Hi, it's Yasmine!
Before I came to Durham, I imagined Durham to be a countryside with a university pulling the economy, and thus developing slightly around the campus. After having been here for over two weeks, I see Durham as a small compact town rich in history. It’s not carefully planned like some big cities, but all the bridges, brick buildings, the Cathedral and the Castle fit so well together in the most natural way. It’s small, but has everything you’d need in daily life.
Everyday, I walk from Grey College all the way across the town, via the beautiful city centre, and finally to Waddington Street Centre, a nice and cosy place building inside and out.
Waddington is a mental health centre. Over a span of three weeks, my work is divided into the 3 major parts of Waddington- Health Training, Education, and Support. It’s been exciting for me everyday since I’m always doing something different and seeing all parts of Waddington. At the same time, everything’s consistent and centred around mental health.
In the past two weeks, I’ve been exposed to some general mental health issues and realized how little I knew as well as how distorted stereotypes are of this group of people.
At Waddington, I’ve been able to see the struggles people face associated with mental health as well as the obstacles they’ve managed to overcome. At the same time, I’m constantly amazed by how talented everyone is. Every day, I go to work expecting to see more surprise that’s yet to come, whether it’s with badminton, football, painting, etc. Words cannot describe how incredible things are here, and how glad and grateful I am to be immersed in the warm and welcoming atmosphere at Waddington. Time has flown by so fast, and it’s hard to believe that this week would be my last week here- but of course, I’m still looking forward to seeing all the wonders that would never cease here.
Before I came to Durham, I imagined Durham to be a countryside with a university pulling the economy, and thus developing slightly around the campus. After having been here for over two weeks, I see Durham as a small compact town rich in history. It’s not carefully planned like some big cities, but all the bridges, brick buildings, the Cathedral and the Castle fit so well together in the most natural way. It’s small, but has everything you’d need in daily life.
Everyday, I walk from Grey College all the way across the town, via the beautiful city centre, and finally to Waddington Street Centre, a nice and cosy place building inside and out.
Waddington is a mental health centre. Over a span of three weeks, my work is divided into the 3 major parts of Waddington- Health Training, Education, and Support. It’s been exciting for me everyday since I’m always doing something different and seeing all parts of Waddington. At the same time, everything’s consistent and centred around mental health.
In the past two weeks, I’ve been exposed to some general mental health issues and realized how little I knew as well as how distorted stereotypes are of this group of people.
At Waddington, I’ve been able to see the struggles people face associated with mental health as well as the obstacles they’ve managed to overcome. At the same time, I’m constantly amazed by how talented everyone is. Every day, I go to work expecting to see more surprise that’s yet to come, whether it’s with badminton, football, painting, etc. Words cannot describe how incredible things are here, and how glad and grateful I am to be immersed in the warm and welcoming atmosphere at Waddington. Time has flown by so fast, and it’s hard to believe that this week would be my last week here- but of course, I’m still looking forward to seeing all the wonders that would never cease here.