Welcome to my first post. My name is Mafaz; I study English Studies at Malm\u00f6 University and as I write this I am currently in York, England for the first semester of my two semesters with elective courses. Has anyone been to York before? The university I’m in is called York St John\u2019s University or, as it\u2019s been dubbed, Hogwarts. \ud83d\ude42 $\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

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This one is from one of the accommodation buildings; how nice is the greenery?<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of us had been to York before but others not. I had absolutely no expectations; I hadn\u2019t heard much about the city, which actually worked in my favor because I felt very present when I arrived. I was seeing something completely new. The first week was all about helping us get settled. We had a 2-hour walking tour around town by the Student Union’s staff, where we got to know the city and write down some tips for places to check out and eat at. Walking around the city made me feel like I was transferred back to the 1400s, very unique.<\/p>\n

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Apparently this place has one of the best afternoon tea options; I have it on my list of places to visit; I’ll let you know how it goes!<\/p><\/div>\n

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This picture is one of my personal favourite places in the city, The Shambles street. It deserves a dedicated post, but see that “shop that must not be named” logo? The street is the inspiration behind the famous Diagon Alley in Harry Potter. Actually this little street alone has around 4 Harry Potter-themed shops. Pretty cool. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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This is where you can start a city-walls walk, we simply passed by it but definitely one to check out, maybe around Spring when the weather is slightly gentler!<\/p>\n

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The tour ended near the York Minster, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city (and there are a lot).<\/p>\n

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The details are mesmerizing!<\/p><\/div>\n

After that we went home and got ready for another day. The Student Union team hosts many events and consists of a bunch of lovely people. The next post will be about some of those events they organised for us as newbies \ud83d\ude42 Have a lovely time until then!<\/p>\n

Mafaz x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"