Dealing with unexpected circumstances and social isolation due to COVID restrictions can be difficult. This blog from Student Ambassador Cheitali Aher offers some useful advice on how to learn to enjoy your own company, and find the good in all situations! It is well said “Always shoot up high for the moon and if at…
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Tips on where to find vegan food
Buying food for specific dietary needs can be difficult when you don’t know where to look. UL Student Ambassador Robin Luger tells us how they find vegan-friendly food around Limerick city, read on to find out more! Coming from Austria, with a huge selection of plant-based food in every supermarket, I was a tad shocked…
Planning your Virtual Day is the Key!
Structuring your day when working from home can be difficult. Read on for some advice from Student Ambassador Neha Chopra, and see what she recommends to make your time a little more productive! The most negative word of 2020 was “Positive”. Everybody wished that they do not test COVID-19 positive. There is no denying the…
Working out at home: Advantages, tips, and recommendations.
Struggling to get active while at home? Read on for some tips and tricks by Student Ambassador Magdalena Szymanska and find out how you can take care of your physical health without needing the gym. It’s been a year since we went into lock down. We had to get used to the new reality, where…
Cyberbullying
In this though-provoking piece, Swachitha Kommugala looks at the impact that cyberbulling can have on the life of a young person, and the severe effects that it can have on their wellbeing. Cyberbullying/online bullying has become increasingly common these days. Especially among teenagers. According to me, it is an act of destroying one’s identity just…
Trails of UL – A solace during the lockdown
It can be hard to stay close to home lately, but that makes it all the more important to appreciate what we have on our doorsteps. In this blog, UL Student Ambassador Arun Rajeev shows us how he explored the campus and reconnected with nature. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have made venturing out exploring…
The Bachelor Life: Learning to live independently
In this blog, Pavani Madda, a UL Postgraduate International Student, recounts the experiences of independent living in a foreign country, and tells us of both the struggles and the achievements that she has faced. This topic is familiar to many International students, and we hope that this can provide some comfort and validation to those…
Encourage!
Pavani Madda, an International Student at UL, tells us about the importance of encouragement and positivity in our lives. We often turn to discouraging words when trying to make change, but this article may make you realise that uplifting others, and ourselves, can sometimes be the most powerful way to have an impact. We could…
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