A lot of news!

Helloooo everybody!

My sincere apologies for neglecting you, but I am back with a lot of news! Let me think ... where did we leave of ... Oh yes, since the last time we spoke (or I wrote at least) it was just before the Mayor of London’s Thames Festival, which was a splendid festival. All along the Thames there were artists, dancers, comedians, performers of all kinds basically, little craft boots, a lot of drink and eat facilities, and everything in between. I went down around lunch time and Josh and his mate Simon managed to get down in the afternoon (after we spent a successful night out the day before – apparently I was coping with it better ;)!) and it was a lovely, sunny day walking along the Thames. Really a lovely festival that I could suggest to anyone.

After that weekend, on Tuesday, I went to Aber for a few days. Oh yes, Aber is still there, still the same, still beautiful and it’s still very nice to see the Welsh boy! It was an awesome weekend, very relaxed although I did manage to get in a bit of cleaning work while I had some spare time during the day. We also had a very nice family dinner at a great Spanish restaurant to celebrate the birthday of the twins. The calamari were delicious and the paella great! A walk along the promenade afterwards by the beautifully lit bay topped it off.

I got back on Saturday and for the first time since I moved in all the flatmates were here at the same time! It’s a full, busy but pleasant house! On Sunday, Charlotte (the new girl) and I went to Greenwich and I showed her my favourite spots in town. I bought the nicest vintage medallion on Greenwich Market and Charlotte bought a nice canvas there to brighten up her room. We went to a very cool vintage shop. And I took her up to the Royal Observatory where we enjoyed one of the best views in London. We went back to our little flat in New Cross and then later that night went to the SU Bar (student union’s bar) for a quick drink, which turned into a few. Josh was there as well and we danced the night away. I must say, I was surrounded by freshers (doing their first year at uni) and I must say I felt a bit old. Everybody was very keen and enthusiastic – what’s your name, where are you from, what do you do – but accidently I ended up meeting someone on my course! Oh yes, another MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship who is even on the same pathway (music), called Will and who moved here from Taiwan. I must say though that the whole Goldsmiths crowd so far seems to be a very special bunch of individuals. For those who remember some of my previous blog (camilleinaberystwyth), the dress style is completely different. Girls with beehive hair – think Amy Winehouse, Elvis looking fellows, guys with old fashioned blazers, loads of very big and arty tattoos, in short: the dress style here is indie, alternative, arty farty and very different! And I’ve been told that this is very London-like but even more than that, very typically Goldsmiths. We have a lot of arts, drama, music and human sciences courses so it is a peculiar collection of individuals!

Today I actually enrolled in uni, I got my students card, I am now officially a Goldsmiths student and a proud one! However, I will write on this tomorrow, since we will have our first meeting with all the MA CCE (creative and cultural entrepreneurship) students then, so I will be able to give my first impressions on Goldsmiths, the course and my fellow students. Looking forward to hearing from you how you are all doing!

Bye bye my dears! Camille, the Goldsmiths student in New Cross, London

PS: pictures will follow soon!