I hadn’t set foot in an educational institution since
my youth. Well that’s a lie, being an IT engineer I
had, on occasion worked in various establishments,
but not the cut and thrust of learning.
My first year at university was scary…..
Travelling 200 miles from home, I left my friends and
family behind, I found myself alone in a new city.
This all became a distraction from the work at hand
and combined with dyslexia, a learning disability I
had been living with all my life, but started to really
effect me now, I dove head long in to a malaise that
wouldn’t let me go. I took it in myself to explore this
new city, which I had scant knowledge of, to find
new and interesting things to see and do. In the
process I came upon various groups of people that
would become part of my life.
The shining light in all this were the new friends I
made, all individually unique, but all with a common
purpose to help me through. This book is a thank
you to them for the help and support they have
given me over this last year. A small recognition of
their sacrifices to keep me sane.
Some due to commitments or just being far away
themselves haven’t made this book, hopefully in the
future I can get them all together and do a newer
and better version of this to encompass them all.
To my new friends.