1.0Internationalhttps://blog.lboro.ac.uk/internationalChidinma Okoriehttps://blog.lboro.ac.uk/international/author/chidinma/Acknowledgement - Internationalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Nzg9MEihWc"><a href="https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/international/students/acknowledgement/">Acknowledgement</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/international/students/acknowledgement/embed/#?secret=Nzg9MEihWc" width="600" height="338" title="“Acknowledgement” — International" data-secret="Nzg9MEihWc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/international/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/09/HCA2017-with-VC-Bob2.jpg720340The past 356 days of studying outside my home country have been the most challenging, albeit rewarding and indeed exciting days of my life thus far. It feels like it was just last month I left Nigeria for the UK. My programme has gone really fast. You know they say when you’re doing something you