A quick tour of Melita

Hello! Come in and welcome to our humble abode.  Its our smaller-on-the-inside, the-staircase-will-scare-you-to-death, temperamental-shower, but lovable home for the first two weeks of our stay.

It may be small, but it has everything we need. Downstairs is a kitchen/dining/living room. For the average couple who might be staying in this charm filled house, there would be plenty of room. But for four girls who brought TWELVE bags with them, floor space is limited to say the least. To get from the kitchen sink to the sofa, which is a mere 3 meters, you have to dive over at least two suitcases, squeeze round the table, try not to trip over Claire's belongings strewn across the floor, just to have a sit down. And that's assuming the sofa is clear itself and not piled high with laptops and hairdryers.

Then there's upstairs. If you can brave the glass staircase that squeaks at every step, remember to not look down, and hope to not meet anyone else going in the other direction, you can make it to the next floor. Here you will find the bedroom, with a double bed, and the majority of the cockroach gang. There is also a bathroom, equipped with toilet, sink and bath/shower.

Up the glass stairs once more and you get the second bedroom...if you can call it a bedroom. 'A room with two mattresses on the floor with no space to spare' would be a more accurate description. To reach the surprisingly spacious outside terrace you must long jump over the mattresses, force open the two sliding doors, slide past the clothes horse, and set your self down at the table to enjoy the warm evenings.

Overall we love our quirky little home, but wouldn't be surprised if in 4 years time, it featured in Brazil in the 2016 Olympics.

G x

Joking with Jen

Name: Jen
Hometown: Gloucester
Degree subject: Business Mathematics
Film that descibes me: The Nightmare before Christmas - I was born unexpectedly early, just a few days before Christmas. I sing Christmas songs all year round which really annoys my mum and it's my favourite time of year
Favourite song: It's my life by Bon Jovi; this is a good song to live by and the lyrics "it's now or never" are about making the most of the opportunities that come our way, which is exactly what I intend to do with my time in Malta!!
Likes: Chocolate, thunder and lightning, mornings, duvets and sitting down with a good film or book
Dislikes: Animal abuse, spiders, lettuce and kayaking
Lifestyle: Vegetarian - I've been a veggie for the past 8 and a half years because I love animals.
Pets: I have a 7 year old English Springer Spaniel called Buster. He loves tennis balls, cheese and long walks in the countryside. When I was little I had two black cats called Sooty and Sweep.
Most likely to find me: At Costa with my mum and sister, watching Doctor Who with my dad, at the local pub with my friends or walking my dog
Most looking forward to in Malta: Walking around the beautiful cities and buildings, relaxing on the beach and learning about a different way of life

The other maths girlies:
Georgia: Zealous
Claire: Joyous
Stacey: Generous

J Xx

Say hello to Stacey!

Name: Stacey
Birthday: 1st Jan
Home Town: Walsall, West Midlands

Degree Subject: Business Mathematics

Favorite Foods: Cheese, Sea food, Puddings

Likes: Giggling, Chick flicks, The beach, People playing with my hair, Lying in bed and listening to the rain, Open fires, Spooning

Dislikes: Being on my own, Spicy food, Mornings, Traffic, Saying goodbye
Guilty Pleasure: One Direction
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: Pulling an all-nighter

Unusual Fact: Me nan does the Avon.
3 Most Important things in Life: Happiness, Love, Good Health
Favourite Season: Winter. Not only because its Christmas time, its my birthday too. I wait a whole year, and everything comes at once.
I Want To: Know that I will give more back to the world than what will I take from it.
Most looking forward to in Malta: The sea, the sigths & the serenity. Oh ... and getting a tan!

Meet My Mates:

Claire: Little Miss Helpful

Georgia: Little Miss Prim















Jenny: Little Miss Careful















S <3

Come and meet Claire

Name: Claire
Age: Youngest one of the group!
Studying: Business Maths as business and maths are my favourite subjects.
Favourite Colours: Blue and purple
Favourite Film: The Wizard of Oz
Likes: New socks, new bed sheets, listening to the rain when inside, burning candles, the winter, CHICKEN!
Dislikes: Weeing in the sea, spiders, scary ghost stories at night, cold showers, pasta, unpainted nails.
Guilty pleasure: Watching Eastenders. I almost had a breakdown when BBC iPlayer didn't work in Malta, until Stacey found it for me on youtube!
Most important things to me: Family, friends and love. As long as I always have these, I will be fine in life.
Most looking forward to in Malta: Seeing how we will study, making new friends and of course the sea on my doorstep!

One word to describe the girls:
Stacey: Relaxed
Jenny: Whitty
Georgia: Mom-of-the-group

C xox

Getting to know Georgia

Name: Georgia
Hometown: Surrey

Degree Subject: Business Maths

Favorite Colours: Purple and lime green

Hobbies: As well as starting up this blog, I write my own which covers beauty, fashion and lifestyle. I can also be found crafting and creating homemade goodies (not all of them a success).

Sports Team: Saracens

Likes: Seafood, wine, the cold side of the pillow, tea, reading and travelling

Dislikes: Blood, cucumber, public swimming pools and people touching my knees

Unusual Fact: I used to have a pet tarantula
Favorite Place: Kuang Si Waterfall in Laos. Just the most breath taking place I have ever been. With hardly anyone else around, it was like something out of a film.
Most Looking Forward to in Malta: Meeting other students and enjoying the different way of life... oh, and the seafood!

Get to know the girls:
Jenny: Dippy
Claire: Messy
Stacey: Outrageous

G :)

Our little 'friends'

Last night we were hanging out in our apartment when suddenly a scuttling creature darted across the tiled floor. It was a cockroach. It wasn't the first one we'd seen since our arrival in Malta and it certainly wasn't the last. This is the moment we decided to name them, in alphabetic order, first with girls names then going onto boys names. Claire wondered if we'd get through all 52 letters in the two weeks we're spending in this apartment but we laughed saying it would be over the duration of our time in Malta. However a mere 24 hours later and we've had the pleasure of meeting Annabelle, Bethany, Cindy, Denise, Edna, Felicity, Gemma, Henrietta, Imogen, Jasmine, Kayley, Lucy, Maureen, Nancy, Olivia and Penelope.

Before you start having nightmares of a cockroach invested hovel, our appartment is nice, if a bit small for four girls and 12 suitcases (a desciption of our holiday appartment will be posted soon). And now each time we spot a cockroach, instead of squeeling like the bunch of girlies we are, we excitedly shout "I've found _____" And they are definately less scary than the spiders currently invading England.


J x

Mischief on Arrival

We've arrived! The plane landed at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, so the sun was out and baring down on us at 29 degrees. None of us could wipe the smiles off our faces. We had made it. Months of planning; buying flight tickets, sorting out accommodation, bank accounts and loads more, all leading to this. It felt like only yesterday we were in a lecture in Coventry hearing about ERASMUS Study Abroad Program for the first time. We couldn't be more excited.

However, getting here wasn't as smooth as we thought it would be. Here's a quick summary of our journey...

First of all Stacey and Claire arrived at Bristol Airport half an hour later than our agreed meeting time. So we rushed over to check our bags in, only to find Stacey's luggage was over weight, After a quick shuffle of stuff between suitcases (which held up the queue behind us, sorry!) we finally checked our bags in.

Then it was a tearful (tsunami of tears from Claire and Stacey) goodbye to our family and off we were. The four of us, close friends, embarking on the adventure of a life time, nothing could stop us!

Until we hit airport security. Georgia's bag got pulled aside for a search. All the things that you weren't allowed in your hand luggage, were in there. It was like a portable Boots Chemist! At the same time Stacey set the metal detector off and had to have a body search. She should have remembered to take her belt off.

After all that drama, we realised that the gate to flight FR3774 was due to close in 2 minutes. After dragging Jenny away from Superdrug, we sprinted off towards Gate 11. It sounded like a heard of cattle as we scrambled down the corridor, arriving just in time. Sadly this meant we were the lasts ones on the plane, and couldn't sit next to each other. But we didn't mind, we were too excited and, at last, we were on our way.

The plane touched down and we made our way over to collect our suitcases. Bags all piled up on the trolleys, we headed out of the airport only to find our pre-paid taxi wasn't there. After 20 minutes of phone calls and confusion the taxi driver finally showed up. With no regard to the speed limit (our seat belts strapped firmly on) we made our way to Sliema where we were meeting our estate agent who would take us to our property.

When we arrived, the estate agents was closed. The taxi driver unloaded our suitcases and drove off. We were left on the pavement with all our bags, very confused. Then we remembered that it was a bank holiday in Malta, so many shops and businesses were shut. We rang the estate agent, who luckily said he could be there in 15 minutes to drive us and our luggage to our apartment.

It was a very surreal moment, sitting on the pavement, surrounded by our 12 bags, but luckily we could see the funny side. Finally we made it to our apartment.


After popping to the local supermarket to stock up on food and water, we went for a late night walk around the coast into St Jullian's to look for a place to eat. It didn't take long for us to realise what a beautiful place Malta was. After finding a restaurant to eat at, which over looked the sea, we all agreed, we have all fallen in love with this country on our first night.