Going 'Home'

Today I’m traveling back to Ipswich where my Dad also lives and that’s where I’ll be staying for a couple of nights. I’m extremely excited to see my brother and see how much he’s grown. I’ll also get the chance to see a few of the girls who didn’t go to university this year which will be lovely! I’m also going to pop to my mums to grab a few bits to take back to Uni with me and see my Cats. 

I got the train at quarter to 8 this morning and I’m currently sat in the worst seat possible where the window is just behind me or just in front and directly next to me I have the split between the two windows so not the best view but it’s warm and I’m relatively comfortable. I’ll be on this train until about half past 12 where I’ll tube to London Liverpool street and get home for about 3pm. So it’s a lengthy journey but one where I have the time to write blog posts, catch up on some reading and relax for a change. 

Last week before I started my reading week, I definitely needed a break. However I definitely feel ready to go back to Uni now and get on with Lectures and classes etc. Being out of a routine/lots of change bring out my anxiety so much and I can really start to feel this constant cloud of discomfort. I feel like once I’m with my brother I will become a lot more at ease though so thats a bonus of a little break from routine! 

A lot has changed in an extremely little time since my summer ended. I’m still coming to terms with some of the changes but I know in time things will get easier and I’ll be at ease with everything. I’m trying really hard to stay positive and focus on the good and change the things that don't make me happy. It’s a gradual process but it’s a start. A few things that keep me motivated and pumped about life: 

• My Family  
• Improving my skills across my Animation classes 
• Looking at Erasmus courses in Holland 
• Looking at possible universities to do a masters 
• Traveling 
• Surfing 
• My Flatmates 
• Looking for a cool house for my second year with my favourite people 
• My Girls from back at home 
• Cheese 
• Exercise 
• Hugs 
• A good view 
• Smiles

There’s a few things just to list a few. But there’s so much that keeps me motivated and reminds me to be grateful of my life and how fortunate I am especially compared to other people all around the world.  

Here’s a little challenge. Just for one day, make it your aim to smile at as many people as possible. 9 times out of 10 you’ll get a smile back and speaking for myself, I get the best feeling when someone smiles back and it’s likely they feel good too. There’s not enough random acts of kindness in this world today and I find just flashing a quick smile to someone passing by extremely refreshing. 

Stay happy and thankful. Peace. 

Life Update

Good evening, it's been a while.

I decided today's post would be on how I'm finding things a month in. I'm currently on my first reading week which is essentially a week to catchup on things and read papers and essays etc. I'm pretty much up to date with all of my work so I thought i'd have a little bit of a weekend off.

So, how am I finding Uni life a month in? Well, after a month it's definitely different from the first two weeks of freshers. Which is understandable but when people say first year is a breeze and it's all party, yes I suppose it can be if you want to scrape passing your modules to get into 2nd year, but I'm for once in my life taking all aspects of my education extremely seriously. So yes I still socialise but I spend almost all of my free time reading, completing questionnaires, drawing, and playing around with the digital animation software. My course is an extremely full on course considering not many people have much experience in the field before degree level therefore there's lots to learn and most of it is at an extremely basic level but is still relatively difficult.

I knew that Animations had a lot of work go into them but since studying further into how much time and effort actually goes into these films and television series, and even television adverts, i've come to realise it's a lot more than I can really explain and you can only really believe it when you're doing it yourself Just to put things into perspective for those who don't know, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years during the making of the film 'Brave' The production of the film started in 2008 and was released in June 2012 which means it took almost 4 years to make the film. On top of that, Merida's hair took almost three years to get the final look. So yeah, it's a lot of work! 

Moving on from the work side of things. I've become a lot more settled in my little flat with my Falmouth Family and we all get on ridiculously well. We've got lots planned over the next year and I'm very excited to spend my spring in the beautiful Falmouth with them all! Currently the weather isn't brilliant but the autumnal colours of autumn make up for the lack of sun on my walk to campus each day. 

There's not a lot I can fault about my new life in Cornwall. But to name a few, I'm way too far away from my little brother so I'm missing a lot of his growth and development... and cuddles of course.  A very important person in my life and I have grown apart due to moving away from each other which is extremely heartbreaking but it's just one of those things. Oh, and there way too many hills in Cornwall so I'm constantly pacing my way up stairs to get to where I need to be!!! 

Overall, moving all the way to Cornwall is one of the best things I've ever done. I've met some amazing people and there's so much more to experience and so many more places to explore.