I survived the second!

Well, I have finished my second year at university. I survived! There have been so many times over the last two academic years when I thought I wasn't going to make it. And I must admit this year had left me wrecked, emotionally and physically. But I made it. Still waiting for one more grade from the last module of the year, but that won't be through until at least next month.

So now what? Rest! Relaxation! Recovery! I need these things. At the end of June I'll be going back to Crete, and I'll be there for around 5 months because the first module of third year is our self-motivated study abroad module. My project will be a creative writing one, inspired by the senses of Crete. But enough about that. We're not allowed to start until the middle of September, when the academic year starts. Until then, summer is going to be about chilling out. I will probably not be going out socialising in the evenings as much as usual, I really do need to recover. So a lot of my time will be spent reading in the sun & practising ukulele. No open mic nights for me this year though, my confidence is shot. I don't know how I managed it last year! Getting a First in my performance module helped my confidence a little, but not enough. It's going to be a long road to build it up again. Hopefully the Cretan sun will help.

Anyway, one more grade to come. This is for the research module that involved a portfolio and a short performance. I spoke of it in my last blog post. I didn't have any photos, but one of my coursemates took one during the setting up, while the lights were being sorted. It gives an idea of how things looked. I'm the shadow behind the screen! I'm still undecided about whether to post my performance text here. I'm still thinking about it. It's quite personal after all.

Right, I'm off to rehearsal. Yes I know I said I've finished my year! I have agreed to be in someone's third year show. He has based it on a project a group of us created last year and has built on it, so when he asked if I'd be in it I agreed. It really is a gorgeous piece, based on light. It takes place on Tuesday evening, which happens to be my birthday. Ah well, it's not the first time I've been on stage on my birthday!