I looked on here the other day and thought I'd gone into some kind of crazy time warp. Apparently I've just finished my exams at uni! Well...a year on and I've graduated now with a 2:1 (yay) and entered into the world of work. Can you believe it? I almost can't. I was sure for a while that I would end up living in a field somewhere, but no, I managed to get a job and to surprise myself even further, I actually rather loved it. I think I always knew that if I found something that suited me I'd enjoy it, because I get bored easily having nothing to do, I need purpose. I worked for a year as a learning support assistant at SEEVIC College where I aided students with learning disabilities in subjects ranging from literature and chemistry to sports coaching and performing arts. It was challenging but a very 'me' job as I got to help with learning and teaching but also I had to counsel to a certain extent- so it combined two things I really wanted to do. Good way of getting my foot in the door as well with regards to teaching my precious philosophy.
But as cyclic as things seem to go, I am writing to you, once again jobless! I was on a temp contract, and due to the current climate me and a couple of others -the last ones in- won't be having ours renewed for the time being. I was gutted initially but then thought -hey, I've got some great experience and loved it, I should count myself lucky. So now I'm looking round again. It's quite exciting in a sense- unless I don't get a job soon, in which case it will cease to be exciting and become annoying and boring!But on the plus side the education sector hasn't been affected so harshly by the current economic climate, and as I've been paid for the august holiday, I'm not in danger just yet.

Still writing and things. I write just as much, if not more than I did when I was at uni! Thing is, I didn't go to university as a means to getting a job- it improved my chances yes- but that's not why I went. I went because, call me old fashioned, but I wanted to LEARN. And learning doesn't need to be justified by what comes after it, it justifies itself in my opinion. So I've been down the library today reading about history. Why? Because I felt like it that's why!

Been to Scotland as well, walking and youth hostelling, but that's gonna lead me on to that which I'll save for another journal. I always do that- I don't write at logical intervals, I just throw essays out annually, making it thrilling and welcoming to read I'm sure .lol