Moving back to London was so much easier than I thought it would be. Saying all the goodbyes and leaving those I love didn't seem like a massive deal and to be honest, when I look back at how difficult that whole process was last year, it couldn't be any more different to this year.
I'm living in my own flat now! It still feels weird to say it, but I have my own flat - a place I can call home, in a city that last year, couldn't have been further from home. I've moved in with my sister and 3 other girls from her degree and I can honestly say it was the best decision I could have made. The hour or so commute in to Uni isn't great, but I like living away from where I'm studying, rather than within it, like I was in Halls last year. Also, my first year for me wasn't particularly great as far as having a wonderful environment within my flat, so it's really lovely finally having that and living with people who all want to sit round a table of an evening and eat together!
With living in a flat comes more responsibility which I much prefer because it sets me up far better for life after I graduate. Unlike last year, bills have to be paid separately to rent and the general upkeep of the flat is down to us as tenants so in that respect it is very much like a home.
As far as studying goes, I'm approaching everything much like I did during first year. This year counts towards 20% of the final grade of my degree which is slightly terrifying! Now that I have a living situation that I am more than happy with, all my focus can go in to my degree, whereas last year my thoughts of missing home and being far away made me doubt if I had made the right decision at times. I'm glad I waited until those feelings passed because I am so proud of myself for making it as far as I have.
The first part of second year has been frustrating in some ways as my worries and negative mind-set has taken over at points which causes not only me to get unnecessarily stressed, but also the people around me to get unnecessarily stressed too. After some heart-to-hearts and a long hard think, I've decided to adopt a "Work Smarter Not Harder" work ethic. This seems to be working so far!
I've already met my first deadline which was an essay for a module that I thought I was going to find challenging as I studied a similar module last year and struggled with it. I received the grade from it yesterday and was given a 2:1 which I am ecstatic about! It just goes to show that if you put your mind to it, good things come from it!
This side of second year has given me the opportunity to put my passion for script writing to good use. I've written a short stage play for the creative writing side of my degree and this week I had the opportunity to hear it read aloud by actors who came in to the class. I honestly can't describe how amazing this experience was! I felt so emotional hearing something I've worked so hard on be read out. The feedback I received was phenomenal! The actors told me that I should keep writing female monologues and that I write really well for actors and the stage. It felt so overwhelming hearing that from people who work in the industry. Hearing from my peers that what I'd written made them feel emotional was so touching as the narrative is so personal to me.
This year is already proving to be difficult, but no-one said studying for a degree was going to be easy. I can't believe that I'm almost half way through second year! People aren't joking when they say that the time at Uni just flies by.
I'm looking forward to seeing where I can push myself to next and to see what other opportunities are out there!
Dotty
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I'm living in my own flat now! It still feels weird to say it, but I have my own flat - a place I can call home, in a city that last year, couldn't have been further from home. I've moved in with my sister and 3 other girls from her degree and I can honestly say it was the best decision I could have made. The hour or so commute in to Uni isn't great, but I like living away from where I'm studying, rather than within it, like I was in Halls last year. Also, my first year for me wasn't particularly great as far as having a wonderful environment within my flat, so it's really lovely finally having that and living with people who all want to sit round a table of an evening and eat together!
With living in a flat comes more responsibility which I much prefer because it sets me up far better for life after I graduate. Unlike last year, bills have to be paid separately to rent and the general upkeep of the flat is down to us as tenants so in that respect it is very much like a home.
As far as studying goes, I'm approaching everything much like I did during first year. This year counts towards 20% of the final grade of my degree which is slightly terrifying! Now that I have a living situation that I am more than happy with, all my focus can go in to my degree, whereas last year my thoughts of missing home and being far away made me doubt if I had made the right decision at times. I'm glad I waited until those feelings passed because I am so proud of myself for making it as far as I have.
The first part of second year has been frustrating in some ways as my worries and negative mind-set has taken over at points which causes not only me to get unnecessarily stressed, but also the people around me to get unnecessarily stressed too. After some heart-to-hearts and a long hard think, I've decided to adopt a "Work Smarter Not Harder" work ethic. This seems to be working so far!
I've already met my first deadline which was an essay for a module that I thought I was going to find challenging as I studied a similar module last year and struggled with it. I received the grade from it yesterday and was given a 2:1 which I am ecstatic about! It just goes to show that if you put your mind to it, good things come from it!
This side of second year has given me the opportunity to put my passion for script writing to good use. I've written a short stage play for the creative writing side of my degree and this week I had the opportunity to hear it read aloud by actors who came in to the class. I honestly can't describe how amazing this experience was! I felt so emotional hearing something I've worked so hard on be read out. The feedback I received was phenomenal! The actors told me that I should keep writing female monologues and that I write really well for actors and the stage. It felt so overwhelming hearing that from people who work in the industry. Hearing from my peers that what I'd written made them feel emotional was so touching as the narrative is so personal to me.
This year is already proving to be difficult, but no-one said studying for a degree was going to be easy. I can't believe that I'm almost half way through second year! People aren't joking when they say that the time at Uni just flies by.
I'm looking forward to seeing where I can push myself to next and to see what other opportunities are out there!
Dotty
X
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