GO!NeSpringw 2021 sIssue Search: CampusLifeSU | D i s c o v e r - E n r i c h - C o n n e c t | Dear Reader What's Going On? Welcome to the Spring Issue of GO!News 2021. Stay up-to-date with activities happening over the next few months We hope you enjoy reading about all the things we have to look forward to now the sun is returning! International@CampusLife are currently running all our events virtually to keep our community safe and so that you can join We've been working hard to create a fun, safe and in from anywhere in the world! Our activities hope to build a exciting programme of social events based on sense of community, introduce you to new friends and make upcoming national holidays and to celebrate the settling-in that little bit easier. longer sunnier days. We hope you'll join in with us wherever you happen to be in the world and start to These activities include social events, online Q&A sessions, feel part of our University Community. virtual meeting spaces and more. We also have information on volunteer opportunities You can find our events and and sign-up for any you like at and where you can access advice and support. our ticket booking website: www.fatsoma.com/campus-life Many of our events are FREE to attend though some may Emma, Siew, Fiona, Kayleigh, Nick, Mike & Danielle carry a small fee depending on the activity. lnternational@CampusLife We hope in-person events will start again as soon as it's safe, but in the meantime, we'd encourage everyone to join our virtual community and get involved with as much as you can. International@CampusLife Still here to help International@Campuslife (ICL) are here to help and support International students with non academic queries. In particular we can help with visas and immigration, international family questions and cultural aspects of living in the UK. We also provide opportunities for social interaction Getting Involved and community building though our Contribute to GO!News GO!Programme. What are you interested in? It could be sporty, scientific, creative or cathartic? We are looking for contributions and open to your ideas. Remember - we are still here to support you! Give us traditional recipes (like this issue's cawl), photos of lockdown Please visit our website to explore our pages of life where you are, or just send us a story about what lockdown has advice and guidance, as well as details on how you meant to you. Have you found a new favourite place to walk where can get in contact with us via email, Live Chat, ad you live? Send your ideas (please include your name and a brief hoc webinars or other online activities: explanation of your contribution) to for a chance to appear in future issues at [email protected] www.swansea.ac.uk/international-campuslife/ We also have our Official Swansea University Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea International Welcome Group on Facebook, With over 20 community projects and 400+ volunteers, they are dedicated to welcoming new International entirely student-led with a board of trustees that is over 50% students. All of their projects are led by student volunteer Project Coordinators. Students to our university, linking them with course- They aim to support each volunteer in gaining skills and experiences mates and friends. Click here or search for us on through providing a broad range of volunteer-led activities in the Facebook and become a part of our International community. To get involved, contact the the Discovery Team, who will community. be more than happy to help at [email protected] GO!News Spring Issue 2021 | Page 2 St David's Day GO!Trip Goes Virtual: March the 1st is Saint Davids Day (Dydd Gweli) here in Wales, when we celebrate all things Welsh! Cardiff Saint David was born in 500AD in Caerfai Bay and was the We might not be able to visit right now, but our popular bishop of Mynyw (Now St. Davids, Pembrokeshire) He is the GO!Trips are still going ahead- virtually! patron saint and was a native of Wales. He died on the 1st March 589AD. Virtual GO!Trips are a great way to explore new places while travel is restricted. Get to know the area with our To celebrate Saint David's Day, traditional festivities include wearing daffodils and leeks, eating traditional Welsh food useful guides and information. including cawl, welsh cakes and Welsh rarebit, and singing. A full list of the Virtual GO!Trips available is listed on our You'll spot a lot of people wearing red, rugby jerseys and web page and Swansea University App., where you'll traditional Welsh dress. also find all the information about our range of current activities. Usually there would be a parade or celebration and this year is no exception! Head over to Wales.com to check out this Check out this virtual mini tour of Wales' Capital City, years' online Dydd Gweli celebrations Cardiff featuring points of interest including Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Musuem, where to shop, where to eat and Recipe Idea: Traditional Cawl more! Cawl is a Welsh soup which you can try for yourself. Our newest team member, Danielle, shares her own recipe for this delicious dish. You can make a meat or vegan version! GO!Trip Look Back: Ingredients 500g lamb cut into 5cm chunks (OPTIONAL) St David's, Pembrokeshire OR skip the meat and use 1L Vegetable Stock On Saturday 16th March 2019, a few brave students ventured to 500g swede West Wales to discovered the magic of Pembrokeshire! This is 2 carrots what one of them had to say about their adventure: 300g potatoes 2 leeks On the occasion of Saint David’s Day, the feast day of the saint of Fresh bread and butter Wales, International@CampusLife organized a trip to Saint David’s, the smallest city in the UK. Caerphilly cheese to serve (OPTIONAL) Even though the weather was not ideal, the small city enchanted Method us with its art galleries, shops, coffee places, and of course its Chop up your vegetables, nice and chunky famous cathedral. The traditional way to cook cawl involves boiling the We spent an hour in that remarkable building, dating from 1176, water with the lamb in a large pan, then adding discovering every corner including the bural place of Saint David vegetables. This creates a meaty stock, but if you aren't himself and the gift shop which offers a range of original the meaty type then skip this step and start with 1L of souvenirs related to Wales and to the city. vegetable stock instead. After strolling around the cathedral with the impressive ruins of I like to sautee my leeks in some salted welsh butter the Bishops Palace, we decided, to head to the beach. Although before adding the stock and chopped veg. Bring your we got wet, the walk was worth it, as we arrived at the coast to cawl to the boil and simmer for 15-20 mins, until the veg enjoy a remarkable view on the ocean. is tender. Back in the city, we experienced the full Welsh experience by having lunch and a hot drink in a local pub. Coincidentally, Wales Cawl tastes best after it's chilled overnight to let the was playing a rugby match at that moment, which meant the pub flavours really develop. Simply reheat, cut some chunky was crowded with enthusiastic rugby fans! slices of bread and butter, add a few wedges of cheese and enjoy! In summary, the trip was a great success. The local people in Saint David were very welcoming and helpful, and all students Lush! enjoyed the journey a lot. GO!News Spring Issue 2021 | Page 3 Spotlight on Swansea: Meet the GO!Team Swansea Beach The GO!Team are a wonderful group of students who, working in conjunction with Discovery Student The Spring sunshine is slowly returning to Wales after a long winter. Volunteer Swansea, volunteer their time to help us Though we love the frosty, crisp days, it's always nice to get out deliver a range of events and activities to ensure our and enjoy the sun! students get the very best out of their time at Swansea University. While we're able to walk around our local area, we thought it might be nice to share some of our favourite outside areas in the Today we're introducing city. Today we're exploring Swansea Beach. the GO!Team's Project Co-Ordinator, Swansea Beach is located directly opposite Swansea University's Nurjas. Singleton Park Campus. It is accessible by a safe bridge that crosses over the road, or by traffic lights close by. The beach is What is your course? wheelchair accessible and family friendly. Economics and Finance From the beach, you can look across Swansea Bay to Mumbles Why did you decide to volunteer with the lighthouse and the pier, and beyond, over to Devon on a clear day. GO!Team? I understand the idea of being new in a foreign The arc of the beach can lead you towards Mumbles or towards place during the last year when moving to the city centre, and both places can be accessed on the city's new Swansea, so thought it would be kind to help Santander Bicycles, or by foot. other people settle in and familiarise people with the UK, considering I have lived there for On the way to Mumbles you'll find places to buy ice creams and the majority of my life.