My first day at university was my first day in Aberdeen, despite growing up just two hours away I had never been to the Granite City and therefore never visited campus. I had been at University once before and stayed in halls of residence but this time I was staying in private accommodation with my partner and so didn’t have the camaraderie of halls to rely on to make friends. I turned 22 in freshers’ week so was a lot older than most first years. On top of this I was going into second year directly, subsequently entering a class of students who had already made bonds. However, by the end of my first day I had met and socialised with lots of students, many of whom I am still friends with. Through enquiring about the student paper and attending a direct entrant’s meet and greet I further added to my acquaintances over the next few days and I have never looked back.