For those who are interested, a little update on my academic and professional lives:

I’m making what you might call a diagonal move - both upwards and sideways - within Oxfam, transferring from an administrative position in International HR to a more responsible position in communications. When I began my Open University course (this year: Social Sciences) I anticipated making a career move either towards media and communication or towards humanitarian work. Now that I’ve got a job in comms, a degree in International Studies - as I had originally intended to study for - seems a touch irrelevant. I studied media in school and, although I’m saying so myself, I was a fucking prodigy at it. It is also, as no doubt most of you know, my passion, hopeful filmmaker that I am.

So now I’m planning to work towards a BA (hons) in Social Sciences with Media Studies. And I’ll be earning an additional £3k a year as I do it.

In June, I’ll be studying for my final submission for this course, looking for a new home and looking for a new job, since my current tenancy and work contracts terminate in the middle of next year.

June is gonna be fun!

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