I'm now officially on my Christmas holidays, and I can hardly believe how quickly the past three months have gone. It's one of those weird situations where you feel so settled into your new routine that it's almost like you've been there forever, but on the other hand it's flown by.
I came home on Thursday. I had a presentation that morning and then my dad arrived in the afternoon to help me pack up my stuff. It didn't take that long, so we went for coffee/hot chocolate in the canteen before heading home. I have to say, it's really nice to be home and have the freedom to relax, and we've got the Christmas tree and decorations up so I'm feeling really festive. I absolutely love Christmas and am really excited about it. I'm also looking forward to seeing my best friend again, who as I've mentioned before is studying over in the UK. It will be great to have a catch up!
That said, I've really enjoyed the semester, and I feel one hundred per cent settled now. I've made some good friends and found a subject I love studying. The only module I found pretty intolerable was Social Studies, and in the end most people stopped bothering to attend the lectures, but I'm pretty confident that my work for that module is of a decent standard. My seminar tutor was impressed with our group presentation, so I'm pleased about that. I also got my grade for my first Authoring assignment, and I got a 2.1 which I'm obviously over the moon with.
The last couple of weeks were completely hectic, but I wasn't too stressed because I feel like I managed my time effectively. The vast majority of my deadlines have been met; I just have two assignments due in January, but I'm calm about that. According to the second years, the fun really begins in semester two! The modules certainly seem even more interesting than the first lot have been.
Our last radio show on Wednesday was quite a poignant occasion, for me at least! We played plenty of Christmas music. As I mentioned in my previous post, I've absolutely adored my time on DCUfm these past few weeks. I can't wait to get back to it in February. I've proposed my own music show, so hopefully I'll get it. Fingers crossed! As well as that, I had my last football training session last week, and next semester we'll be playing in an astro tournament.
I've made it this far - it's onwards and upwards from here! To round things up for now, here are some of the most important life lessons I've learned in semester one:
-Larkfield oven and I can be friends after all. My cooking skills are now dramatically improved.
-You really do become a heavy sleeper when you live in Larkfield.
-Multimedia is all about telling stories.
-Society meetings generally result in free pizza.
-Spar is overpriced.
-The Mac labs are a Multimedia student's haven.
-It's good to be OCD when it comes to your access card.
-If you see a wood louse in your kitchen, you have to take matters into your own hands.
-Those free hours are absolutely vital for working on assignments and projects.
-The chocolate brownies in the canteen can be addictive.
