There and Back Again

All these photo's I have taken myself of the drive over to Greymouth and back again to Methven.

So today was officially the last day of my classes for Semester 1, which now means that exams are next week! I haven't done in exams since 2010 since last year when I was studying towards my certificate it was all practical work and done in assignments and we didn't have big tests like exams at the end, so now I have to get myself back into the habit of studying for exams.

On a completely different note I was searching through my laptop trying to find a nice new background photo when I stumbled upon the folder of the pictures I took last time I was in the South Island. My mum and I went road tripping  to the West Coast to see my sister who is on her placement over there, so I thought I would share some of my photos of the lovely scenery I took. It makes me miss the mountains as I use to wake up and see them every morning when I was living in Methven, but my scenery has changed now.

So just remember to take in your surroundings while you are somewhere and appreciate what is around you, and don't be afraid to open your eyes because there is always something beautiful to see.

IKEA!!

Photo via WeHeartIt

Today has been a very rewarding day, and I don't get many rewarding days it seems anymore. It started by going into my media ethics tutorial and we were getting all our assignment marks back, our teacher made it sound like the class didn't do very well - but then she said but this class did well, so we were all slightly confused and nervous about what we got. Sitting and waiting was horrible, and finally she called my name she gave me a weird smile and I opened my essay and I got a B-. So for some of you this might be bad but I was super excited it was such a hard essay and I passed it, as they say C's get Degrees!. And then I got my group assignment mark back for ethics and I got an A- it seriously made my day!! It's the highest grade I have ever got, I am normally more of a B person.

To make this day even better I was texting my sister chatting about how mum must be having fun in the UK, when I got a phone call from a number I did not have. After a 5 minute conversation I now have a job interview on Friday for a furniture store called My Flat Pack which sell Ikea products! I am super excited for this interview, the job would be amazing! So now I am going to do a little bit of research about the products they have in stock so I can impress them.

And last but not least I found out that I am getting my braces off on July 5th, EXCITING!!

So today overall has been a VERY good day! Hopefully this lucky streak will help me in my study for exams tonight!

Quote of the Day #1

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

The Candy Woman Can

  Photos via thread.co.nz and blacklognz.blogspot.co.nz

My future/dream job is to work for some high end fashion magazine, so I constantly hunt down whats happening in the fashion world. In the last couple of years I have really been focused on what NZ designers are doing and I am happy that more and more NZ designers are getting recognised for their amazing work. Recently Karen Walker launched Karen Walker Candy Bar, for 12 months this Candy Bar will travel around the world stopping in different countries to showcase these limited edition sun glasses, the first stop was in Tokyo Japan at the boutique store called RESTIR. It got me thinking on what an amazing concept this is, to travel around sharing her designs like this, imagine the people you would meet and the pictures you could take. I hope more NZ designers come up with great ways to showcase what they do to the world, it would be good for the countries self-esteem.

Greetings From Abroad

Today I received a postcard from my Nana and Grandad who are currently over in the UK visiting family and whenever they travel some where they always send a postcard, it made my day when I received this in the mail. My mum has also gone over to the UK for a visit, she hasn't been back in 30 years! (aka since she left to come and live in NZ) I am so happy for my mum and also jealous because I want to go over there so bad! Oh well, best snap back to reality and get back to study.

Instead of study...

Exams are coming up, but every student needs a break, and what better way to discover new music!!

Taking a break from study last night I stumbled upon that Loreen had won Eurovision 2012, WELL DONE SWEDEN!! And now I can not get her song Euphoria out of my head (it sent shivers down my spine, in a good way) it is now my new song that I listen to while walking to uni (a whole 3 minutes it takes me). It makes me wish that NZ got to see some coverage of Eurovision because it would be great to see all of this overseas talent that people do not hear often over here.

Watching Austen

Due to an Image and Sound essay that I finished at the end of last week, all I have been doing for the weekend is watching Jane Austen movies.
Pride and Prejudice- Check
Mansfield Park- Check
Northanger Abbey- Check
Emma- Check
Persuasuion-
Sense and Sensibility-
I only have two more movies to go and I have watched them all. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love these movies, maybe because like my flatmate said they are movies that writers like, and since I guess you could say I am in training to be a journalist it makes sense. But I also love these movies because I am a hopeless romantic, yes I can't help it, I want the typical Jane Austen hero who is tall, dark and handsome to come and sweep me off my feet. Oh if I lived back then.
 It got me thinking to where have these men gone? Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place, but then I thought to myself, NO there is somewhere out there I just need to open my eyes and keep an open mind, and you never know you could be peasntly surprised.

Let the ramblings begin

If the title is not obvious this blog is my own ramblings on the life of being a student. From what I am listening to on my iPod, to the latest fashion trends I am going to share my thoughts on my life and times of a student.