If we were having coffee, I would tell you that I’ve now been on holiday for two entire weeks. It’s actually quite crazy how fast it’s going. Did you read my Hilary Term reflection post? Have I done nearly as much work as I should have done? No way in hell. I have three full days free before […]
Oxford Law Society Ball | Uni Diaries
The Oxford Law Society put on a ball termly at some of the most beautiful locations over the country. Not one to miss a ball (I went to two last term), when I heard that this term’s one would be at The Roman Baths, I just had to ballot. We were incredibly lucky and were […]
Afternoon Tea with Browns
Picture this: you’re a student {and a broke student at that}. You’re completely and utterly stressed out. You just want to chill out and drink tea. And cake. You definitely want to eat cake. Got that image in your head? Right… well this was me a couple of weeks ago. I was seriously ready for the […]
Kraków in Pictures | Travel Diaries
When I suddenly found myself at the airport with one of my closest friends heading to Poland for five entire days, I knew that this was the most spontaneous I had been in my life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by V I O L A (@violahelen_) Kraków is an absolutely gorgeous city […]
Christmas Blogger Gift Swap 2016 | #apovgiftswap
I was so excited to re-launch my Christmas Blogger Gift Swap this year and received an overwhelming response with 49 bloggers signing up to take part! I was paired with Natalie from What You Didn’t Know and it’s been absolutely lovely getting to know her! After exchanging text messages and sending (and receiving) a long list […]
MATRICULATION | Uni Diaries
Oxford have this thing where all of the freshers have to be formally admitted into the university and this is called Matriculation. We wear sub fusc (black gowns, white shirts, black skirt/trousers, ribbon/bow tie etc. – it basically means dark formal clothing in Latin), carry our mortarboard (for we’re not allowed to wear them until we graduate […]