I'm Tristan, a second year chemistry student at the University of Birmingham, I'm 28, but I'm only a mature student in name. I put myself through school working a part time job for a particularly well known global coffee company who don't pay corporation tax here in the UK. I hate my job, with a passion, however, it pays the bills, so I put up with it.
I've previously studied nursing for 3 years. It was interesting, but towards the end I realised it wasn't the life I wanted to live. So as a result of being forced at 16 by the education system to decide what I wanted to do with my l don't spend my life in retail. I know I could make a career out of it if I want to, but I've already given up on one career I don't want, I have no intentions of following another because I fell into it.
I'm gay, I recently broke up with my boyfriend of nearly 4 years because we had become incompatible with each other, that was the worst thing about breaking up, we didn't stop loving each other, but speaking for myself, I was no longer in love. So I've moved back into my family home to save some money. It's not an ideal situation, but I've learnt through my life how to deal with these sorts of things when they crop up. You just keep your head down, plow through things and deal with each day as it comes. Sometimes it feels a bit much, and sometimes it feels like every day is the same as the last, I feel those days are the hardest ones to deal with, the monotony of it all.
I'm probably more passive aggressive than I'd like to admit, this is a trait I've picked up from my mother. It's not one of my finer character traits, those would be I'm generally able to turn my hand to anything I want to, and get above average results, I'm determined, dependable, and dedicated.
I applied for a research internship at the university for over the summer, and I also applied to the Royal Society of Chemistry for a research grant which we have been awarded, due to the nature of the work I'm not at liberty to discuss in great detail the work I will be doing, however it involves the design of filters to remove arsenic and other impurities from ground water using waste biomass. It's some really exciting chemistry, at least to a chemist, and it has some real world value to it. I'm looking forwards to it, even if it does mean between my internship and work, I will be working for 8 weeks straight and not getting a single day off.
I am planning a trip to Japan for 5 weeks following my graduation, I will be travelling around seeing as much as I can in that time. So I plan to use some of the money I get this summer to buy a good camera and learn to use it in time for my trip. So, once that is in my possession you can expect photos and what not.
I'm something of a food lover, I like to eat out, and I love to cook. I find cooking is a way for me to unwind and relax. I'm at home in the kitchen, I like to cook things from scratch, not because I'm posh, or a food snob, but because I enjoy cooking. Okay I'm a bit of a food snob.
I guess as far as introductions go that sums everything up nicely. I have a date tomorrow, so I'll have something to update about. Especially if tomorrows dates are anything like the previous ones I've been on. Seriously I'd forgotten, if I ever knew, just how tiresome and tedious dates can be.
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