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Aberystwyth


As i've previously said in my welcome post i'm currently a third year Zoology student at university, So for the last three years i've been living in the beautiful town of Aberystwyth on the coast of Wales.

  The promenade has been my favourite part of Aber since I first came for a visiting day before joining the university. No matter what the weather walking along the prom and listening to the waves is always calming and made me feel at home as soon as I moved.
  I often go on late night or afternoon walks around the town thats mainly based along the prom, there's an established walk called 'kick the bar' which starts outside the old student dorms Alexandra Halls, in the shadow of Constitution hill. You start by kicking the fence for good luck and walk the length of the promenade till you reach the end of the pier at the other end.







Aberystwyth is a great community on both the student side and the general residence side. The population of Aber is mainly made of students and during the holidays the town becomes much quieter which is sometimes a nice change of pace. But during term time Aber remains a laid back seaside town during the day before becoming a lively hub full of societies and students at night. There are over 100 pubs in Aber and many more places to hang out, eat and drink during the day or night.



As someone who previously came from a small village Aberystwyth is the perfect size, not too big but still enough room and enough going on to stop me from being bored. The uni itself has played a big part in helping me through the potentially hard step of leaving home and beginning life on my own in a safe environment,
basically allowing me to play at being an adult before trying it for real.



This post may have sounded like me trying to sell Aberystwyth to you but it truly is a wonderful place that helped me through a bad place in my life after my terrible sixth form years. If you are thinking about university options I would highly recommend that you look at Aber if they have your subject choice. 



        

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