"If you're going through Hell, keep going.": UK

About Me.

Background

My name is Michael Rivera and I am a Filipino-Chinese, 18-year-old student living in Canterbury, but originally from Hong Kong. My parents divorced when I was two, and when I grew up, there were two sides of me: the wild, outdoorsy, gutsy side, and the conservative, intellectual, scholarly side. I spent two years living beside a beach in the countryside. It was then that I learned how to swim, how to fish and how to ride a bike. I love the outdoors, especially when having barbecues and hiking. Outside of that time, my more studious side of me reads, writes, and has a great interest in a broad range of subjects including: television and film, travel, anthropology, human cultures, linguistics, food and drink, psychology, philosophy, literature, forensics, Greco-Roman mythology, European history and politics, South American culture and geology. My deepest love goes to, well, my best friend. But the love that exists just a tiny fraction below that amount of love goes to television series, beautiful beaches, lime margaritas, and books considered classics.

Feel free to e-mail me if you have anything you want to share, suggest, criticize, inquire or comment on! :D

E-mail: scylla.michael.charybdis@gmail.com

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

54 - Good news about university!

I already was having a perfectly lovely day today, but the icing on the cake was the moment I got home, checked my e-mail, and saw that I received an offer from a university. I clicked on several links, and soon enough, I found out I was given a conditional offer from University College London (UCL).

UCL is one the most prestigious schools in the UK, and the world, especially in the field of anthropology, the field of study I would like to pursue. Three months ago, I thought applying there was a long shot, but I wanted to take the shot nonetheless, because UCL could stand as my ideal institution.

As of now, my decision is to head to the UK, live in the heart of London, and study at UCL, this fall. I'm really excited.

I feel ecstatic that I got in. I hope all you bloggers out there get what you've been hoping for too.