End of an era...

That is it I have completed my HND at college. It has been a great journey to get to where i want to be. In September I start a new chapter in my life. I am going to UNI. 

I'm going to be honest, I took my 6th year at high school so I could have fun, attend prom and get my leavers hoody. I applied and was accepted to do sports journalism at the university of west of Scotland (UWS) if I got a couple of my exam results. I didn't work hard enough at my revision and left school with only one higher.

 From there I went to college in Aberdeen to study media & PR at an Non advanced course. For my parents, they think I wasted a year and they are probably right. I still had ambitions of being a journalist and this was a longer way of doing it. Once I passed that course it was on to the HND in media and communication. The work you do over the two years in considered 1st and 2nd year University level, without the exams. I have loved the bulk of the course and have made some great friends. My favourite classes have been the PR and journalism modules. The work I did in these classes was some of my best work and I was helped by some fantastic lecturers. 

In March this year I visited UWS in Ayr for a sports journalism interview. A new campus with fantastic facilities made me realise that I quite fancy coming here to study. The interview couldn't have gone better and I was offered a place, providing I pass my course. The next 2 months was then all about convincing my parents that Ayr was right for me. I looked into every aspect of moving away. The course, the area, the facilities, the career opportunities and the finances. Luckily my parents are helping me out financially, but I will get a job to help myself. 

I am absolutely buzzing to move and it will be a great experience for me. I have now got my HND in Media and communication and can't wait to start my next chapter in my life. 

Wish me luck!

World Cup fever

It is the end of the domestic season in Europe and the world is gearing up for the biggest party of the summer, The WORLD CUP in Brazil.

My earliest memories of the world cup was the 2002 tournament in Korea/Japan. I was 8 and no surprise Scotland did not qualify, so I was supporting anyone but England. The reason being was due to the rivalry between Scotland and England and it is funny to see England mess up when the press seem to consider them one of the favorites. The tournament started before we broke up for the summer holidays so I was watching games before school, due to the time difference with the far east. Before the tournament we did a sweeper with the class. You pick a team out of a hat and you get a prize if they win. I got Brazil...The rest is history.
Brazil won the tournament and the first day back after the summer I got a box of sweeties. (We were big time Primary school).
Now as I am writing this, the final group games of the 2014 edition are taking place this week. Everybody agrees that this has been already the best world cup in living memory. So many great games, goals, stadiums, fans and players. UNFORTUNATELY England are already out of the competition. Losing their first 2 games means they have not qualified for the first time since the 50's. The press haven't hyped them up as much yet they have been worse than ever.
I will update you all on the world cup when it is finished in 3 weeks time.

Cheers for now