Ben Hunte: 3 Ways UNMC Has Changed My Life (So Far!)
September 18, 2015
Happy 15th Birthday, UNMC! I remember arriving at the campus for the first time, standing at the back of the Students’ Association building, and looking at the insane view – jungle as far as the eye could see. Just a few days earlier, I was packing up my room in London, preparing to move to …
Cameron Highlands, Emceeing Events, LGBT Awareness, & Food at UNMC!
March 5, 2013
Where Am I Now? Right now, I’m on a rather loud bus, on the way back from my favourite place in Malaysia – PENANG! There’s quite a bit of drama on this bus, because a whole group of old Chinese ladies were miss-sold their tickets and told we were heading to another destination, but we’re …
Melaka Moments, Mr & Miss Notts, Adulthood Arrives, & What UNMC Has Taught Me!
February 24, 2013
Where am I now? This weekend, Eiman and I decided to visit a place which, in all honesty, neither of us ever really wanted to visit, but felt compelled to by our student visas. After what can only be described as the bus ride FROM HELL, which saw our bus driver hit some serious Formula …
Back to Msia, Why Study Abroad, Graduate Employment, & Amsterdam!
February 17, 2013
Where Am I Now? Well, I’m actually sat in an executive suite, in Melaka, Malaysia, treating my best friend to a luxurious 21st birthday weekend.. No word of a lie. I got back to Malaysia earlier this week, and jumped straight into a 5* vacation. More on this weekend next week though. Some people like …
Back to the Jungle: Part 2 (Making our house a home)
October 1, 2012
Let’s jump right in! Amongst the friendly catch up chats on campus, quite a few people have been asking me “Why did you get back to UNMC so early?!” Well, there was a ridiculous amount of stuff to get done in our uni house! Our (now) beautiful mansion didn’t come fully furnished, and it would’ve …
Back to the Jungle: Part 1 (Summer Update)
September 18, 2012
I hope everyone had an amazing “1Malaysia Day” holiday! Firstly, I would like to send a shout-out to everybody who read my blog over the summer break, and especially to those who were either more interested in coming to UNMC as a result of it, OR actually submitted an application and will be seeing me next week. …
New People, New Experiences, & a New Home
May 1, 2012
Happy May Day, from Malaysia! It’s been a pretty hectic week in the jungle, so let’s get started. As a result of my blog post last week, I was asked by one of the teachers at my old college to record a video for her students, about what I’m currently up to – and how …
From Malaysia, With Love
April 22, 2012
“A nation of warm loving people, rejoice in a safe sunny place.. We welcome you, to share our land, salaam alaikum to you my friend.” – Malaysia Truly Asia Selamat Datang ke Malaysia! My name’s Ben Hunte, I’m a Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience student at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. I’m at the university …