This is my first blog, which I'd like to share my experience about being an International student at Hull University. I know it is too late to post experience after more than a year leaving UK. Though, I think the memory still remains :)
HULL, it is a small town yet peaceful and quiet for student life. The night I came to Hull, I was shocked seeing how quiet the city was. My hometown, Samarinda, which is located in East Borneo, is a small city too yet I found it even busier than Hull. Most of the streets in Hull when I came was dimly lit, and not many people were around. Right at the first night I know I felt homesick already. However, the next day I started to feel excited to do the campus tour and city tour ;).
Well, not much different as the view at night, Hull was still really peaceful at day, low pollution, and has Lot of friendly people. At first, I was a bit scary to live in Hull since most review from the net are never that good, and some even stated it was a bad place to live (OMG) !! Yet,after going around Hull for few weeks, all those reviews from Internet are not proven :D . One thing that I like most there was there was no discrimination or racism here, at least to me. I never had any bad experience with local or foreigner in hull. There were also a lot of muslims here, and we had one small mosque in University which really beneficial and convenience. Thus, for those who plan to study or move to Hull, its a great choice. It has nice environment, fresh air, and lower cost compared to other cities in UK.
However, hull has only few choices for entertainment i guess. There are plenty of bars here, but I am not that type who into bar. For those who like history, Hull is a great place as it has numerous museums to visit, art gallery, and also fish trail for those who prefer adventure trip.
Regarding to shopping, hmm, there are some shopping centre that I would like to recommend such as St.Stephens, Prospect Centre, and Debenhams. Those three are the biggest shopping centre in Hull. Yet, there are also small shops near city centre or in newland avenue which located near university, and there are so many charity shops who sell books, clothes and others.
Then, regarding to food, there are a lot of choice for foods. And especially for muslims, there are lot of muslims restaurants here, and they provide delivery service. You should try justeat.co.uk, it is very convenient. One of my favourite restaurant in Hull for arabic food is kurdistan restaurant. The food is nice and served in a very big portion. It is located in the middle between university and city centre.
Even, for Those who prefer to cook at home, there are a lot of grocery stores with a lot of variety, provide spices for Halal and Asian food.
Finally, I would finish it by saying thanks for reading my first blog ^.^ I hope enjoy it, and please feel free to ask me about Hull :D
