So I have decided to record my
life in the form of a blog as I transition from my undergraduate degree to my
masters to whatever life hold for me in the future. I am not going to promise
that this blog will be entertaining or of any interest to anyone other than
myself; but I think this will be a proactive way to record my transition
through life through the good and not so good times. I hope that one day I will
be able to show this to my children (or nieces and nephews) when they reach
this stage in life so they know that it is okay to not have a clue about what
you want in life. Though this won’t be a blog strictly about my life; it will
also be about things I interested in, it will also probably include some random
entries because let’s face it life is a bit random.
So let’s begin; I should probably
start with an overview of the past few months. Since having completed my
undergraduate degree from Chester a few months ago my life has been non-stop. I’ve
moved a lot, home from Chester, to a new home in my hometown, and to Portsmouth
where my journey in this life continues. I have a lot of fond memories of
Chester and still to this day would consider it home. When I returned a few
weeks ago for graduation it really did feel like I was going home. Chester will
always be a special place for me, one full of lots of memories and great
friends who I all miss dearly. When I transferred degree from Kent to Chester I
honestly never expected to feel like this one I left. I had always assumed,
like with Canterbury, I would go and spend a couple of years and return home,
only revisiting the area on special occasions. I never expected it to become
home, but somewhere over the rollercoaster three years it did; and it is
something I will never forget.
I also moved from the house I
grew up in and spent the last 17/18 years in to a new house. I’m not going to
lie; the new house in amazing. If for no other reason than I finally have a
double bed at home, and a room where I can move, having previously had the box
room which really was a box. I spent the majority of my summer working as
usual, and then left for the next chapter in my academic studies here in
Portsmouth.
The Msc is great; really hard
though, the days I am in university are very tiring and hard on the brain. I have
met some great people here and they have become good friends. I still find it
strange having lectures by different lecturers and not having all my Chester
friends surrounding me in them; but I am slowly getting used to it. It has now
however, come to the time when I need to start figuring out what I want in
life, and my next step. To be completely honest; I have got a clue. I mean I know
I want to work with natural hazards but I have no idea which one, they all fascinate
me, and I would be truly happy and content working with any one of them. I love
the idea of doing a PhD but I honestly don’t think I have another two years
plus of education left in me. I will do it one day, I am determined to; but I think
I need to wait, work out what I want in life, and take it from there.
I do
however have a pretty amazing idea for my thesis which I am hoping to get
published; all I have left to do is work out how I will get the data I need,
and how I am actually going to achieve what I want to do. But that is a problem
for another day, like once I have finished in my assignment whose deadline is
fast approaching (well in about three weeks; but still).
Like I
said, this may be of no interest to anyone, but it’s my life. I spend most my
days working, either in university or where I work; and my down time is spent
watching DVDs and Greys Anatomy. My life generally is not very interesting or
exciting most of the time; although it does have its moments.
Until
next time;
Aimless
"No matter how much you grow taller, grow older, we are still forever stumbling, forever wondering, forever young"
