{"id":3897,"date":"2019-02-26T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T10:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2019-02-26T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T10:43:26","slug":"my-home-away-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/postgraduate\/my-home-away-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"My home away from home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One&nbsp;semester into my&nbsp;course&nbsp;and I can\u2019t&nbsp;fathom&nbsp;how my&nbsp;last four months at&nbsp;Loughborough University&nbsp;just flew by.&nbsp;And this&nbsp;journey has been incredible!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<p>As I am half-way into my&nbsp;Masters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/study\/postgraduate\/masters-degrees\/a-z\/sport-exercise-psychology\/\">Sport and Exercise Psychology<\/a>&nbsp;programme&nbsp;here, I am writing this blog to reflect upon my major&nbsp;learnings&nbsp;at Loughborough and&nbsp;share&nbsp;my experience(s).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit1-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get comfortable being uncomfortable<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The one thing Loughborough University reinforced in me is \u201cget comfortable being uncomfortable\u201d.&nbsp;And by saying this, I am not quoting the readings from my lectures, but stating what holds true in the application of the University\u2019s values!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a&nbsp;socially awkward&nbsp;person,&nbsp;Loughborough has ensured that I am&nbsp;thrown out of my comfort zone&nbsp;from the moment I had my course orientation&nbsp;(my whole transition from India to Loughborough&nbsp;could also be included), and whenever&nbsp;I&nbsp;get used to the new situation&#8230; Boom! Another surprise!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit4-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From making videos of myself,&nbsp;interacting with the public&nbsp;and other influential professionals from my field&nbsp;to an active social media presence, Loughborough&nbsp;has made me do almost everything that&nbsp;I&nbsp;had become adept at avoiding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At times I&nbsp;do&nbsp;wonder if I have fared well in all these activities, but what matters is that I did something new almost&nbsp;on a&nbsp;weekly&nbsp;basis&nbsp;and the&nbsp;enriching&nbsp;experience accompanying it&nbsp;is&nbsp;the reason why&nbsp;I came&nbsp;to&nbsp;Loughborough University.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1-1024x703.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1-370x254.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1-770x528.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit6-1.png 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the initial couple of&nbsp;days seemed overwhelming and&nbsp;challenging, the Lecturers were very always supportive and encouraging. Also,&nbsp;we were assigned personal tutors (Lecturers from our course), and discussions with&nbsp;him&nbsp;gave an insight into the different options I could&nbsp;consider and&nbsp;explore while&nbsp;working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>There\u2019s always something for you<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While the academic side of things can get a little stressful, Loughborough knows how to take care of the students\u2019 well-being, by providing&nbsp;us&nbsp;with ample co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;over 150 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsu.co.uk\/getinvolved\/societies\/socslist\/\">societies<\/a> and 55 <a href=\"https:\/\/au.lsu.co.uk\/\">sport clubs,<\/a> it was a tough pick to choose the society and club I wished to join.&nbsp;Additionally, Loughborough Sport also had several recreational and volunteering opportunities through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/sport\/get-involved\/students\/my-lifestyle\/\">\u2018My Lifestyle\u2019&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/sport\/coaching-volunteering\/\">\u2018Coach and Volunteer Academy\u2019<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit5-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I did decide&nbsp;on my activities and engagements, I was absolutely thrilled with the interaction&nbsp;I&nbsp;had with people, the new friends&nbsp;I&nbsp;made&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;am still making,&nbsp;and the great opportunities of learning that came my way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Home away from home<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many activities on campus, I have always been on my toes and not yet had a chance to miss home. Also, the friends&nbsp;i&nbsp;have made here ensure that no one ever hits a low phase and the minute anyone does, we lift each other up!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit2-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, although I stay in the town, the&nbsp;activities within the town are always informed to us well in advance so that we could be as much a part of it&nbsp;and enjoy it&nbsp;as any local. We are greeted with many happy faces like any local would be.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/edit7.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude,&nbsp;my journey at Loughborough has been&nbsp;glorious&nbsp;\u2013 exactly the way I had expected and wanted. 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