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Who Stole my Milk?2.6 Web Resource Team
Charmaine Wong and Urka Bohinec
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TABLE OF CONTENT
2.6 Web Resource Team 273
2.6.1 Executive Summary 275
Appendix 2.6.2 Facebook and Twitter Posts 277
Appendix 2.6.3 Blog Posts 280Appendix 2.6.4 Interactive Floor plan Interface 297
Appendix 2.6.5 Interactive Floor plan Pop-up Text 298
Appendix 2.6.6 Digital Story Script 308Appendix 2.6.7 WRT Reportage Photographs 311
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2.6 Web Resource Team (WRT)2.6.1 Executive Summary
WRT attempted to reach a wide demographic using social media and web resources.The teams overall goal was to compliment the exhibition by mirroring the themes
yet offering a wider content scope. WRT also offered the audience an opportunity to
leave feedback through the creation of interactive online elements. WRT provided
an overall user-friendly online experience that stimulated learning and added to the
audiences museum experience.
WRT used linked Facebook and Twitter accounts Geffryes Young Peoples Page to update the followers on upcoming events, project related news, and updated blog
posts. WRT launched their social media posts on February 27th, 2012. (see appendix
2.6.2)
WRT designed a blog (Blogger) initially aimed at the projects primary targetaudience. Blog-posting commenced on March 5th, 2012 and received bi-weekly
posts. WRT used the blog to raise questions, create discussions, and sum up
responses on topics related to student homes. Audiences were asked to respond
either through leaving comments on posts or emailing WRT at
[email protected]. (see appendix 2.6.3)
WRT considered and incorporated feedback from AATs survey into the project blog. WRT attended bi-monthly meetings with their GM counterpart to discuss team
progress, occurring issues and problems, and to obtain professional advice.
WRT attended meetings with ET to discuss the data collected by DSHT; both teamsoutlined their approach to the material and their preferred content for public
presentation. The aim was to ensure that data was mirrored by each team in the
different outputs but not repeated.
WRT selected, edited, and filmed video footage for the UCL Communicationsdocumentary video generating an overall storyline about the projects impact from a
student learning perspective. WRT identified quality video interviews of project
team members, edited the footage to create a storyline, and cut a rough draft.
WRT created an interactive floor plan for the GMs permanent websiteThe Makingsof a Student Home. The floor plan displays common objects found in student homes
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and highlights one students (or homes) personal connection with that particular
object (see appendices 2.6.4 & 2.6.5). Tasks included:
o Combing through data collected by DSHTo
Selection of objects, themes, personal stories, audio files, photographs
o Requesting new photographs from Project Photographero Creating a floor plan drawingo Creative writing (object text)o Editing audio fileso Writing a comprehensive brief for Big Picture Inc.o Ensuring the floor plans smooth running
WRT considered and incorporated AATs survey feedback into the interactive floorplan.
WRT produced a three to four minute digital story, London Living: a Students Tale,for the GMs permanent website. The topic explores the idea of what makes a
student house a home and incorporates themes such as personal relationships,
objects of sentimental value, food, and social behaviours. Tasks included:
o Combing through data collected by DSHTo Selection of themes, personal stories, photographs, audio files, video fileso Creative writing (script see appendix 2.6.6)o Filming & recording motion and audio sequences (narration)o Proofing and editing
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APPENDIX 2.6.2 FACEBOOK & TWITTER POSTS
WRT used linked social media accounts (Geffryes Young Peoples Page) to raise awareness
about the project its blog content and updates, upcoming events, and related news. On
average, posts went out once a week.
Facebook & Twitter posts:
18 April 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: This week we would like to know what personal
object did you bring with you to university? Was it your favourite mug or book? Photo of
your family? Whatever it is we would like to hear about it! Send your stories and pictures
http://whostolemymilk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/objects-of-sentimental-value.html
13 April 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: This week on our blog we're exploring chopsticks
and the mystery behind personal eating utensils. Check out our post at
http://whostolemymilk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/chopsticks.html
4 April 2012
From the Who Stole my Milk? Project: This week were discussing the eating habits of
students. Do they really eat rubbish ore are they more conscious of having a healthy diet
than we give them credit for? Join the discussion on our blog by emailing your food-related
stories, recipes and pictures of the food youve prepared [email protected].
1 April 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: We asked about the contents of your fridges and
you responded! Check out our post at
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1 April 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project:
The Geffrye's Family Days are happening on April 3&4! They're aimed to improve family
ties and shape knowledge using hands-on and stimulating activities highlighting the multi-
cultural aspects of homes in England. Sessions are open to all age groups, so come by an
join in on the fun! There's no need to pre-register, just drop by the Geffrye 30 minutes
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before each session. Check out the schedule for our exciting events. We're looking forward
to seeing you!
28 March 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: This week were analysing students refrigerators.What do the contents of peoples refrigerators say about them? You are kindly invited to
send your thoughts, pictures of your fridge and related stories to
25 March 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: We asked you if students are dirty and you
responded! Check out some stories on our blog and join the discussion.
22 March 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: More details about the project are now available on
UCL's Institute of Archaeology
website!http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/20120322
21 March 2012
From the "Who Stole My Milk?" Project: This week, we're discussing the cleaning habits of
students. Are they dirty? Clean? Join the discussion on our blog by emailing your thoughts
and pictures to [email protected].
18 March 2012
From "Who stole my milk?" project: The first preliminary drafts of the Exhibition and Web
Resource are available for public view. Take a look at the images as a part of our survey and
tell us what you think! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LSQ6MHN
15 March 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" project: What stereotypes come to mind when thinking
about "student living"? Are students dirty? Noisy? Take part in the discussion on our blog:
12 March 2012
From the "Who Stole My Milk?" Project: Do you want to meet the members of Who stole my
milk? team? Check out the new post on our blog!
6 March 2012
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Photo album UCL Team 2012: Who Stole my Milk? project created. Photos of the postcard
added.
5 March 2012
From the "Who Stole my Milk?" Project: Our blog is up and running! Stay tuned for projectupdates and interesting discussion topics!
27 February 2012
Hi from the Who Stole My Milk? project! The Geffrye Museum is working with MA students
from the Institute of Archaeology at UCL to prepare a project for the upcoming Stories of
the World 2012 on the theme of student homes. What makes a student home? And what
makes it different from other London homes? Follow us for news, special events, and
updates!
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APPENDIX 2.6.3 BLOG POSTS
WRT began blogging on March 5th, 2012. The first three posts focused on introducing the
project, the GM exhibition, and the project team members. On March 15th the posts began
to encourage further discussion from the audience asking questions and requesting
responses. (whostolemymilk.blogspot.com)
Student Living the Brightside (07 May 2012)
Happy Monday, everyone! There are only 8 days left until the Who Stole my Milk?
Exhibition opens! We have had a great time reading all your stories and seeing all yourpictures. It has been a wonderful experience, so thank you for all your contributions thus
far!
As our blog will be coming to an end soon, we would like to end off on a positive note.
Weve covered many topics over these last few months, from food to cleanliness, and fromfavourite objects to conflict. The time spent as a student is a very unique stage in ones life.
Although there are often challenges that arise when students live together, more often than
not, living together can also be an enriching experience. Its during this time that peoplemake some of the best memories of their lives. So this week, these are the stories that we
want to hear about! Send us your stories about your favourite student-living memories,your accounts of wild (but child-friendly) experiences, or anything else that makes you feel
warm and fuzzy on the inside! As always, contributions can be directed to
[email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! Like the previousweek, we will reward the best story or photo with two free tickets to Special Evening
Opening: Global Homes!
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Student cuisine feedback (11 April 2012)
Last week we asked you about the food that students eat. The responses we received showthat students eating habits are extremely diverse.
As a student, my partner spent a year living in China where he developed the taste for noodles.
Now I get frequent requests for homemade Chinese food dinners. I love cooking and
experimenting with "foreign" cuisines so the idea of making Chinese food sounded like fun.
Now that I'm a student myself, time seems to escape me, and cooking is a luxury I only wish I
could have. I'm ashamed to say that I often resort to pre-packaged sauces just to save those
precious few minutes. But my partner doesn't seem to mind.
-Anonymous
I eat tuna pasta religiously for 6 months. Once in a while I will go to the supermarket to buy agrilled chicken which I share with my friend as a treat.
-Anonymous
When students cook, they often prepare the dishes they used to eat in their family homes.
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Asda now sells American style russet potatoes. So lately I've been making all of my favorite
potato recipes from home. It was difficult before. The potato varieties are different here in the
UK. I was having trouble getting the same consistency and texture with my dishes. This is a
photo of a potato galette I made with my grandma's cast iron skillet with russet potatoes.
-Kate
Riccardo is an Italian who likes to cook Italian food. Pasta, risotto and polpettone are just a
sample of the dishes that he prepares.
He also likes to experiment with new recipes. Rice with curry chicken is an interesting
fusion of Italian and Indian cuisine.
Sometimes, what students eat can tell us where they are from. Can you guess the
nationalities of these students based on the food that they prepared?
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Duck breasts by Chao-Chieh
Sushi by Tania
Corn quiche by Juliana
Apple strudel by Borut
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Salsa by Lisa
Pasta by Anna
by Anonymous
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful food photos. Stay tuned for more exciting topics!
Student Cuisine (4 April 2012)
It is a common perception that most students eat rubbish. One might argue that, generally,
given students modest budgets, along with their long list of priorities (either studying or
having fun, take your pick) they have neither the time to cook nor the resources to eat well.
As a result, it is thought that the eating habits of students are thoroughly unhealthy
comprised of fizzy sugar and caffeine-packed beverages, frozen pizzas and instant noodles,
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with no vegetables in sight (unless you count the potatoes in your chips). Do you think this
is really true? Or, perhaps students are more conscious of having a healthy diet than we
give them credit for. They might become less picky and begin to eat food they had never
eaten while still living with their parents. Some may even find a new passion in inventing
their own improvised recipes. Having free range might entice them to explore cuisines
beyond their parents Sunday roast. They might even find the strength and avoid the
temptation to snack on the inexhaustible sources of the sweets found in their parents
home. What do you think? Can you relate to this?
What are your eating habits like? What is your favourite dish that you prepare in your
student home? Please share your experiences with us by sending your food-related stories,
recipes and pictures of the food youve prepared [email protected].
What's in your Fridge? Feedback (1 April 2012)
Thank you to everyone for your responses to Whats in Your Fridge? We have a few
pictures from contributors that wed like to share with you. What do you think these
fridges say about their owners? To make things fun, weve added our own mini-analyses.
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Oh look, a relatively balanced diet. Bravo!
So many yogurts can only mean that this person is not lactose intolerant. Also, that this
person likes yogurt.
In addition to the pictures, we also received two stories this week. The first is from Maja:
I share my student home with three other girls. We have two fridges in our apartment: the
bigger one is shared and is situated in the kitchen while the small one stands in my room and
is my personal fridge. I got it as a prize for participating in a draw. Im really happy to have it.
Before I could only buy limited amount of fresh food, because there were not enough space at
my shelf in the shared fridge, now I can buy much more.
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And, finally, a story about sharing fridge space, courtesy of an anonymous contributor:
Back in the day when I began my studies at university, I shared my student home with three
other girls. Because one of the girls moved to apartment first, and was two or three years
older than us, she had the idea that she had a right to possess more fridge-space than us.
Our freezer had three shelves. When the three of us shared one shelf, she occupied the other
two. We noticed she liked to freeze food, but she didnt really use frozen food for cooking. She
kept filling her shelves. With each passing day was less space in the freezer. When she was
just about to start filling ours, we kindly alerted her that we were running out of space. She
replied to us that she noticed the problem, but according to her, the reason was ice which
occurred in the freezer. However, even after we cleaned the ice (she didnt help by cleaning!)
she kept to occupy the majority of space in the freezer.
Her superiority over the space didnt stop with the freezer. She also occupied a vast majorityof the fridge- and kitchen-space. Because the kitchen cabinets were full she kept leaving her
pots, cooking equipment, fruit and all sorts of other things on the kitchen counter. We always
struggled with lack of space when we wanted to prepare our food. When we wanted to cook,
we packed her stuff in the (already full) cabinets, but she kept bringing new things to the
kitchen. Providing space for our groceries, cooking equipment was Sisyphean task.
Thanks again, everyone, for the contributions this week. Now, go and have a wonderful
weekend!
What's in Your Fridge? (28 March 2012)The content of a students refrigerator says a lot about his or her eating habits. From the
contents of ones fridge, we can tell whether someone likes to eat out or cook, is a
vegetarian, is highly carnivorous, hates vegetables, likes to drink, or has a sweet-tooth.
However, fridge-analysis can also infer a lot about ones personality, including whether
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someone is messy, a clean-freak, healthy, a workaholic, or single. What do the contents of
your fridge say about you?
As the refrigerators in student houses are often shared, it serves as an arena for different
personalities to meet in peaceful coexistence or devastating conflict. While some students
are keen to share, some stress the importance of delineating shelves and personal fridge-space. The dynamics of the refrigerator are very complex indeed. Do you think that how
your fridge is organized reflects the relationships in your house?
We want to hear your thoughts! Send pictures of your fridge and related stories to
@dimensionsguide.com
Students are dirty feedback (25 March 2012)
Hi Everyone,
On Wednesday we asked you whether you thought students are really dirty. Unfortunately,
the evidence is rather inconclusive. It appears that dirtiness often comes down to
perspective. Here are some of the responses that we received:
In my last year of undergrad, I moved into a flat with a friend and his mutual friend. I had
lived with other students before and I didnt think my friend and I were particularlydirty.
But, apparently, we were. We would take turns cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, and
emptying the rubbish bin now and again. I thought it worked. Unfortunately, this didnt
appear good enough for our third roommate, who one day came up with a strict cleaning rotaand began leaving notes (somewhat passive aggressively) everywhere: on the stove, on the
dish-rack, on the bathroom mirrors, and on our doors reminding us that it was our particular
day to carry out a certain task. I think this just illustrates that cleaning standards vary from
person to person and, although I didnt think I was that bad, evidently someone thought that I
was disgusting.
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-Anonymous
I lived in halls of residence with three other girls. Although we didnt know each other, we
were able to arrange a schedule for household chores and decided to share the expenses for
necessities such as toilet paper, dishwashing detergent, broom and other cleaning equipment.
The time showed we all had the same perception of cleanliness. We were clean, but not clean
freaks. We always cleaned our dishes after use, but we left our personal mugs in the sink
overnight.
When it comes to keeping our apartment clean, we were disciplined. Each of us was
completely aware of her duties. We knew exactly when and what we had to clean. When came
turn to clean, we cleaned all the shared spaces kitchen and bathroom. In the kitchen we
especially focused on the counter, sink and stove. Twice a year before the halls inspection
announced its visit - we also cleaned the windows, inside of kitchen cabinets and the
refrigerator.
When the two girls finished with their studies they moved out and new flatmates, a couple,
moved in. We tried to continue with former cleaning arrangement, but unfortunately, they
were not as reliable as our former flatmates. Since the boy was a bit lazy, usually his girlfriendcleaned for him. Sometimes we had problems remembering whose turn for cleaning is,
therefore we established written cleaning schedule.
-Anita
Thanks to everyone for your responses. Next week we will leave the topic of cleanliness
behind and explore the contents of your fridge!
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True or False: Students are Dirty (21. March 2012)
To continue with last weeks topic on stereotypes of student living, we would like to
explore, more in-depth, the question of whether students are dirty. A common perception
is that student homes are dusty and cluttered. It is often believed that students neglect
common duties such as vacuuming, doing the dishes, and all other household chores that
were once required of them when living under their parents roof and watchful eyes. Do
you think this is really true? Or, perhaps students take the opportunity of living away from
their homes to grow and flourish into independent adults with immaculate housekeeping
skills. What do you think? Can you relate to this?
What are you cleaning habits like? Do you have a cleaning schedule? Know of any student
home horror stories? Please share your experiences with us by sending your stories and
pictures of your very clean or, alternatively, very dirty student house to
[email protected]. We will post the responses in a few days, and submissions
can remain anonymous. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Stereotypes of Student Living (15 March 2012)
Hello everyone! Last week, we introduced you to our project and earlier this week we
introduced you to our team. Now, we would like to invite you to share your thoughts and
experiences. This weeks topic: stereotypes of student living! What kinds of stereotypes
come to mind when you think about student homes? Well give you a few ideas to get theball rolling one negative stereotype that people have is that student homes are dirty and
noisy; a positive one is that student homes are places where lasting friendships are created.
What do you think? Can you think of any other stereotypes? Do you think they are real?
Join the discussion by leaving your comments in the space below. If an interesting topic
arises we might even dedicate an entire post to it in the near future!
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Meet the team (12 March 2012)
Last week we kicked off our blog by familiarizing you with our project. This week, we
would like to introduce you to our wonderful team from UCL. These lovely and amazing
individuals have been as busy as ants behind the scenes, working towards different aspectsof the Who Stole my Milk? project.
To start with, the Project Management team ensures the project runs smoothly. Elizabeth,
Elisabetta and Julie oversee communications with the Geffrye museum in addition to
communication between the teams.
The Documenting Student Homes Team is comprised of Chao Chieh, Hannah, and Riccardo,
with Li as the project photographer. Together, they invaded the homes of students across
London, providing us with invaluable data and information about the not-so-secret lives of
students.
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The Audience Advocates, Binlu and Jeni, are champions of the audience cause. They fight to
the tooth and nail to ensure that your voice is heard by finding ways of improving the
project as it progresses. In fact, theres a link to a survey at the top of the right-hand
sidebar that theyve created for your benefit. Click on it to answer a few questions if you
havent done so already!
Katy and Leslie are our resident Audience Researchers. These lovely ladies are here to
study you, the audience, to find new platforms to reach the audience as well as develop
new marketing strategies.
Kate and Javier are the duo that makes up the Public Information Team. From creating the
project postcards that we uploaded last week, to writing case studies, to organizing the
private viewing event for the exhibition, this versatile team can pretty much do everything
except paint the Mona Lisa.
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Min Young and Namyoung make up the Learning and Interpretation Team. They are
spearheading the Family Day events at the Geffrye, creating exciting activities for children
and adults who wish they were still children.
The Exhibition Team, made up of Jenny and Semiha, are responsible for the project
exhibition that will run at the Geffrye Museum from 15 May to 9 September. Their design
and story-telling skills are sure to wow us.
And, lastly, we the Web Resource Team, Urka and Charmaine, are here at your service! In
addition to moderating this superb blog, and the projects social media, we will be creating
two exciting web elements that will soon be on the permanent Geffrye Museum website.
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Well, thats the team! Now that you know us a little bit better, we invite you to follow us
here as well as on Facebook and Twitter. Stay tuned!
New Project Postcards (6 March 2012)
Hi everyone,
ThepostcardfortheWho Stole my Milk? project is in! What do youthink? Canyou spot
thedifferences?
Postcards are nowavailableforpick-up at theGeffryeMuseum. Grab one beforethey run out!
Welcome (5 March 2012)
Welcome to the Who Stole My Milk?blog! We are MA students from the Institute of
Archaeology at UCL. We are preparing a project in collaboration with the Geffrye Museum
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on the unusual world of Londons modern student homes. The Exhibition will be ongoing
from the 15th May to the 9th of September.
What makes a student home? And what makes it unique from other London homes? Who
Stole my Milk?will tell the fascinating tale of how cooking implements, decorations, social
customs and personal mementoes come together in the students quest for identity in thistemporary home away from home. From inexpensive generic posters and low quality bed
sheets, to personal tokens carried across borders, and the exchange of international
recipes, we will show how students rise to the challenge of creating a home within an
impermanent space and time.
So, our aim for this blog is to enable you to interact with the project by contributing to
these topics. If you are a student, or have been one recently, or simply wish to share your
thoughts on students living, we invite you to post your personal experiences, stories, and
pictures with us! We would love to hear from you. You can contact us at
Geffrye museum /photographers: David Clarke & Markus Leith
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APPENDIX 2.6.4 INTERACTIVE FLOOR PLAN INTERFACE
The interactive floor plan is a digital representation of a typical student home and the
objects it contains. WRT selected ten objects from the data DSHT collected. Each object is
accompanied by a picture, a historical description, and an explanation about its meaning
for students. Each object is linked to one of the projects communication goals. WRT usedquestions to implement the projects selected learning theories; the audience is asked to
construct their own meaning and draw from past experiences. WRTs selection of objects
reflected the variety that one would find in a student home including personal
mementoes, functional items such as appliances and essentials, and decorative elements.
WRT supplied the text, floor plan template, style, and pictures to BPI Agency who produced
the interactive Flash version.
The Makings of a Student Home
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APPENDIX 2.6.5 INTERACTIVE FLOOR PLAN POP-UP TEXT
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APPENDIX 2.6.6 DIGITAL STORY SCRIPT
WRT created a Digital Story video entitled London Living: a Students Tale. It described how
students in London 2012 transform their houses into homes. It highlighted some of the
struggles that new students in London face upon arrival in the city, including culture shock,
the experience of living with strangers, and the need to compromise. Ultimately, the videoemphasized relationships and friendships as an integral part of creating a home. WRT
approached the storyline with a conscious attempt to relate to the target audience using
participant quotes and pictures. The digital story utilized other elements, such as pictures
of the participants objects, footage of the city, and photographs contributed by the blog
audience.
DIGITAL STORY
London Living: a Students Tale
Narration by Charmaine Wong
Scene 1:
Imagine this: You are a student who has just arrived in London. It does not matter where
you are from it could be as far as China or Canada, or as close as Stratford or Scarborough
what matters is that youre here in London now in 2012. Having arrived, you become
acutely aware of how crowded, noisy, fast-paced, impersonal, and frantic the city is. This
cosmopolitan melting pot might feel strange and alarming to you. As someone new to the
city, it is easy to become overwhelmed. How do you feel? How do you cope? How do you
find your place in this vast city? This is a story by students about how they create their
homes in London.
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Upon arrival, students must deal with a variety of challenges and changes. Many
experience culture shock and become stressed when trying to find a place to live:
In the south of Italy we like to cook vegetables, and very rustic dishes, so I try to repeat
them here although I cannot find everything, like some kinds of vegetables its impossible
to find them in London. Thats what I miss most from my home town, is the people that sellon the streets these vegetables which are very, very tasty. (Natasha 0:25, voiced by
Riccardo)
Sometimes it feels like a rat race. You get up in the morning, you get onto the tube,
everyones pushing each other and you get to work, get out of work, youre running back
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home to kind of tick the box, eat, cook, shower, study, sleep, you know its a tick-box
system (Natasha 0:15)
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Students often live with complete strangers which also poses a unique set of problems.Different lifestyles, personalities and habits can cause conflict. Stealing or borrowing each
others milk, taking too much space in the fridge, or being noisy or messy can make student
life difficult at times.
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Students can either let this conflict bring them down, or they can learn to compromise. In
addition to learning how to share things and space, students learn the importance of good
communication.
The impact, on my personality, I would say would be that I have become a little bit morediplomatic and less direct. (Natasha, 0:09; voiced by Urka)
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Leaving your family behind might add to the stress as well, and students attempt to find
ways to combat homesickness. In addition to keeping in touch with their families, some
students may find comfort in the things they are familiar with.
This hat was made by my mom. She gave it to me because she knows that its cold here
and where I come from its very warm. She thought Id need it but I actually dont, but I still
brought it here so that it makes her feel like Ill be okay (Allen 0:16, voiced by Elizabeth)
Other students bring small tokens of encouragement from friends and families
Usually when I come back down my mum will pack things, sometimes shell bake
something like banana loaf, but usually its just kind of supplies - kind of chocolate bars,
just things to keep me going. (Jamie 0:12, voiced by Harry)
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Not all students make their student house into a home, but many attempt to do so through
various means, for example through the use of decorations including photos, postcards, and
posters. All these make their physical surroundings more meaningful. Others bring
personal objects from their previous homes which have sentimental value. And still others
try to create a home through cooking and eating the food that their mothers or
grandmothers made.
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I miss home so I chose to buy a lot of rice and Chinese food from China Town (Qin 0:08)
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But, ultimately, the most important factor in transforming a student house into a home is
the friendships that are formed. Having someone support you through challenges andadversities, the ups and downs, the shock of living in a new city, uncertainty, and all other
problems that students may face is important. Having someone to spend your spare time
with, laugh with, cry with, and eat with this is what makes a student house a home.
In the words of one student: Weve created a nice warm home here. (0:02, voiced by
Urka)
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APPENDIX 2.6.7 WRT REPORTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS
During the third panel meeting, WRT team-members, Charmaine Wong and Urka Bohinec,present the outline of their Digital Story to the project members, UCL coordinators, and GMstaff.
WRT performed similar tasks during all four panel meetings held at the GM enabling all
those involved to maintain an overview of the projects outcomes and progress.