2012.

2012. 

What. a. year. 

The words change and growth come to mind. 

It is so hard to fathom the scope of things that have come and gone this year. I moved out of home.

Started and finished my first year of university.

Decided what I'm going to do at Uni. 

Lived a year at college. 

Spent extended periods of time away from my family. 

Had my closest friends disperse to all corners of the world.

I have...

met new people

made new friends

read books 

watched movies

worked at a market

been elightened by the world of lectopia

skyped a great number of times

listened to jjj

sat and stared out my window 

enjoyed the breezes my room is opportune to

sketched

listened to the likes of ben howard, birdy, ed sheeran, ellie goulding, the script, swedish house mafia, lady antebellum, keith urban, florence and so many more

sat more exams

handed in more assignments

been out to clubs

danced

dressed up

celebrated dads 50th

tried a lot of new sports

gone for runs

met people for lunch

laughed

cried

been back to church

gone to the gym

drank multiple cups of tea

subscribed to magazines

tumblr(ed)

gone to a campdraft

been inspired

2012 has been a slight whirlwind. Every week has just seemed to glide by and now suddenly I'm a week away from being completely finished with uni exams, about to begin an epic summer of 3 months. So much time on my hands to play with. Whilst I intend to work for a large chunk of it, I'm looking forward to lying on the beach, reading books under the shade of trees, blasting jjj and spending time with the friends I have missed so much as they each return from their individual adventures. I'm looking forward to Mum's cooking and Dad's conversations, to Sabrina's presence and Jed's chats. to Pippa's energy :)

I am so grateful to have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity that the entirety of this year sums up thus far. And with the things it has taught me I feel even better placed to get stuck into my Arts degree next year, to hopefully reignite my passion for social justice, to be involved in helping to create change once again in whatever that may be. 

In the hope that the remainder of 2012 will be filled with smiles and happiness. 

For the final time,

x.peace