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ANCY something slightly more exciting than a bowl of cereal that doesn’t take an age to prepare? Then this is the one for you. Banana pancakes are super easy and simply delicious. This two-ingredient recipe never fails; it is the perfect introduction to student cooking. NIVERSITY bedrooms are notoriously All you need is a banana (ideally near cold and soulless. Spending time at the end of it’s prime) and an egg. the beginning of the year to put your Mix them together with a fork, or potato own stamp on your new room will certainly masher if you have one. If you think the mixgo a long way to settle any feelings of hometure is still a bit runny, then feel free to add sickness. Here are five simple and affordable a tablespoon of plain flour to thicken it up. ways to make your room feel more like a home. Grab a frying pan and drizzle in oil (or a few Firstly, and perhaps most obviously, put sprays of frylight), and scoop the mixup photographs. Being surrounded ture onto the pan in around by pictures of your loved ones, four pancake shapes. memories of holidays Fry the pancakes on and music festivals, or a low-medium heat, just some pictures of and be sure to keep messy Freshers’ nights flipping them until will give your room they turn golden brown. that personal twist. Serve with a drizFreePrints is a great app Image: Nikldn, Unsplash zle of honey, or as they are. which prints images from your Georgia Shepherd, Lifestyle Editor phone quickly and affordably. Hang up fairy lights- would it be a uni room without them? In fact, investing a little into lighting like a bedside PRACTICALLY lived off this recipe in my first lamp will help create a relaxing ambiyear as it is really easy to make. You’ll need ence, perfect for when you’re hungover a one jar of tikka masala sauce, one can of or needing a break from coursework. drained chickpeas, a handful of spinach, one Get lots of cushions and throws. Soft furred onion, two peppers (red, yellow or orange) nishings will further help to create a cosy and plain or basmati rice. and homey environment; Dunelm and TK Start off by chopping onions and peppers, and Maxx stock great quality pieces at low prices. drain your chickpeas. Then, in a saucepan, add Plants are a fantastic way to bring some coloil, peppers and onions and sauté until the our and, literally, life to your room. Supermarpeppers and onions soften. Following this, add kets usually have a great selection and the chickpeas to the pan and brown slightly. Wilko is always an affordable option. Add the sauce and let it bubble slightly for Finally, storage boxes are an efaround 10 -15 minutes. If it looks like it's drying fective way to store your belongout, cover to keep the moisture in. Whilst this ings and keep your bedroom is happening, wash your rice and boil it for the clutter-free. IKEA have a great stated time on the packet (usually 15-20 minselection of boxes and baskets utes). Rice can sometimes be difficult to get in a range of dethe hang of, especially portion-wise, so this is signs, colours kind of trial and error. If you are having sides, and materials get these prepared whilst the curry and rice is to help keep cooking. Drain your rice, and serve with the your room organcurry. I usually freeze the rest of the portions, ised, yet aesthetiwhich is super handy when you have late days cally pleasing. at uni or simply cannot be bothered to cook. Ceri Jackson, Lifestyle Editor Alice Tait
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NTERING as a fresher into my first English seminar, I did not know what to expect and was at first intimidated by my peers who seemed articulate and well-read when I had barely managed to roll out of bed, pant up Forum Hill, feverishly sip a coffee and find the correct room in Amory’s labyrinth of corridors. However, my feelings of impostor syndrome could not have been further from the truth – I quickly realised that everyone else was thinking the same thing. This was especially true during a seminar where I looked down my row and there was line of laptops, all searching for the assigned reading… it happens to the best of us.
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REMEMBER I was super anxious about meeting my flatmates; it was the first time in around seven years where I would properly be meeting an entirely new group of people. It just so happened that everyone in my flat was moving in the day before me which did not do much to help my anxiety – I was filled with worries: “what if they have already made friends and I’ll just forever be the girl that turned up late?“ Which, in hindsight, was a pretty silly outlook. As a flat we made a group chat as soon as we found out where we were living, and I remember the day I moved in, I received messages saying they were excited to meet me. When I eventually arrived, they all came out of their rooms to say “hey!“ There was no need to feel anxious and turning up late made no difference to my relationships with my flatmates. That evening we all went out (I must say drinking with a group of complete strangers is a tad odd), and the rest is history, as they say. I find it funny to think back on how anxious I was, especially now I am going into my third year of living with people.
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