[{"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Here we are, three or so years ago and we\u2019re moving to Chiang Rai for seven months. my family and I attempting a gap year together, what would we find?"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "How does this apply to Cardiff? Well, I didn\u2019t want to miss an opportunity to mention to potential Cardiff applicants that you wouldn\u2019t be applying to a University that doesn\u2019t take a real interest in sports... That\u2019s not to say that most universities across the board don\u2019t but at Cardiff I would say that its in the surrounding area \u2013 your Bute Park / Roath / Pontcanna fields \u2013 that opportunities for making the most of your surroundings is a grade above. There is greenery in abundance and so if you don\u2019t go as far as signing up or trialing for one of the many many sporting teams and societies, there\u2019s a patch of grass waiting for you to use, there are gorgeous parks waiting to suit your jogging addiction and there very accessible facilities at the university too."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "You might now now be thinking, Lovell you\u2019re getting ahead of yourself. Fair. You may not be the star of Varsity but my point stands. Whether it\u2019s the park run, or the widely nominated best half marathon in Britain, a five aside competition at the university or hiking with the \u2018give it ago team\u2019 (see previous blog), there\u2019s a university and a city that is passionate about getting up and getting active."}]