2 weeks until the start of univesity

In two weeks time I will be moving to the other side of London, to start my university life, studying Geography and doing what I have dreaming of for the last 7 years! 

The past few weeks since being accepted into university have consisted of filling out forms, buying the things I need, sorting out what to bring, giving my room a deep clean, so that I don't have to worry so much every time I come home and also spending as much time I can with friends before we all go off to do what we are doing.

 I am super excited to start a new chapter in my life and see where it takes me, however I am also nervous about not knowing anyone in my halls and also being in a new place in general, but everyone is in the exact same situation so hopefully it once I get there all will be good and I can stop worrying. 

Evening out at the cinema

Yesterday me and three of my friends took the opportunity of Orange Wednesdays to go to the cinema to watch Magic Mike, I have to admit going to see a film about male strippers would not normally be my my first pick, but after watching the seventeen year old girl in me couldn't resist the offer to go and see it!

As it was the first time I've had the opportunity to spend some quality time with my friends with some weeks, I took the opportunity to act like a normal teenage girl, spending a couple of hours getting ready and generally having fun with the girls. 

 As we went on the opening night of the film we had to go a later showing after getting to the till and finding out the showing we were planning to see was fully booked, this meant we had two hours to waste. We grabbed some Starbucks and sat in there for about an hour catching up with each other laughing and giggling over the simplest things.

After we had spent an hour in Starbucks we decided to wander to the park and sit by the river talking about boys and normal girl stuff watching the rowers passing us on the river.

When we finally got to see the film, all four of us spent the whole time laughing and giggling like the innocent group of girls we are, barely taking our eyes of the screen. All I can say is if you need a good laugh and don't mind spending an hour or two staring at almost naked men then it is the perfect film to watch!

All in all, it was the best evening I've had in a long time spending time with my friends and letting our hair down, having a good old catch up and spending quality time with each other outside college for once when we are not stressing about getting work done and doing exams. 

Drifting Apart

When someone said to me a year ago that when I left secondary school, I would end up drifting apart from my friends, some that I have known since I was four, I honestly didn't believe it would happen.

A year on, I now realise that what everyone told me was true. In my day to day life I probably only now speak to two or three of my close friends from school, I guess as we went our separate ways, going to different colleges we all made new friends and became part of new friendship groups, we all started speaking to each other less, until our common interests had changed.

 However, it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago, when I bumped into of my friends that I had unintentionally drifted apart from at the train station and I started talking to him, it felt like nothing had changed and our worlds were not so far apart as they may seem. It was then that I realised that no matter how much our lives change or how much time has passed your closest friends will always be your friends

Even though the conversation lasted all of five minutes, it showed that although you may not see your friends as much as you would like to, it doesn't mean there is a reason why you can't speak to them as they are still your really good friends, so it's fine to send them a message unexpectedly or have a two minute conversation when you see them, even when your in a rush, just taking the time to stop and ask them how they are, it shows you still care about them.

Book Reveiw: Where Rainbows End

As I have more free time during the week now I'm at college, it means that I have more time to do one of my most favorite things...reading.

While trying to adjust to college life, I decided to read one of my all time favorite books, Where Rainbows End by Cecilia Ahern.

Where Rainbows End is about a boy and girl, Alex and Rosie who are best friends and are neighbours until the age of 16, when Alex moves to Boston, USA with his family as a result of his dads new job, leaving Rosie behind back in Dublin, Ireland.

The story follows the best friends through letters and messages sent between them from the age of 4 and into their adult life, through the twists and turns along the paths of their lives and the problems they face, until they get the chance to be with each other once again.

I enjoyed reading the book as it reminds me of my own friendship with a friend I have also known since the age of 4 and how now we have gone to separate colleges, it's important to stay in contact with each other no matter how each of our lives plan out. I always saw my friend as an older brother that would always be there if I needed someone to talk to, confide in and help me, but not being in the same college and them not being there and seeing them day to day makes you realise how much you really miss them and value their friendship.

By reading Where Rainbows End makes me all the more determined to stay in contact with friends more.

Adjusting to college!!

Six weeks ago, at the start of term, I was so nervous about starting college, feeling lost, getting used to different ways of being taught and A-levels. However the thing that worried me the most was not going to the same college as most of my friends (some that I had been going to school with for the past twelve years). Fast forward a month and I think I'm finally starting to settle in and adjust to all the changes.

One of my first worries of starting college was finding the quickest and easiest way to get to college. This involved trail runs, checking train times and ticket prices. Before starting college I always used to walk to school as it was about twenty minutes away, however my college is about an hour and half away so I have to take a train there which means I have to be at the train station and on the train by a certain time each day, which is a lot harder than it sounds. hopefully my time keeping will improve as time goes on.

For my AS subjects I decided to take photography, geography, sociology and English literature. I was a little bit sceptical about doing English lit because I have struggled with English in school (as a result of having a combination of bad spelling and grammar) for as long as can remember, however my love for reading took over this and I decided to take literature as opposed to language or a combination of both. Geography and Photography were 100% definite subjects that I was to do at college because geography is my best subject and want to have a career based on in the future and photography has been one of my interests since being a little girl running round with cameras taking picture of anything that I saw to be interesting weather it be people or things, so to have the option of taking photography this year made me really exited to finally be able to learn how to take 'proper' photos on my SLR. I decided to take sociology because it seemed interesting and to look at how society works and to look at it in a different way.

Probably the biggest struggle I had to face was walking into to college on my own, not knowing anyone (as  the few people I did know didn't have to be in college at the same time) and going to my lessons and tutor for the first time and finding out that not one person I knew before college was in any of my classes. As a shy person, the idea of having to get to know everyone in my classes was daunting, but despite my fears I have made some great new friends so far and am still making more :)

Now after a half-term at college, six weeks later, I have finally settled in, made some great new friends, enjoying my subjects (especially photography), got used to waking up at 6 in the morning and traveling. Finally I look forward to the next two years at college.

Back to school haul

Getting to go back to school shopping is probably one of the most exiting events of the year, as it means I can buy new stationary to add to my already massive collection. This year was even more special as I am going to sixth form collage this year, so I don't have a uniform and I had the chance to buy new clothes to wear. On with the haul...

Cute diary from WHSmith £9.99

Cool lever arch folder from WHSmith £2.99 to store all my collage work instead of numerous note books for each subject.

US flag t-shirt from New Look £9.99

 Satchel bag from New Look website £24.99



I also bought a pair of straight leg denim jeans from New Look £19.99

Leaving school and Exams

On the 12th May 2011 I officially left secondary school, however I still had to go in to do my GCSE's (school leaving exams in the UK), so in my eyes it was not the end of my time at school and was not the last time i would see everyone that I had spent the 5 years of my life with, so it wasn't that upsetting to find out I'd had my last proper day of school.

My exams went on for about a month in total, as each exam was over, it felt as if a load had been taken off of my back after so much time and effort i had put in, in the last five years leading up to that point. However the end of each exam was also a reminder of the little remaining time that I had with people in my year group as not everyone had the same exams or had exams at the same time.

Walking out of the hall after that very last exam (Geography, which just so happens to be one of my favorite subjects), all I could think was I had reached the point were I could do no more, and that I can say I tried my hardest, however well I've done in my exams, which is all that matters.

If I could give a tip to anyone doing is exams it would be, once you have finished an exam try to block the thought of how you did out of your mind as it will only make you worry.