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A Guide to catchment areas in Cambridge

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With one of the world’s greatest universities and a fabulous shopping area with boutiques, bars and nightclubs, it is easy to see why so many people aspire to live in Cambridge. In the United Kingdom, Cambridge is a city that is widely established and recognised as featuring some of the top educational institutions throughout Europe. Not only that, but plenty of famous actresses, actors, writers, artists and musicians have their cultural roots in Cambridge, and it is fascinating to learn about this history. One aspect that is particularly interesting is Catchment areas and their importance in education.
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Marriage becoming a difficult business!

The world has never owned such opulence of womanly character, a splendor of womanly manners or multitudinous instances of wifely, motherly, daughterly, sisterly devotion, as it owns today.

There are no words to express my admiration for good womanhood. Woman is not only man’s equal, but the affectionate and religious nature, which is the best part of us.

As you may see, nowadays it is easier for a man to find an appropriate wife, than for a woman to find a good husband!

According to a New York Times analysis of census results, in 2005, there were 51 percent of women who stated that they are living without a spouse, whereas in 2000 this figure was 49 percent in 1950 and 35 percent in 1950.

There are multitudes of women, who have never been married and still greater multitude of them, who got married but change back to be single. Marriage has become a difficult burdening business, especially for women.
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Is it worth studying abroad?

Students that study abroad can take advantage of many benefits that aren’t necessarily readily offered by study in their home countries. Students who undertake international study programmes can greatly increase their employability prospects, as a result of their experience of working in different cultures. This brings with it a whole range of other flexible and adaptive skills in communication and relationship building, which can be transferred directly to the employment market.
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Your life in a suitcase: What to pack to study abroad?

So you’re studying abroad. It could be for a semester, a year, or maybe you splashed out to take your whole course abroad. Either way, it’s worth knowing what you need to bring.

Studying abroad is a great opportunity. There’s something romantic about getting to live out of a suitcase for a while, it’s the closest most of us will get to experiencing the Beat Generation lifestyle, of drifting into new and unfamiliar places with little more than the clothes on your back. The flipside to this is that you need to spend more time picking what you’re going to bring than the average student. Not only can you not pop back across borders and oceans for anything you’ve just realized you forgot, but you’ve got baggage limits to contend with – one suitcase and one carry-on.
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