That's it. My final essay has been submitted today, and it's all done. There's a frenzied sense of finality in the air, but my mind is taking this in many different directions. I feel happy that the late-night, dreary-eyed essay slogs have finished, proud that I've managed to complete my dissertation and all my assignments and achieve the grades I have. But also I feel sad that the routine of work and lectures and deadlines has been snatched away. I feel odd that soon the living space I have called home for the past two years will soon belong to somebody else. Finally I will feel sad that the city I have loved will no longer be "mine". That is my necessary 'homage' to uni, but that is not what this post is about. I wanted to say thank you, in my own little way, to the music that has got me through my degree. Mainly this was through the medium of albums uploaded to YouTube, which I would listen to through my headphones on my laptop or on the library computers. First, and possibly most frequently listened to is the Ellie Goulding album 'Halcyon Days'. Only now, writing this post I have looked up the meaning of the term 'halcyon days', and it means 'denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful' (according to Oxford Dictionary). Ironic seeing as I was not feeling peaceful tapping out those essays!
Next is a completely different genre, of the classical variety. The serenity of this music (although, it's not all serene) really got me through the hard times. Sometimes I just can't be bothered with the poppy-ness of mainstream stuff and so I found this!
Finally (there are many, but I want to keep some brevity in the hope that my dear readers do not drop off to sleep), is the album by Lorde, who I have come to adore. What a wonderful voice that girl has. Track favourites include 'Buzzcut Season' and 'Tennis Court'!
Best wishes to those of you who have finished your degrees and also to those of you who still have this wonderful journey to look forward to!
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