so after a lovely summer home i am back at uni (borringgg) anyway i really really want to expand my social circle this year!!!
I do love my close friends but im itching to meet new people and try out new things and meet more people who i gel with.
I feel like for the past 3 years at this uni i have spent time with the same people and its nice to have really close friends but now im in my 4th year i want to meet more local people from the city i study in and more people in my uni.
I just feel like a need to develop myself more as a person, i dont want to meet just muslim pakistanis i want to meet anyone!!
But the thing is whereee??? does anyone have any ideas i have been racking my brains all weekend but havnt really come up with any ideas…
(p.s. i dont play sports so i cant join a sports team)
I could go to house parties if i show im interested on coming in the past because i have more conservative friends i guess people think i dont want to come for some reason!
but i willd definately go to every party im invited too! there is a house party coming up ill try and show some interest!
you could do volunteer work... Habitat for Humanity?? not sure if they have one in UK or not..
Art Societies are a great place to mingle with intellectual and the relatively mature lot :)
you should check with the student center at your uni..they usually have a list of the organizations and their officers.
Alvena, all UK Universities have societies (islamic societies, bollywood society, belly dancing society to name a few that i know of at the uni my nieces atttend....)
Go to Freshers Week and sign up to the ones that interest you and the ones that you wouldn't think twice about joining... it's going against what you usually do that will enable you to meet a new variety of people....
PS: i'm not condoning that you go on a pub crawl or something... just do something different, i'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised :)
there's always lots of student oriented stuff going on in london uni's. talks, exhibitions (soas had one last year on alternative islamic art), etc, where you can meet like-minded people.
i think it helps if you have something your 'into'. for example, i have quite a few flickr contacts in london and i suppose if i wanted to meet new people ("in real life"), i'd could suggest that we have a meet. or movies; there's small film festivals, special screenings or even just films on at bloomsbury organised by ucl film soc. my brother is always meeting new people by virtue of PPS events. i'm sure your own uni has many such societies, in london it's a bit easier as there are so many universities and UoL means easy access.
I dont want to sound...unislamic but i am part of ismalic society and i kind of want to move away from that circle...not because they are bad people but because thats where i met most of my friends but its also where there are various politics and people are more conservative!
However i havnt really looked at the other societies so thats a good idea as freshes fair is coming up so i can do that.
I am a really social person i feel like i have restricted myself for so long!!! so i definately want to try and do different things!
there's always lots of student oriented stuff going on in london uni's. talks, exhibitions (soas had one last year on alternative islamic art), etc, where you can meet like-minded people.
i think it helps if you have something your 'into'. for example, i have quite a few flickr contacts in london and i suppose if i wanted to meet new people ("in real life"), i'd could suggest that we have a meet. or movies; there's small film festivals, special screenings or even just films on at bloomsbury organised by ucl film soc. my brother is always meeting new people by virtue of PPS events. i'm sure your own uni has many such societies, in london it's a bit easier as there are so many universities and UoL means easy access.
Im in the midlands :)
Something like the alternatve art event sounds totally my thing! nothing can compare to london but i guess its hard not being part of UoL to get into certain events but i wil have a look definately!
Try your uni gym you can pick up some white dudes there. Black dudes will love to be with you
no matter what. hmmm Its not going to be easy to build a realaiont out of it.
But sure lot of fun. Local bar is not a bad place but you can run into
trouble makers too. Try attending parties of non paki ppl.
You will get lucky more often then you think. You are girl
remeber that. Use it!!!
coming winter, I know, some one hot is going to be in london :@: for 6 weeks.
Something like the alternatve art event sounds totally my thing! nothing can compare to london but i guess its hard not being part of UoL to get into certain events but i wil have a look definately!
whats pps i cant figure it out!
and a meet sounds really fun!
well the new academic year is starting soon, so there's bound to be stuff coming up. if i come across anything that sounds like it might interest you, i'll pm you.
pps = political philosophy society. my brother was the vice chair of imperial pps and they had some quite high-profile events this year.
i'm sure you'll be fine. willingness to try new things and meet new people is half the battle won :)
cities like Bhram have way more interesting people than London. Also, no one COOL or THAT interesting goes to societies regular-like. Unless its sports or drama related. Like weekly soduku? No thanks.
Also, dont mix exclusively with medics. That is why house parties are best. You meet friends of friends. Exchange numbers go for coffee etc. and its difficult to strike up new friendships in a new town where you arent going to meet that often. its diff enough to stay in touch withchildhood friends across distances.