This week has been an intense week. So much has happened since my last entry.

The Presentation

First of all, I had my final presentation for my project on Tuesday. I had run through it a number of times before the real thing and I tried to psyche myself up for it. It didn’t start off great with me spending a few minutes attempting to set up the projector correctly. Stupid thing didn’t want to display my whole screen so I spent a few minutes fiddling about with that.

Once I got started, I think it went well. I’m not entirely sure how the assessors viewed my project but I think I answered the questions pretty well. The demo was not the most spectacular but I think it showed off enough of what I had achieved.

It did actually crash though Ah well…

Last night was billed by IC as the biggest Summer Ball in London. For me, the Summer Ball was probably the last night I’d see many of my friends. Since receiving the confirmation email for my flight to Japan I’ve felt somewhat unsettled. Unsettled, neither in a good or bad way. Just unsure as to how to feel about all of this. Even though I live for this life changing moments and cherish them deeply when they do happen, it’s never easy to actually go through one; not that I’ve lived a turbulent lifestyle.

On the contrary, I probably have had one of the least turbulent lifestyles imaginable. Looking back over the years, I suppose the major events of my life would include:

• going to Japan for a term and living in Hokkaido when I was 9 or 10
• starting DC life
• ending DC life
• the world tour
• starting uni
• the 6 month summer of last year

and now, ending uni. But, it’s not just ending university. It’s ending the educational part of my life. It’s leaving the London life behind. It’s starting from scratch. It’s scary.

Less than 2 months to go until I leave for Tokyo. Less than a month of experiencing London. Less than a week of the student life.