It's been a while since I gave an update on things going on in my life. As mentioned in the last dissertation diaries post there has been a lot of changes and the past few months have been an interesting transition period from the routine and structure I've had in the last three years of university.
Firstly I want to talk about my experiences of moving out of my shared university house with my friends and into my own flat ahead of my final year at Royal Holloway. All of my friends were on three year degree programmes meaning that they've all just graduated whilst I have one more year to go. I always knew living alone was something that I wanted to do but I was never sure it was going to be financially viable. In October 2021 I started my hunt to find the perfect flat, it was quite a difficult search purely because I had a limited budget which for those of you who are familiar with the Surrey area, makes things a million times more difficult. I wouldn't say I had an extensive criteria list, but my main priorities were that I was in a safe area and had nearby parking. After I'd found my flat I was very excited to move and be able to add my own creative flare onto the property, really make it my own. The closer my move in date approached the more nervous I became purely because this was such a large transition. I was going from constantly being surrounded by my friends with the option to be around people whenever I wanted to being on my own most of the time. Although this is something that I had always wanted there was a bittersweetness to it because all of my friends were moving on and moving out of our area. It was going to be weird not having people like Delilah just the other end of the hallway. The timing of me moving into the flat wasn't the best because I was due to fly to Los Angeles the day after collecting my keys. The first night in the flat just felt like I was in a hotel, it didn't really feel like home. Although I must say now I couldn't imagine being anywhere else, I feel so content and happy here. I can't wait to show you before and after photos of how I've decorated the place and really made it my own.
The start of the new academic year is fast approaching and this will be my final year of my undergraduate degree at Royal Holloway. It seems crazy to think that this is my fourth and final year, the previous three years have flown by and I've created some of the best memories. As I'm sure most of you would've read by now, my new series called 'Dissertation Diaries' hopes to document the dissertation writing process, things I feel are helpful and things that I would recommend doing again. This year is bound to be my busiest yet because I'm taking six modules alongside my dissertation core module, all of which are very heavy on the theory so will include a lot of reading and thousands of words for assignments. It's times like this that I'm very grateful for having my own space in my flat just to focus on getting my work done, I'd like to think that it's soon to become my little hub of productivity.
Over the summer I was incredibly lucky to go on at trip of a lifetime to celebrate my 21st birthday, I visited Los Angeles and Las Vegas. A truly unforgettable trip. This was the rest and relaxation I needed ahead of sorting out my new home and returning to studies. If it's something you'd be interested in I could do a whole post about my experience and give recommendations of things to do in both areas? One of the other highlights of my summer was seeing my uni friends graduate, I can't even begin to express how proud I am of them, I felt so grateful to be a part of their special day.
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