{"id":3973,"date":"2019-08-29T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:02:16","slug":"volunteering-at-the-national-eisteddfod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2019\/08\/29\/volunteering-at-the-national-eisteddfod\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering at the National Eisteddfod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rhys Fletcher (BA 2015) volunteered to support Cardiff\nUniversity at the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst. We asked Rhys what his\nexperience was like, and why he chose to get involved.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you choose to become an Alumni Ambassador?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I studied for three years at Cardiff University and had a\ngreat time – not only academically but also through volunteering and sport, and\nthey fed into one memorable experience at Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, for me, it\u2019s the opportunity to give back to the\nUniversity, and it\u2019s a good way to meet other alumni. You meet lots of\ndifferent and interesting people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what was it like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was wearing the blue t-shirt with the Cardiff University\nlogo and, although I was in North Wales at the Eisteddfod, people were seeing\nthe t-shirt and starting conversations with me as if we knew each other as\nfriends because we had both gone to Cardiff University.  I think that was the highlight of my time at\nthe Eisteddfod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like speaking with people and being an Alumni Ambassador\ngives me the opportunity to hear a lot of different stories, from all sorts of\npeople. One of the most interesting conversations I had was with a teacher from\nCardiff University who had been teaching history since the 1960s \u2013 he had a lot\nof interesting stories about the University and about how it had changed over\ntime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What made you want to volunteer at the National\nEisteddfod?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eisteddfod is a celebration of Welsh culture. People\nhave asked me why I chose Cardiff University instead of going to England; I\nthink staying in Wales and celebrating the culture is part of the Welsh\nidentity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it\u2019s very important for alumni to join in at events\nlike this that will help raise the profile of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your role at the Eisteddfod?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was at the Cardiff University tent where they hold events and\ntalks. In the afternoon on Friday there was a special social event for alumni \u2013\na great opportunity for me to help out! I worked with the University team to\nset up and welcome people. It’s good to talk to others about their experiences\nof the University and build new connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that one of the most important things that people can do is share their stories<\/a> because that can inspire people who are thinking about going to University to choose Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s one thing to see it in a prospectus, but it\u2019s better to hear it from someone who actually went there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has Rhys\u2019 experience inspired you? You can either share your own story<\/a> or register your interest in getting involved<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rhys Fletcher (BA 2015) volunteered to support Cardiff University at the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst. We asked Rhys what his experience was like, and why he chose to get involved.","protected":false},"author":904,"featured_media":2315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardiff-connect","category-news"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/904"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3974,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973\/revisions\/3974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}