Northern Ireland isn't always everyone's first choice when going to University and certainly it's not the most obvious place to chose to go. Most people chose to study somewhere near home and that's sensible because, if you need some laundry done or a good Sunday Roast, you don't want to have to travel hundreds of miles to get there.

For me, however, coming from Surrey, Belfast was my first choice - not only because the University is great and the course that I'm doing is world class, but because Belfast is such a top city to live in. You know how they say that the Irish are the most friendly people in the world - well, although the men tend to get slightly over-friendly on a Friday night, I can concur.

Really, ironically perhaps, Belfast is one of the safest places that I've been - I have no problems walking down the street at night, and I don't know anyone that's been mugged of caught up in a fight (besides a little bit of friendly fisticuffs outside the pub).

I'm going to sound like a tourist brochure here, but who cares…. "Come to Belfast! - It's Brilliant!". There's a lot to do party-wise, sports-wise and entertainment-wise - the university is great, the people are friendly and well, everything.