the last journal entry from england...

June 4th
so i wrote in my journal earlier about leaving well, here is a longer version.

I said my good bye to people I have met and grown close too. I am torn between two places now. I did not think this would actually happen you know. I did not think I would be able to make such great and amazing friends. It is so hard. I hate saying good bye to them. I get to say good bye to Kaz and Tina tomorrow. It is going to be hard. :( I am going to miss them terribly. They have helped me through so much this semester. I know I am going to keep in touch with them. It will be brilliant. :) Saying goodbye to Hanna and Sarah was hard too. They were such great people! I am glad I got to know them. :)I didn't get to say a goodbye to Charlie and some other level one kids. I know they are going to succeed in life. they are all amazing artist. :)

Saying goodbye to Ian and Emma was hard too. I am going to miss helping them out and learning about business aspect of bring a freelance photographer. They have taught me so much!!! I hope I get to come back for graduate school here so I can work with them again. :)

I never knew how much of an impact on people and how they have an impact on me. I actually can't believe it. Everyone keeps asking when I will be back and the answer i can give them is when i have enough money again to travel to the UK. I will definitely come back. I can't believe i'm going to cry about leaving England. It has become a part of me. It has changed me for the better and I still can't believe i have gone to places like Germany, Italy, Holland, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. In England, I have gone to Oxford, Bath, Canterbury, London, Leeds, St. Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Wheathampstead, Brighton, Burford, Whitey, Cirenchester, Bourton on the water, Stroud, Hatfield, Maidstone, Stonehenge, and Luton.

I learned a lot about myself this year. I know now i can face the leaving my family, and friends and still be able to survive. I know now that I can succeed with my photography and can explain it. I know I can do traveling by myself. I still don't know myself that well. I'm still struggle grasping what i need but I am need to accomplish my goals that I set before myself. I know i have enough courage and strength to face pretty much a shit load of crap. I know that I have an extremely supportive and loving family that has helped me throughout my trails. I know who my true friends are and I am glad that I have them.

I would if i could send everyone abroad and have them experience what I have experience throughout these nine months. Nine months away from everyone. crap. It puts thing in perspective and helps you understand more about yourself and the cultures/environment you face. You see how truly ignorant some people are and ridiculous they are.

Well, it is almost eleven o'clock at night and I'm super tired. lol. I should be heading to bed soon cause i gotta wake up at 5am. lol. :)

I hope you all have a great time.

Love,
Marianna :)

the last journal entry from england...

June 4th
so i wrote in my journal earlier about leaving well, here is a longer version.

I said my good bye to people I have met and grown close too. I am torn between two places now. I did not think this would actually happen you know. I did not think I would be able to make such great and amazing friends. It is so hard. I hate saying good bye to them. I get to say good bye to Kaz and Tina tomorrow. It is going to be hard. :( I am going to miss them terribly. They have helped me through so much this semester. I know I am going to keep in touch with them. It will be brilliant. :) Saying goodbye to Hanna and Sarah was hard too. They were such great people! I am glad I got to know them. :)I didn't get to say a goodbye to Charlie and some other level one kids. I know they are going to succeed in life. they are all amazing artist. :)

Saying goodbye to Ian and Emma was hard too. I am going to miss helping them out and learning about business aspect of bring a freelance photographer. They have taught me so much!!! I hope I get to come back for graduate school here so I can work with them again. :)

I never knew how much of an impact on people and how they have an impact on me. I actually can't believe it. Everyone keeps asking when I will be back and the answer i can give them is when i have enough money again to travel to the UK. I will definitely come back. I can't believe i'm going to cry about leaving England. It has become a part of me. It has changed me for the better and I still can't believe i have gone to places like Germany, Italy, Holland, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. In England, I have gone to Oxford, Bath, Canterbury, London, Leeds, St. Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Wheathampstead, Brighton, Burford, Whitey, Cirenchester, Bourton on the water, Stroud, Hatfield, Maidstone, Stonehenge, and Luton.

I learned a lot about myself this year. I know now i can face the leaving my family, and friends and still be able to survive. I know now that I can succeed with my photography and can explain it. I know I can do traveling by myself. I still don't know myself that well. I'm still struggle grasping what i need but I am need to accomplish my goals that I set before myself. I know i have enough courage and strength to face pretty much a shit load of crap. I know that I have an extremely supportive and loving family that has helped me throughout my trails. I know who my true friends are and I am glad that I have them.

I would if i could send everyone abroad and have them experience what I have experience throughout these nine months. Nine months away from everyone. crap. It puts thing in perspective and helps you understand more about yourself and the cultures/environment you face. You see how truly ignorant some people are and ridiculous they are.

Well, it is almost eleven o'clock at night and I'm super tired. lol. I should be heading to bed soon cause i gotta wake up at 5am. lol. :)

I hope you all have a great time.

Love,
Marianna :)

last night in england

so today is my last night and last blog from england. wow, this has been quite a ride throughout the nine months i have been away. nine months. holy cow. so insane. It has been really good meeting new people, getting various opinions on my art work, and getting the confidence i need to succeed in this business of photography. :)

I am so thankful for being able to get home tomorrow without a delay from the strike. i hope everything runs smoothly. in 24 hours dude. ahhh. i'm super excited.

i'm gonig to actually head off to the hotel. i'm in the LRC right now. I get to keep my student id card. i am so thrilled about that. I need to start planning my trip back here. lol.

love you all,
marianna

Last Day in my Dorm Room

so, tonight it is my last day in my dorm room. This room has been my home for nine months. Can you believe it? i have survived living in a dorm. My first time living away from home and I'm all the way in the UK! It is kinda of depressing about leaving here. I know, who would have thought I would say that. lol. I am going to miss my friends and the people I have met. They have changed my life and made me feel more confident about my work. I think if I just go for it I can achieve it.

I am thankful that i did this and got all these experiences....well, i'm just getting depressed writing this so i'm going to stop and do something happy. lol. like edit my photographs from ireland.

three days

three days until i'm home.

Yesterday was Ireland. It was crazy/amazing/the same. lol. It was a crowded industrial city. The castle was small, st. patrick cathedral was pretty but small. lol. I guess I'm used to the LARGE English Cathedrals right now. lol. I wish we had time to go to the country side. I am going to plan a trip to Donegal and Galway for like two weeks. that would be amazing. SAVE MONEY! lol.


Well, I have had only about 4 hours of sleep since Monday night. not really good. lol. So i best be off to bed. Good night everyone. More updates tomorrow maybe. Tomorrow is the last day I work with Ian and Emma. Kinda of bummed about that. :(

Love,
Marianna