Life at Bellerbys College

Finally, I am back to my Bellerbys blog ;)

It’s really nice to be back to my Bellerbys blog after such a long time.

I know that it’s my style to start the blog with these words “Time is flying really fast!” To be honest living far away from family I realized that every second we have in this life is valuable.

It’s my second and crazy busy A2 year at Bellerbys Cambridge. It’s my second year here and I still feel that Bellerbys was a reasonable choice for me. I got my offer from University College London which is really good. I think Bellerbys gave me a very good basic preparation for my future which is essential if I want to be successful in the future.

I have to say that I won’t be like I am today without my amazing teachers at Bellerbys. They are Jasmine (our A level manager). She is a great person. Jasmine really cares about students and I never feel down because whatever happens I know that she can help me so solve my problem. My subject teacher James for History, Alex for Politics and Chris for Maths - are absolutely awesome :D They help me a lot with my studies and university application. I remember my crazy busy weeks when I was applying to universities and writing my personal statement. James and Alex helped me a lot. Of course without my tutor Marie I won’t have such an amazing reference. She is an expert who guides us through the whole UCAS process.   

Moreover I feel that at Bellerbys I learn but also play. We can learn hard and play even harder. In my A2 year I try not to do so many things and concentrate more on my studies but it seems that here I can combine both. I am still doing my job as Bellerbys Times chief designer and participating in many school activities. It’s a great thing to do after school because I can spend time with my friends from another campus – Manor. I like being busy as it helps me to keep going! 

I feel that my second year is going even faster. At the moment I am really enjoying my days in Cambridge because it is a great place to live and study! Well, to be honest I just love it :D

 

Welcome 2012! :D

 

Life in Cambridge is full of amazing activities. We have some great events with the Cambridge Vietnamese Society (Vietsoc). I think it’s great to be a part of these communities because it is really nice to meet people from your own country and to catch up with all friends. We often have cultural events such as Charming Vietnam or Cambridge Open day for Vietnamese students.

At Bellerbys we have parties. For example Christmas Party at Queens Campus. As members of SRC – School Representative Council we all try to have more activities at school in order to make people close to each other. Activities are fun and are often free. We play games, sign songs and dance.

During weekends sometimes we go shopping and eat out. Cambridge is not small but I think I can find everything here. It’s great to chill out with friends on Saturday and have some amazing cakes and coffee or tea with milk. I think drinking tea in a small coffee shop, talking to friends about everything and just having fun is my favorite thing to do.

Sometimes I can even go to formal dinners at Cambridge Colleges with my teacher. This year I went to the Chinese New Year Formal with other students and my history teacher – James Underwood. It was a really nice dinner. We had a chance to experience the Harry Porter word. It was a formal but very friendly dinner with candles like in the Harry Porter movie. I think it’s a great thing to try while I am staying in Cambridge.

I feel that life in Cambridge is always going and it’s full of fun activities to do. I love it and really enjoy it!