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In this week’s episode we talked about The Marathon, Carb Loading and we have Part 2 of our interview with Andy Fearon from The Carlisle Vineyard Church

Kindness Intro Chat

The Marathon 2:12

Carb Loading 2:44

Question of the Podcast 4:11

Kindness News

Reading barber gives free haircuts to Afghan refugees 12:11

Realtor Transforms Abandoned Properties into Tiny Home Villages That Give Permanent Housing to Chronic Homeless 13:37

Interview

we have Part 2 of our interview with Andy Fearon from The Carlisle Vineyard Church 16:00

Answers to last week’s question of the podcast

What factors do you think it’s important to consider when selecting the right University?

Twitter answers – https://twitter.com/ChrisDaems/status/1440606462758166533

Chris Budd – Choose the city that looks the most fund. And choose somewhere that is at least a 2 hour train journey away from home.  36:23

@notadviser@1825 – Personally would look at student satisfaction on courses/uni etc Speaking to people who have just finished got differing opinions. Some felt the Russell group uni’s did not always give as much help so that may be a consideration if important but best to just visit them  & chat 36:41

Charlie @pensionscanwork – I wouldn’t over think it – I visited 3 universities, could only pick 1, and ended up going to a different one! Personally I wanted to be in a proper city, I wanted to be far enough away from home and in a new region, and I didn’t want a long commute from halls to uni! 37:41

Gareth James – Distance from home was a key factor for me. As was whether the uni had societies/teams which reflected my non-academic interests (in my case, one of these was whether they had an active American Football team!). 38:01

Dan Brent – I remember sitting with my UCAS form and literally picking somewhere based on location, distance from home but ease in getting back and it’s nightlife. 40:12

Andy Fearon – Hey mate. @CumbriaUni  is located in the most stunning of locations and with the golden city of dreams aka Carlisle part of the story. What’s not to love!! 40:25

Richard C. Bishop – It’s dependent firstly on the course and the proposed career. 40:52

Facebook Answers – https://www.facebook.com/Christopher.Daems/posts/10157935463361603

Steve Dann – Campus Bar 40:58

Carol Hussey – Local area, is there enough to do, bearing in mind where she is from! 41:08

Cassie Daems – How quickly Mummy can get there……….Very important!!!! 41:12

Philip Fitzgibbons – 1) Academically – choosing a university proven in your subject/profession of choice 2) culturally – choosing a university suited to your ideals/values. 3) Independence – it’s a huge leap into living more independently so choose somewhere that allows you to flourish – being honest with yourself about what you want/need. 4) Financial – boring I know but not always a bad idea to consider the long term financial impact of that education 🤷‍♂️ as there can be big differences in cost from university to university. 41:25

Sean Rivers – Totally agree with the above comments, but would add Location, not something I considered and I’ve been to 5 or 6 universities. Actually I did use it for one university. It’s good to see visit and see what it’s like on the grounds. If I’d visited Bournemouth which I did consider and discounted, I would have signed up in a heartbeat. So location and visit them. 43:09

David Forsdyke – Its all about a) course content and b) gut feel for the social side & accommodation. My 3 eldest all chose their uni because of the course, and the uni ranking for that course (I.e its very good at delivering results) plus they had a good feeling about the accommodation & social side. 43:29

Matt Aitchison – Living this too Chris! We’re looking at… The course – is it something she’ll enjoy studying and has career options at the end. University reputation – does it have a good reputation in the subject. Location – is the surrounding area one she might enjoy living in? For example, metropolitan vs campus feel. Facilities – does it offer the sport and other extra curricular activities she is interested in? Hope this helps 44:00

Sarah Lou – How much rent houses are in that area after the halls have finished. Will be looking with Tom after Christmas after he deferred this year. Good luck! 45:47

Frances Barrett – I actually got The Feeling when I was choosing universities. I went to a lot of open days – around London and outside of it – and, when my Dad and I visited Plymouth, we just knew that’s where I’d be. To the point that I hadn’t got a place yet but my Dad was asking about the local swimming pools for me to get a job 😂 (I was a lifeguard!) 46:01

Sam Chilton – Modules … exam or course work and can you change your course – I started off doing a straight history Degree picked up a minor on sociology after second term It became a joint and by second year I did a straight degree! Availability of work .. degrees are important but part time work whilst you study as a recruiter I think is invaluable! Very few degrees require 40 hours a week on a course! 46:18

Kevin Hull – Course content first but then a reasonable distance from Mum & Dad Our two choose Sheffield now completed both made good choices 46:53

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