Joining a five-a-side football team changed everything about my university experience

Why I joined:n

• I am not a great footballer — that was not the point
• I needed a reason to leave my room and a social structure that repeated weekly

nnWhat happened:n

• Within a month I had friends from six different countries
• A weekly routine I actually looked forward to
• A reason to leave the library that did not feel like procrastination

nnThe team became the social backbone of my entire postgraduate experience. The quality of the football was irrelevant. Find your equivalent — it does not matter what it is.nnFind student groups and activities on UKBuddy