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<\/p>\nWhen I’m not doing problem sheets, or writing lab reports, or reading ‘recommended reading’ so dense with acronyms I just skip entire paragraphs, I try to relax.<\/p>\n
Of course, working out regularly and going to Taekwondo really helps in this regard. But sometimes you just feel like it’s become a routine. A routine where being 2+ weeks behind on problem sheets and taking longer then you estimated to complete anything is the routine.<\/p>\n
Ergo, it’s great to break that routine. Recently, RCSU – the science subjects union, organised a trip to Urban Axe Throwing. I don’t know how they know these people exist, but it’s fantastic that they put these things together, particularly since as a teetotal I don’t go to socials at clubs or bars.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The ease to learn to throw surprised me some,
\nOne can in but a single session learn.
\nWith only four attempts my axe did stick.
\nA team at first, we cheer as others learnt.<\/p>\n
Then man on man a competition starts.
\nTo each to choose a stratagem
\nOver the head, two handed throw, or
\nUpon one’s side to lift and toss<\/p>\n
Lest I did not do so well when pitted
\nIn such a way. Standing close a pace too near
\nMy axe, it bounced, again, again, every time
\nunder-rotated<\/p>\n
A single step, it made all the difference
\nDo I resent my loss? The fun that exceeded\u00a0by far.<\/p>\n
The opportunity to talk to other older students on the physics course was also appreciated, giving me a better impression of what is to come in the months ahead.<\/p>\n
Events like this are also heavily subsidised by the university’s student union, which is unbeatable when it comes to prices. There’s hundreds of opportunities you only get so cheaply as a student. These are also particularly easy to get involved in, as unlike societies, there is no sense of needing to commit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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