back to blogging!

I am back into blogging for now or so it seems, but sadly don't have too much to update everyone on.

Last week I went to see Metric (the second time they've played Brighton since I've been here) and the show was really great. I was really close to the front and it was a small venue so I was able to take some cool images of the band.

Things are going really well for me on the whole... I am in the process of finishing my work placement, which wasn't what I expected in some ways but all in all I think was a really good and challenging experience. I have been working on researching how West Indian men and women were recruited to serve in the BRitish Army during World War Two and also about the influx of migration which happened after the war in England. It's a really interesting topic, and is giving me a lot of things to think about including some potential avenues for research for my disseration.

I'm currently on a 'six week plan' which involves getting a new job (I just applied to an AMAZING job at the Brighton Museum) and as they say in england "moving house", meaning moving apartments. I only signed a six month lease for this place, and though I am thinking about staying on, my friend Vicky is having troubles in her house and we are currently browsing some two bedroom flats with the hopes that we might find something suitable and not too expensive.

Yesterday we saw one that was a little bit out of the area we were looking for, but it had a huge garden (and by "huge garden" i mean a smallish square area covered in gravel, but that's the term they use here)... and although it was far we thought it would be great for the coming warm weather (I hope its coming anyway). Today I saw a house which wasn't as nice, but had bigger bedrooms and is so close to my house that I could literally just carry all my belongings in loads, so it would be nice to move there.

Dont worry everyone, both places we are thinking about have enough space for visitors!

I am on the housing hunt this week so that is mostly consuming my time, which is ok because I dont have class this friday.

I have just started my course in Oral History and will be getting together with someone from my course on friday to do our first practice interview. Should be fun, but also its a bit intimidating.

Anyway, will report more as housing situations develop further.

In other news the oddly warm winter continues on this side of the Atlantic as well... last week I caught a shot of the season's first flowers. (though some of last season's flowers are admittedly still blooming).



- C