In september 2008, in my first year at London Metropolitan University, I was quite worry about how to pay fees for the full-time year. So I went to the Finance Office to know if it would be possible for me to get a sholarship or any fund from university.” I’m afraid, but according to the university system, cape verde islands is not on the list of scholarships countries” said one of the general office. To be honest, I was already expecting that kind of answer, not only because usually people don’t know where cape verde is on the map, but also because cape verde is an independent country, and is not part of the European Union.
Consequently, I had no choice if is not to pay the full tution fee for the all year. And sometimes, I found myself wondering, if it actually worth it.
People outside the UK, speacilly in my country, thinks that when you got the opportunity to do a degree in a place like London, you are the luckiest person in the world.
According to my own experience, studying in London Metropolitan University and living in London city, the place where you are in it does matter but it is not everything. The social life, the language, and your capacity to adpat where you are it is crucial for your own development.
Nowadays, after living in London for 2 years, I can say that the most important thing that I ‘ve learned, is that you might be in the best place or University in the world, but if something is missing you’d never feel like you have achieve something in your life.
