So, it’s high time I did a post explaining what the hell has been going on with me. Well, I’m now in London about to start an MSc in Communications and Signal Processing at Imperial College London. In between the presentations, miscelaneous arrangements and preparations, I’ve been enjoying London a lot!
I really like the city and especially South Kensington, where the campus is located. There is clearly a great deal of concern with keeping the original building facades and so the whole city feels like a city with history. The campus has an interesting clash between the modern and the historical, with the Queen’s Tower right in the middle of modern glassy buildings. It really is an interesting place to work in.
Moreover, I’m loving the facilities of the college and especially the sense of community that the college has in its core. Right from the very initial introductions we are urged to join a society of something that interests us. In fact, the amount and diversity of societies is astonishing and there is surely something that anyone would find interesting among them. If not, you are urged to start your own!
As for the weather, it’s been really good lately, with clear skies and sunny days, but I’m sure that will soon change and give way to the permanent rain that London is so well known for. In the meantime, I’m sure I’ll have a lot of work to do!
Update: I transferred to Computing Science (Specialist Pathway) as I missed Computing in my course.
Best of luck in London and with your degree. Hope you come back to Portugal in the end
Thanks! Best of luck to you too
I think I’ll try to travel around a bit more though, before deciding where I want to stay. I want to check out how stuff is done in other places to make a more informed decision.
Good info. Lucky me I ran across your blog by accident (stumbleupon). I have saved as a favorite for later!