{"id":4012,"date":"2018-12-10T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T11:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2018-12-20T19:39:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T19:39:13","slug":"a-white-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/2018\/12\/10\/a-white-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"A White Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>White.<\/p>\n<p>They say white is the combination of all colours. This is an ideal concept to welcome you to join me on my journey or at least, its beginnings. I promise it will be colourful, but for now, let\u2019s stick to white.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A white envelope was the first thing I ever received at my arrival at Woodward Buildings. It contained a few documents, but most importantly, a white card. Had I known that I would soon be locked out of my room because of forgetting it, I would have grabbed it tighter. Besides that unfortunate event, all the ones that proceeded it were far from disappointing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I opened the door to the four walls that would instantly become my home for the next year. Although some may say that it was a procedure like many others, leaving my things inside it was the first page of a next chapter, a white page to be filled with so many new friendships and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>During that weekend, over white kitchen tables or stuck in White City underground station due to strikes, everything started to fall into place. I found myself in a city that no longer called me a stranger. I connected with this place and its people. I was a fresher having the time of my life (but also suffering the so-called \u201cfreshers\u2019 flu\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Then, without even realising so, Monday arrived and I somehow managed to make my way to the Great Hall, where I was welcomed by important personalities in white shirts and suits. This talk was followed by many others, briefings and other introduction.<\/p>\n<p>The first week flew by and, similarly, the paradise disappeared. Lectures started and whiteboards were soon filled with algebraical expressions I had never seen before. I didn\u2019t really understand much and I even panicked a bit, but my inner self told me that this was what I signed for when choosing an engineering at Imperial. I guess I will manage to decipher my notes at some point.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I read that white is usually associated with positivity and that it helps to get mental clarity. I think I might try to imagine a white void from time to time. 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