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| The Uni experience is over for me - it is time to move on |
My life has
changed massively throughout 2012 and I knew that was going to happen at the
start of the year.
When I left
University and Northampton behind in June of this year, it felt sad. A chapter full of colourful memories was
being closed for good.
Recently, I
went back to Uni to collect all the work that had been marked over the summer,
leading to the confirmation of my 2:1 final classification grade for the BA
Hons Journalism course I had been on.
Weird being back
It felt
really weird being back inside the institution and the town that I had
practically lived in since 2009. Walking
past my old address and seeing the curtains open at the room I used to rent for
two years felt odd.
Strolling
down the pathway, walking across the Racecourse (the day name for the park on
St. George’s Avenue), and memories came flooding back of the Uni experience.
I have some
great times to look back over and I’m sure that if I ever wrote an autobiography
on my life (unlikely but never say never), this chapter might well be the easiest.
It was nice
to see some of the lecturers who had guided me through the challenges a degree
throws at you and it does push you to the brink. I experienced that feeling at least twice.
I updated
them on the progress and the desire of trying to make that crucial breakthrough
for my future.
Chances are slim
I hadn’t been
back to Northampton after graduation day and that had been slightly
frustrating.
The chances
of going back there on a night out look slim to say the least and it felt like
the long goodbye was finally over. It
was something that had started back in April when my dissertation was handed in
and it WAS now over.
In a way, it
was a good thing to finally find some closure.
I miss the Uni days a lot and although I have been keeping myself busy
with lots of unpaid work, the comforts of dependable independence, student
loans and clubbing nights with coursemates are areas that still were being
missed, greatly in some quarters.
Now I know
that it is all over. It is difficult to
let something go and in my view admittedly, it has taken longer to readjust to
another life.
The life I
had between September 2009 and May 2012 won’t ever be forgotten but time doesn’t
stand still and it is definitely time to move on.
An unforgettable experience
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| UoN gave me some tough times but also some great memories |
Collecting
all my work (being the first student to do so apparently too…) felt like all my
business in Northampton had been concluded.
No need to pester, beg or annoy people.
I probably had been doing that all summer and in some areas, throughout
the journalism course.
11 days have
passed since I was briefly back. While
it is difficult to say that I will definitely never return to Northampton – it did
give me some great times and who knows what the future holds.
I might be
back in the town in some capacity down the line, though that is likely to be
flying visits than anything else.
So, it brings
a conclusion to what was an unforgettable experience. I am delighted I went to embrace the
University culture and although I wasn’t the easiest person to understand or
know, I hope I left my mark on some people and won’t be forgotten.
I have now
found closure. The Uni life is over but
as one chapter comes to a satisfying and emotional conclusion, a new one will
begin because that is what life is all about.
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