There was a pretty hefty two day session that appears on our timetables this week, daunting at first, but actually the entire thing was ridiculously inspiring and a great push forward to think more about the future.
The dreaded question "So what are your plans after your degree?" something that I get asked on a regular basis by everyone in my life, not just tutors or peers, but family, my boyfriends family, neighbours, my old boss and colleagues. I remember in the summer between second and third year, one of the first things my partners Dad asked me when I met him for the first time was "So what's your goal, where are you going after uni?" I just laughed it off like I always do, "You shouldn't ask stuff like that, we don't think about that yet" And then third year began flying by and that 'yet' moment still hadn't dawned on me - until this session. I realised I needed to stop putting it to the back of my head and start thinking; what do I want to do with my life? At one point I had considered a gap year to New Zealand, and possibly doing placements in Europe or America, however those just never got dealt with and became day dreams rather than future plans - something you say you're going to do but never get round to planning or working towards them. With everything that has happened in the last 6 months, I've also realised how family orientated I am and even though I'd love to travel, and live globally, I just don't think I could now. I'm obviously open to moving around to find work, there's not much textile stuff going on in Norfolk, but I'd like it to be somewhere in Britain. No matter how lovely a placement in NYC sounds, it's just too far for this anxious little bird to fly.
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