"So, what are you up to now?"
"I'm going to England for a Master."
"Wow, great! To London?"
This has been exactly every single conversation ever since I got accepted to uni. No one has ever considered that I could not go to London. Why should they? London is a wonderful city with wonderful people, so much to do and see, it has great unis with a good reputation.
But on the other hand, there are a lot of good reasons not to study in London. One is certainly that London is incredibly expensive, let alone for a student! In addition, there are basically as many reasons as there are universities in England.
Please, don't get me wrong. I love London! I just want to make clear that England is not London!
England has much more to offer than "just" London: from the beautiful landscape in Cornwall over the canal-woven city centre of Manchester to the white cliffs of Dover. On www.visitengland.com for example, you can choose different themes like romance, family, culture, lifestyle or activities and get inspired where to go next.
As for me, I can't wait to move to Southampton. It may not be the most beautiful city in England. But the uni has a good reputation for my studies, Public Relations and there are a lot of interesting spots in the surroundings (Downton Abbey!!!). There will be plenty of trips I'll make. One of them will be to London.
