How to rest on Uni

The most extraordinary is the passage of time, which seems to be passing much faster than on a high school – one is not busy only with learning, but also by basic level of socialization and, of course, cook, clean – and the list could be easily extended with work, volunteering, participation in Uni experiments, or programming “just for fun”. Add 20 minutes walk to the campus, and we suddenly have one's day completely full; however, according to some people from higher years, or even postgraduates, the first year is nothing compared to the other ones. So, how to “slack off”, rest from the work and regenerate mental energy? Even despite Glasgow being the 4th largest city in UK, it is not hard to find a place, where one can hide from the world and gather strength. University campus has Kelvingrove park just behind its south boundary, which is at least as large as the campus itself. The park is cut in half by river Kelvin. Even if the weather is miserable, a short walk on a path along the river provides weekly dose of fresh air and contact with nature, because the path leads to yet another green place – Botanic Gardens. Thanks to the terrain profile of Glasgow the river is situated in a small depression, and so a walk on it can show the person's walk on Uni in a completely different light – a great example is a bridge that I walk on everyday. It has railings from white sandstone, but until recently I had no idea the main part of the bridge, visible from a different angle, is made out of red sandstone. Such small revelations can improve one's mood and improve the whole day afterwards. The path leads under three other bridges, and I am always dazzled by small details of their construction; the path could have lead under four bridges too, but what remains from the forth one are only the end-points and a pillar stump – another detail, that brings a person to other thoughts than just studying.

Computing Science study looks promising – we are progressively getting to more and more advanced topics rather than just studying the basics of programming – the topics include study of machine code, computer parts, which make up today's machines, or even optimization of our code for extremely complex calculations. Mathematics then offers 3D vectors and advanced integration and differentiation, while Business is concerned with the topic of marketing – that includes a study of psychology of customers, suppliers, retailers, firms, and even all aspects of the production chain from making to selling the product.

So with the second semester hopping over to its second half everyone is trying to search for accommodation for the second year and summer job, while it is only the end of March. I am myself looking forward to what will the spring in Glasgow bring in terms of weather.