Itchy / Prep

“You should buy some golden eggs, you know those ones you can get for 50p? You could sell them for thousands in Russia. Although i doubt you’ll find many in Switzerland”

I’m aware that i’m making money that will go towards my trip, but at this point i’d rather be walking through a forest somewhere in the Swiss mountains than cutting numerous Yorkshire hams day in day out. However flight is booked and ready! Albeit possibly going a bit overboard with the hold luggage weight…

My friends have given me a little french phrase book and Switzerland pocket guide to help me out whilst i’m there. I’ve bought a big orange winter coat in hope it’ll somewhat prevent me from catching a cold or flu during the winter, and numerous other clothing that i deemed warm enough but not ‘too keen’ warm. Planning to take at least one of my many sketchbooks and as many pens as i can, as i’m afraid of discovering that all art supplies will be unaffordable whilst there. 

Man there’s still so much to organise. Au revoir

!!!!!!!!!!!

After a long time of uncertainty it’s been confirmed! Seems like so long ago that I was hanging onto the words in every lecture just hoping for the merest mention of the introduction of the erasmus process (I was actually paying attention to the topics being discussed too, believe it or not). When the first erasmus meeting came about, I thought this is it, the epitome of this whole course is just beginning. Ambitious? Or just procrastinating the looming inevitability that one day I’ll be churned out into the “real world” for good?

My original location choices were Arizona and Iceland, and then for a second it was Berlin (it’s not that I’m incredibly indecisive, honest - just that there wasn’t as much application help on offer as I’d imagined) BUT after a lot of google image searching and other research, I seem to have ended up with a rather beautiful country at my feet. Or will have in September. at first I was sceptical as to how isolated this particular university seemed, and that a friend on my course in Coventry would be joining me as I originally wanted to go it alone, but I thought as it is such a small campus it would be comforting to have a familiar face there and share most of the experience together.

Throughout this year I don’t only want to explore and hopefully improve my art works, but further myself as a person - preferably in a positive way - discovering more about myself and where I’m going.

I have been searching for Facebook pages and groups centred around erasmus schemes in Switzerland but so far not much luck, as most i do find are not up to date… Maybe this is a sign we should take the initiative and create one!