19th May 2018



79. Finish College 


When I first started college, I was so nervous. I've never really been that good with change and I nearly always assume the worst.
Luckily, I managed to make a lovely big group of friends who all mean so much to me. I am very thankful to have stayed so close with them over the two years at college.

 Some tips I have for people about to start college:

- It's okay to be nervous. Remember that everyone is in the same boat

- The classes you will take are a lot harder than secondary school level classes. Please take ones you are prepared to learn.

- It is truly up to you how much effort you put into your subjects. Please keep that in mind and use your free periods wisely.

- If you take an art subject, like I did, be warned that art supplies cost quite a bit of money.

- Don't put so much effort into what you're going to wear everyday. Go for comfy clothes which are going to help you feel better when sitting at a desk for hours.

I owe so much to these people and how much they have helped me through my struggles. I know that these people will be in my life for a long time.

'We didn't know we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun'

Thanks,

Amy.

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54. Take pictures in a photobooth

I manage to go to Brighton around 2-3 times a year. I'm not sure why it meant a lot to me when I was younger: perhaps the fact that people who used to be my idols live there?
Nevertheless I have visited Brighton many, many times and will continue to make memories there.

A couple years ago, I had a bit of a schedule that I would stick to every time I went. It was something along the lines of:
-Look around the shopping centre
-Venture into the lanes
-Choccy Woccy Doo Dah
-Grab some food off the main street (Wagamama, Subway or the 7.99 buffet place)
-Sit down on the beach and take photos
-Buy a wristband and go on rides at the pier till night.

Again, I don't know why my 'to do list' was so specific. I don't regret it though because I had a lot of fun. I only really go to Brighton with my really close friends because it means so much to me and I used to think of it as my happy place.

Now, however, I've realised that Brighton is slightly overrated. Jam-packed with tourists and shops which sell rock candy in the shape of private parts.
I still love it for what it is though. And because I still love it, I have a tradition from my early schedule days which I have continued everything I go.

I get a photo booth picture from Snoopers Paradise.

On my bedroom wall and in my art journals, I have a collection of about 20+ photo booth pictures from that place. I love taking my friends there for the first time and the excitement we feel when the camera goes off.

I just love it! Have you ever been to Snoopers Paradise?

Thanks,

Amy.

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4th July 2018

60. Visit the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam

This is a place that I've wanted to visit for a long time. I've always been mesmerized by Van Gogh's paintings - the individual strokes and how it can contain so much emotion that some people can't see. When my friend and I decided to travel up to Amsterdam for 3 days before she went off to uni, I jumped at the chance to see some masterpieces.

Amsterdam itself was so beautiful. Each building was so different to the ones here in England. I loved the chill atmosphere and how everyone seemed so artsy. I'm definitely going to go back one day.

For the museum, we booked our tickets online so we didn't have to queue up there. Our tickets were for a set time, so when that time arrived, we went through the front doors and up the stairs to the first room FULL of portraits.
I could've cried.

There were 4 massive floors full of hundreds of paintings, sketches and letters. At one point on the 3rd floor, I found myself standing less than a meter from 'Bedroom in Arles', a very famous painting that I never thought I'd ever be so close to.

Unfortunately (but understandably) photography wasn't allowed in most of the building. The footage I did mange to capture is in a short video that I created about our trip.

I had the most amazing time and am definitely going to go back someday! Hopefully, you'll be able to stand less than a meter away from masterpieces in the future.

Thanks,

Amy.

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