week zero and back to study

photos from my recent visit to Dundee Botanic Gardens

Week zero of University is over already! I've spent the week travelling to Dundee, battling against rain and very dangerous drivers and trying to find somewhere to park within decent walking distance of my college!

Its been an exciting week though, I've met some of the students in my school year but the majority of my week has been in the lecture theatre with Gateway to Learning students learning about academic reading and writing its been extremely helpful and hopefully when I receive my first essay I wont panic.

Dundee University is quite an amazing place with some beautiful buildings and just walking round and finding my way through the maze of lanes and corridors has been very satisfying - its taken me 32 years to get here not having done uni when I was 18 and I cant quite believe its real.

I've been to the Principals Opening Ceremony at The Caird Hall, Library Induction, Visual Learning Training, the Gateway to Learning Lectures and met with friends for lunch and last but not least - matriculated! I was so excited to get that little card and so wish my mum was here to see it, think she'd have been really happy and proud.

Next week I have a lecture on drawing, will receive my module briefs, have two drawing study trips; one to Scone Palace and the other to the Botanic Gardens in Dundee, one of my favourite places.  I also have a 3D workshop and trip to the D'Arcy Thompson Museum - thats just one week! oh and every day try to find somewhere to park.

We have to use  a blog for our Design Studies Module so I hope I can use this one - if not Ill post a link so anyone who wants to see what Im up to can follow my progress.

Judy