, some big news. I’m moving to the UK for university in just over a month’s time!

I really, really don’t want this to sound cliché, but this is going to be a life-changing and life-defining point for me. I’ll very likely be staying in the UK after I graduate - there’s little future for me in Hong Kong. Contact with my parents will dramatically decrease and yes, I will miss them a lot since we won’t have the luxury of travelling back and forth across the world to visit each other. I’ll have to learn to be independent like nothing before and frankly, I’m looking forward to the experience. A little nervous yes, I mean who wouldn’t be? But this is a very big step for me and I just hope that nothing goes catastrophically wrong.

I leave for the UK on September 23rd - from then on, I’ll be studying Human Geography and the Environment at the University of York. If there are any Opponauts around the Yorkshire region, I hope to meet you soon!

EL_ULY > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 11:29

0

cooooool! Dude congrats!!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 11:30

0

Good luck man! I’ve thought of moving away to find work, but I haven’t quite gotten up the gumption yet...who knows, maybe I will end up there one day as well! Would love to have a job at a museum somewhere as I have a History degree and an Education degree, but it’s not easy to find them... :(

djmt1 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 11:31

2

On behalf of Her Majesty Queen Lizzie da 2nd I welcome you to our stormy rock in the North Atlantic. I should of organised an exchange since after our continual dreary summer with highs of 18°C, I could use some tropical sunshine.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 11:35

6

Congrats! Maybe get some personalized plates to celebrate.

$kaycog > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 11:36

0

Fantastic! Enjoy every moment to its fullest.

TheJMan92 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 11:41

0

Good luck, sounds like it will be a good challenge!

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 12:30

0

Yeeeea Muthafuckaaa keep the 3rd eye wide open. Post the fist time you spend way too long at a pub. But befoe you go post as much cool shit you can find in HK

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 08/18/2015 at 13:28

1

That is beautiful.

Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/18/2015 at 14:02

0

Congrats, good luck, and

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/20/2015 at 07:14

0

Just saw this and

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/20/2015 at 08:11

0

Uh. Kinja?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/20/2015 at 08:17

1

Yeah there was a full paragraph there...

Anyway, was basically saying congrats York is a good uni, I visited there when I was choosing which to go to. Came across it when I noticed your display name said you were moving to the UK.

m2m, apex detective > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/22/2015 at 08:00

0

... but it says ANUS TART!

m2m, apex detective > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/22/2015 at 08:00

0

Potentially silly question: how did you end up there?

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > m2m, apex detective 08/22/2015 at 08:07

0

I went to an international school, so most of the students tend to study in other countries after they graduate. I'm no different.

m2m, apex detective > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/22/2015 at 08:49

0

Welp, that makes a lot of sense. How do tuition fees etc look for you? Just asking out of curiousity, as I’m currently looking for a next ep. in my life in edumacshun mysel. I’d be class’d under EU nationals , tho. Handicapped in that respect as well, as in coming straight out of continuation edu, so I’m less likely to be thrown money at. :D

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > m2m, apex detective 08/22/2015 at 08:55

1

Hideously expensive, even though I’m an EU citizen too. International fees will apply to most UK universities unless you’ve been living in the UK/EU zone for the past three years, which I haven’t. First year for me will be £19,500, excluding accommodation and living costs. However that is for a course that does require lab work, so it definitely depends on what course and where you study.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/27/2015 at 15:22

0

Congratulations.