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Hi! I apologize for the long, long time between posts. I feel like I'm on hiatus. I've been in Bournemouth at my new school for some weeks, but classes have yet to start- Induction Week starts tomorrow, and I'll begin meeting lecturers and learning a bit about the illustration department, but actual class won't happen until October. I'm so eager to begin. The units here sound intense and I want to learn stuff here before I have to pack up and go! December doesn't seem very far off.

The city of Bournemouth itself, well, I heard one of the Arts Institute staff refer to it as a "cultural wasteland." Still, it's got a nice beach, and it's just a bus ride away from various nicer fossil-rich beaches. Last weekend I went to a town called Lyme Regis and went on a fossil-hunting walk. I found a few little ammonites, and out of pity the tour guide gave me a few better-looking ones that he'd found. I'm very proud of my little fossils!


This is one the guide gave me out of pity.

The Arts Institute is apparently famous for film, so there are a ton of film production students here. I foresee a lot of movie-watching in the near future. Also there are people studying modelmaking (ohhh so cool!), costume design, acting... it's a nice refreshing change from MICA's all-fine-arts atmosphere. I feel like people here just learn how to make projects, and get things done, and that sounds fine to me.

I also added some old and new photos to a Facebook album. And I also have more journal entries, as you seem to enjoy them.

Hope classes are going well for all of you! I miss you guys! Think of me when you're watching Heroes tomorrow!