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I t ’ su n p o e t i c , b u t i n t h er i g h twa y .I nu n d e rt wo h u n d r e dp a g e s ,Ne l s o np l a c e su si n Lo n d o n ,i n2 0 1 7 ,i no p e nwa t e r i n t r o d u c i n gt wou n n a me dp r o t a g o n i s t swh ome e ta tap u b .Ho w u n p o e t i c .Twof r i e n d ss l o wd a n c e i n t ol o v e ,a n da tf i r s tg l a n c et h e p l o t s e e msf a mi l i a r , c l i c h ée v e n .

I t i so n eo ft h o s ewi l lt h e y / wo n ’ t t h e ys i t u a t i o n so v e r h u n gwi t ht h e s a l i n e p r e s e n c e o f a n e x ( b e s t f r i e n d ) .Th ep r o t a g o n i s t ’ s g r a n d mo t h e rt e l l su si t ’ s“ n e v e r t h er i g h tt i me ” ,b u ti tc a nb e .

Th ec r a c k st h a t e me r g ei nt h ec o u p l e ’ sr e l a t i o n s h i po c c u rp a r t l yb e c a u s et h eu n n a me dn a r r a t o rs t r u g g l e st oc o mmu n i c a t et h ed e p t ho f h i ss u f f e r i n ga n da n g e rp r o mp t e d b yt h er a c i a l i s e di n e q u i t i e so fh i s n e i g h b o u r h o o d .“ La n g u a g ef a i l s u s ”–f a i l sh i m –b u te v e ni nh i s i n a b i l i t yt ob eo p e n ,h eu n l o a d s h i sl o s sa si fOp e nWa t e ri sa d i a r y .I t ’ sd i f f i c u l tt ob ev u l n e r a b l e ,t ob es e e ni nt h ewa yap h o t o g r a p h e ro rs o me o n ewh ol o v e s y o ud o e s ,b u tt h a t ’ swh e r et h e b e a u t yl i e s ,t h ef r e e d o mi nNe l s o n ’ sn o v e l .Ev e nwi t ht h emi c r o a g g r e s s i o n st h a ts t r i pt h ep r o t a g o n i s to fh i si d e n t i t y–t h eb o xh e ’ s

“ s q u e e z e d ”i n– o n l yu n t i lh e r , a f t e rh e rc o u l dh eb el o o k e da t a n d s e e n .

Ne l s o ni n f u s e sOp e nWa t e rwi t h c u l t u r a lr e f e r e n c e s .Fr o m Ba r r y J e n k i n ’ sMo o n l i g h ta n dI fBe a l e St r e e tCo u l d Ta l kt o mu s i cb y Di z z e eRa s c a lt ot h ef i n e rd e t a i l s gz

o fZa d i eSmi t h ’ s2 0 1 2n o v e l , NW, Gwe n d o l y n Br o o k s ’p o e m,‘ We r e a lc o o l ’ ,a n dBr i t i s h Gh a n a i a n p a i n t e rLy n e t t eYi a d o mBo a k y e , r e a d e r se n c o u n t e rc u l t u r et h r o u g h t h el e n so faBl a c k ,Br i t i s hma l e .

Ne l s o n ’ sn a me c h e c k i n go fBl a c k a r t i s t r yd r a wsa t t e n t i o nt oi t sc o l l e c t i v ep o we r ,t h ea b i l i t yt ob e p a r to fac o mmu n i t yt h a tu n d e r s t a n d e a c h o t h e r t r a u ma s .

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r o mt we l v el o n g l i s t e dt e x t s , t os i x , t h e nt oo n e , Ame r i c a nn o v e l i s t , p o e ta n de s s a y i s tPa t r i c i aLo c k wo o di st h ewi n n e ro ft h e2 0 2 2 I n t e r n a t i o n a lDy l a nTh o ma sPr i z ef o rh e rd e b u t n o v e lNoOn eI sTa l k i n gAb o u tTh i s .

Th ec e r e mo n y wa sh e l di nTh eGr e a tHa l la tSwa n s e aUn i v e r s i t y a n dwa sh o s t e db yd a y t i mel e c t u r e ra n dn i g h t t i me c o me d i a n , Al a nBi l t o no nTh u r s d a y1 2Ma y , j u s tt wo d a y sb e f o r eI n t e r n a t i o n a lDy l a nTh o ma sDa y( h o w we l lt i me d ) .

Lo c k wo o dwa sa l s os h o r t l i s t e df o rt h e2 0 2 1Bo o k e r Pr i z ea n dt h eWo me n ’ sp r i z ef o rf i c t i o n2 0 2 1 , a n d NoOn eI sTa l k i n gAb o u tTh i su n p a c k sc o n t e mp o r a r yi n t e r n e tc u l t u r ea n di t so b s e r v a t i o n so fmo d e r n l i f ea r ec u t t i n ga n ds a t i r i c a l , e v e nd r a wi n go nr e a l l i f ef a mi l i a re x p e r i e n c e swh i c hma d et h i sb o o k mo r ei mpa c t f u l .

Onr e c e i v i n gt h ep r i z e , Lo c k wo o d , wh oma d ei ta l l t h ewa yf r o mt h eUSAt ot h eUKb u tu n f o r t u n a t e l y c o u l d n ’ tb ea tt h ec e r e mo n yi nSwa n s e ad u et op o o r h e a l t h , s a i d :“ I ’ ms i t t i n gh e r ei nmyLo n d o nh o t e l r o o mo nc o d e i n e , a n dI ’ mo v e rt h emo o n— a c t u a l l y , al i t t l emo r ec o d e i n ea n dIc o u l dp r o b a b l yc o n v i n c e my s e l ft h a tDy l a nTh o ma swe r eh e r ewi t hme .

I c a n ’ twa i tt os e et h ep r i z ei t s e l f— Id o n ’ tk n o wi f i t ’ sap y r a mi do rac r y s t a lb a l lo rar e p r o d u c t i o no f t h eg r e a tma n ’ sh e a d .

Wh a t e v e ri ti s , I ’ ml o o k i n g f o r wa r dt os e t t i n go f fs e c u r i t ys y s t e mswi t hi ta tt h e a i r p o r t . “ I ’ dl i k et os a yal i t t l eb i tmo r ei nt h ef u t u r ea b o u t h o wDy l a nTh o ma s ’wr i t i n gs h a p e dme , b u tf o rn o w I ’ dj u s tl i k et oo f f e rmyd e e p e s tr e s p e c ta n da d mi r a t i o nt oa l lt h eo t h e rf i n a l i s t s , a n dmyt h a n k st ot h e p r i z ea n dSwa n s e aUn i v e r s i t yf o rs u p p o r t i n gy o u n g wr i t e r s .

Sa d l y , Ia mn ol o n g e ro n eo ft h e m.

Bu t ma y b et h a t ’ swh yt h i swa smyy e a r . ” Ch a i ro fJ u d g e s , Na mi t aGo k h a l e , s a i d :“ NoOn eI s Ta l k i n gAb o u tTh i si sav i t a lr e f l e c t i o no no n l i n e c u l t u r et o d a y .

Ad e e p l yt i me l ywi n n e r , Pa t r i c i aLo c k wo o di st h ev o i c eo fag e n e r a t i o no fn e wwr i t e r s wh og r e wu pu n d e rt h ec o n s t a n tp r e s s u r e so fr e a l t i men e wsa n ds o c i a lme d i a . “ NoOn eI sTa l k i n gAb o u tTh i si sas e a r i n g l ywi t t y a n di n n o v a t i v et a k eo nmo d e r nd a yi n t e r n e tc u l t u r e , a n dt h ee x p e r i e n c eo ff a mi l yt r a u mai nt h emo d e r n wo r l d .

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a r y l i k ei nq u a l i t y , i sr e ma r k a b l yd e f ta tc a p t u r i n g t h ep s y c h o l o g i c a li mp a c twh i c hs i mu l t a n e o u sa l i e n a t i o na n d‘ g r o u pt h i n k ’l i f eo n l i n eh a so nu sa si n d i v i d u a l s .

Lo c k wo o di sa na s t o n i s h i n ga n dwh o l l y o r i g i n a ln e wv o i c e .

Wea r ed e l i g h t e dt h a tt h ej u r yo f t h eSwa n s e aUn i v e r s i t yDy l a nTh o ma sPr i z ed e c i d e do nh e rd e b u tn o v e la si t sc h o i c ef o rt h e2 0 2 2 p r i z e .

Wec a n n o twa i tt os e ewh a tc o me sn e x tf r o m t h i su n c o mp r o mi s i n gt a l e n t . ” NoOn eI sTa l k i n gAb o u tTh i swa su n a n i mo u s l y p i c k e df r o mas h o r t l i s to fs i xt i t l e sp r a i s e da ss o me o f“ t h es t r o n g e s te v e r ”–Th ePr i z er e c o g n i s e st h e b e s tp u b l i s h e dl i t e r a r ywo r ki nt h eEn g l i s hl a n gu a g e .

Th es h o r t l i s tt h i sy e a ri n c l u d e d3d e b u t s , a n d , a l o n g s i d eCh a i rGo k h a l e , wa sj u d g e db yLu k eKe n n a r d , Al a nBi l t o n , a n dI r e n o s e nOk o j i e .

Ch a i ro fj u d g e sf o rt h ep r i z ea n df e s t i v a ld i r e c t o r Na mi t aGo k h a l es a i d :“ Th ej u r yh a swh i t t l e dt h i s d o wnt oas h o r t l i s tt h a ti sr i v e t i n ga n dc omp e l l i n go n s oma n yl e v e l s .

I tp r e s e n t sar i c hd i v e r s i t yo fa c c o mp l i s h e dy o u n ga n dd e b u tv o i c e s , a n dt h e i re x p l o r a t i o n so ft h ep o e t i c , t h eh i s t o r i c a l , a n dt h ec o n t e mp o r a r y . ” Go k h a l e , s p e a k i n go nLo c k wo o d , s a i dt h a ts h ei sa n “ a s t o n i s h i n ga n dwh o l l yo r i g i n a ln e wv o i c e[ …]A d e e p l yt i me l ywi n n e r , Pa t r i c i aLo c k wo o di st h e v o i c eo fag e n e r a t i o no fn e wwr i t e r swh og r e wu p u n d e rt h ec o n s t a n tp r e s s u r e so fr e a l t i men e wsa n d s o c i a lme d i a . ” No v e l i s t Al a nBi l t o nf e l tt h eb o o kwa s“ i n v e n t i v e , s ma r t , a n dh y p e rs e l f a wa r e ”d e s c r i b i n gLo c k wo o d a s“ t h ep a t r o ns a i n to fd i g i t a ln a t i v e s , a ne x p l o r e r wh oh a sn a v i g a t e dt h eTwi t t e r s p h e r ea n dk n o ws : He r eTh e r eBeMon s t e r s . ” Th eo t h e rt i t l e ss h o r t l i s t e df o rt h e2 0 2 2Pr i z ewe r e : APa s s a g eNo r t hb yAn u kAr u d p r a g a s a m( Gr a n t a Bo o k s ) , Au g u r i e so faMi n o rGo db yNi d h iZa k / Ar i a Ei p e( Fa b e r ) , Th eSwe e t n e s so fWa t e rb yNa t h a n Ha r r i s( Ti n d e rPr e s s/He a d l i n ePu b l i s h i n gGr o u p ) , Op e nWa t e rb yCa l e bAz u ma hNe l s o n( Vi k i n gPr e s s /Pe n g u i nGe n e r a l )a n dFi l t h yAn i ma l sb yBr a n d o n Ta y l o r( Da u n tBo o k sPu b l i s h i n g ) .

Pa t r i c i aLo c k wo o dj o i n sad i s t i n g u i s h e dl e g a c yo f wr i t e r st oh a v eb e e na wa r d e dt h eI n t e r n a t i o n a l Dy l a nTh o ma sPr i z e , i n c l u d i n gRa v e nLe i l a n i ,

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Si rFr a nc i sDr a kewa sa nEngl i s he xpl or e roft heEl i z a be t ha ne r a .De s pi t ehi si nf a mous s t a t ust ha theha sof t e nbe e na s s oc i a t e dwi t h,t hi spi e c ewi l lc ons i de rwhe t he rhewa sa na t i ona lhe r ooft hehi ghs e a s ,orwhe t he rhewa savi l l a i nouspr i va t e e rwhowa skni ght e df ort hewr ongr e a s ons .Bot hi nt e r pr e t a t i onsha vebe e nus e dt ode s c r i behi sc a r e e ra nd ha vec a us e dmuc hde ba t ea monghi s t or i a nsf orma nyye a r s .

TheEl i z a be t ha ne r ai snot e df orgr e a ts e ae xpl or a t i on,t owhi c hSi rFr a nc i sDr a kepl a ye da c e nt r a lr ol e .Dr a kei sc ons i de r e dahe r obyma nyi nEngl a ndbe c a us ehewa st hef i r s tEngl i s hma nt oc i r c umna vi ga t et hegl obe .

Thi si nvol ve daf ul lvoya gea r oundt hewor l dbe t we e n 15771580a nddur i ngt het i meofEl i z a be t ha nEngl a nd,t hi swa sc ons i de r e damonume nt a l oc c a s i on,s ubs e que nt l ygi vi ngt heEngl i s hs hi psa nds a i l or sa ne xc e l l e ntr e put a t i on.Dur i ng Dr a ke ’ svoya ge ,hea ndhi sc r e wt r a ve l l e dupt hec oa s tofSout hAme r i c aa ndnor t ht oCa na da .

The yke ptr e c or dst ha tc oul dbes ha r e da ndt hi sc ons e q ue nt l yl e dt omor ee xpl or a t i ons pr of ounde f f e c tont hewa yi nwhi c ht hewor l dha sbe c omegl oba l i s e dt oda y .I na ddi t i ont o t hi s ,dur i nghi sc i r c umna vi ga t i on,Dr a kea l s oe s t a bl i s he dNovaAl bi ona sEngl i s ht e r r i t or y .

Thi se nc our a ge dmor et r a dea ndc ol oni e si nt heNe wWor l d.

Tounde r l i nehowmuc hva l ue hi sdi s c ove r i e spr ovi de d,El i s a be t hIr e wa r de dhi mwi t hakni ght h oodduet ot heout s t a ndi ng f e a tofna vi ga t i onwhi c hwa suns ur pa s s e dbya nyi nt hegr e a ta geofdi s c ove r ya nde xpl or a De s pi t ehi mbe i ngvi c t or i ousi nt hee ye soft h eEngl i s h,hei sr e me mbe r e dbyt heSpa ni s ha s not hi ngbutapi r a t e .Hea t t a c ke dSpa ni s hs hi psc a r r yi ngt r e a s ur e sf r omt he i rc ol oni e si n So ut hAme r i c a ,a nda l s or a i de dSpa ni s ha ndPor t ugue s epor t si nt heAt l a nt i cOc e a n.

Whi l e hewa se a r ni ngt hi sr e put a t i ona sat i r e l e s swa r r i ordur i ngt he s ea t t a c ks ,hewa ss i mul t a ne ous l ybe i ngni c kna me dbyt heSpa ni s ha s‘ ElDr a que ’ ,whi c hc a nbet r a ns l a t e dt o‘ t he Dr a gon’ .

Thea t t a c kss ubs e que nt l ywor s e ne dEngl a n d’ sr e l a t i onswi t ht heSpa ni s h,e s pe c i a l l ybe c a us ehewa sr e c ogni s e df orhi sde f e nc eofEngl a ndt hr oughhi skni g ht hood,whi c h e qua l l ya nge r e dt heKi ngofSpa i n,Phi l i pI Ia ndunde r s t a nda bl y ,t heSpa ni s hpe opl e .

De s pi t et heEl i z a be t ha ne r abe i ngnot e df ori t shos t i l i t i e sbe t we e nPr ot e s t a nt r ul e dEng l a nd a ndCa t hol i cSpa i nwhi c hDr a ke ’ sa dve nt ur e sundoubt e dl ye nha nc e d,hi sf i ndi ngsa ndune a r t hi ng’ sa r es t i l ldi s c us s e dt oda yma nyye a r son.Hi sl e ga c yha ss pa r ke ddi ve r sa ndt r e a s ur ehunt e r st os e a r c hf orhi st r e a s ur e sa ndf i na lr e s t i ngpl a c ea nde ve nmor es i gni f i c a nt l y ,he i sa nhi s t or i c a lc ha r a c t e rt ha ti she a vi l yr e f e r e nc e di nt hevi de oga mea ndne wl yr e l e a s e d f i l mUnc ha r t e d.

Thi sha sma dehi sa dve nt ur e se ve nmor ewe l l knowna ndha se nc our a ge d ne we rge ne r a t i onst ol e a r na nde nga gei nwhohewa sa ndwha thedi s c ove r e d.

Onamor eme a ni ngf ull e ve l ,s ome t hi ngt ha te ve r yonec a nt a kef r omhi s a dve nt ur e s ,de s pi t ewha ts i deoft he‘ pi r a t eora dve nt ur e r ’de ba t et he y mi ghtbeon,i sDr a ke ’ smot t o,‘ Si cPa r vi sMa gna ’ ,whi c hc a nber oughl y t r a ns l a t e dt o‘ Gr e a t ne s sf r omSma l lBe gi nni ngs ’ .

Thi si sa ni mpor t a ntr e mi nde rt h a tde s pi t ehowi ns i gni f i c a ntort r i f l i ngs o me t hi ngmi ghti ni t i a l l y be , e ve r yt hi nggr e a twi l la l wa yss t a r tf r oms ome t hi ngs ma l l .

The r e f or e , pe r ha pst hemos ti mpor t a nte l e me ntt ot a kea wa yf r omt hi spi e c ei snot Si rFr a nc i sDr a ke ’ sbe ha vi ourt owa r dst heSpa ni s h,norhi sa c hi e ve me nt s dur i nghi sc i r c umna v i ga t i onoft hegl obe ,buta c t ua l l yhi smot t o,whi c h c a npute ve r yt hi ngi nt ope r s pe c t i ve .

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Noma t t e rwh e t h e ry o ua r eas t u d e n twh oi s s t i l ll i v i n ga th o me ,o ra s t u d e n twh o a c h i e v e dt h eh i g h e s tg r a d e sp o s s i b l ei n t h e i rALe v e l s ,o re v e ni fy o ua r eama t u r e s t u d e n t r e t u r n i n g t o e d u c a t i o n ,t h e f i r s t y e a ri nu n i v e r s i t yi sau n i q u ea d v e n t u r ef o re v e r y o n e .Si n c emy t i mea sa f i r s t y e a rs t u d e n twi l lc o met oa ne n di nt h e u p a n d c o mi n gwe e k s ,Ia m wr i t i n gt h i s p i e c ep r o s p e c t i v e l yt oa n yn e wf i r s t y e a r u n d e r g r a d u a t es t u d e n t sd u et os t a r ta t Swa n s e aUn i v e r s i t yi nt h en e a rf u t u r e .

Th i s a r t i c l ei sa l s owr i t t e nt oc u r r e n ts t u d e n t si n t h eh o p et h a tp e r h a p st h i sp i e c ewi l lma k e y o us mi l e , l a u g ho rq u e s t i o ny o u rf i r s t y e a r a sau n i v e r s i t ys t u d e n t .

So me t h i n gt h a t Il e a r n t v e r ye a r l yo nwa st o n e v e rb ea f r a i dt oa s kf o rh e l p .I tc a nb e q u i t ed a u n t i n gt on a v i g a t ey o u rwa yt oy o u r f i r s tl e c t u r eo re v e nt owr i t ey o u rf i r s tu n i v e r s i t ya s s e s s me n t ,e s p e c i a l l yi fy o uh a v e j u s tf i n i s h e dy o u rALe v e l so rh a v eb e e ns o u s e dt ot h es c h o o le n v i r o n me n t .Th i si s s o me t h i n gt h a tIb e l i e v ema n yp e o p l ewi l l b ea b l et or e l a t et o .Iwa sn o tf a mi l i a rwi t h t h ep r e f e r r e dwa yi nwh i c hs o mel e c t u r e r s wo u l dl i k ey o ut oc o n s t r u c ty o u re s s a ya n d Imo s tc e r t a i n l ywa sn o tf a mi l i a rwi t ht h e r e q u i r e me n t sf o re a c hd i f f e r e n ta s s e s s me n t .

J u s tb yg e t t i n gi nt o u c hwi t ho n eo fy o u r l e c t u r e r sc a nq u i c k l yc h a n g et h ed i s h e a r t e n i n gf e e l i n go fp a n i ca n dl a c ko fs e l f b e l i e ft h a ty o umi g h tf e e lwh e nwr i t i n gy o u r a s s e s s me n t .Wi t h o u tt h eu s eo fe ma i l s , z o o ma n di n p e r s o no f f i c eh o u r s ,Iwo u l d n o th a v eh a dt h es a mea mo u n to fc o n f i d e n c et h a tIh a dwh e ns u b mi t t i n gmy s e s s me n t si nt h ef i r s t f e wwe e k s .

As k i n gf o r h e l pi sn o t a ne mb a r r a s s i n gt h i n gt od o , l e c t u r e r sa r et h e r et oh e l pa n dy o us h o u l d ma k et h emo s to ft h e i rt i me ;a f t e ra l l ,t h e y a r ee x p e r t si nt h e i rf i e l da n dwi l lma k ey o u ab e t t e rs t u d e n twi t ht h e i rg u i d a n c e .

No t o n l yi si t i mp o r t a n t t oe s t a b l i s hc o n n e c t i o n swi t hy o u rl e c t u r e r s , i t i se q u a l l ya si mp o r t a n tt oc o n n e c twi t hy o u rf e l l o ws t u d e n t s .So me t h i n gt or e me mb e ri st h a t e v e r y o n ei si nt h es a mep o s i t i o na sy o u , t h e ya r ea l lo nt h es a mes h i pwh i c he v e r y o n eh o p e swi l ld o c ka tg r a d u a t i o nh a r b o u r Sa yh e l l o ,a s k wh a tt h e ys t u d y .Wh o k n o ws ,ma y b et h e ywi l le n du pb e i n ga g r e a tf r i e n da n ds u p p o r ts y s t e mt oy o u .

Ma y b ey o uwi l lb o t hh e l pe a c ho t h e rf e e l mo r ea th o mei nt h eu n i v e r s i t yj u s ts i mp l y t h r o u g hs e e i n gaf a mi l i a rf a c ea r o u n dt h e c a mp u s .Fi r s t y e a ri sag r e a ty e a rt os o c i a l i s es oma k et h emo s to fi t ,y o uc o u l dma k e l i f e l o n gf r i e n d sa n dc o n f i d a n t s .

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y o u rl i f ea sas t u d e n t , t h e r eu l t i ma t e l yi sn or u s ht od ot h i s .

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I fy o uf e e lt h es a mewa y ,t h i si sc o mp l e t e l ya c c e p t a b l e .Th e f r i e n d l ya n di n c l u s i v en a t u r eo ft h eu n i v e r s i t ya l l o wsy o ut o p a r t a k ei nt h e s eo p p o r t u n i t i e sa ta n yp o i n ti ny o u rd e g r e ea n d s i n c ey o ua r eo n l yaf i r s t y e a r ,t h a tl e a v e sma n ymo r ey e a r st o ma k ead e c i s i o no nt h i s .

Ip e r s o n a l l yf o u n dt h a tt h ewi n t e rb r e a k wa st h ep e r f e c t o p p o r t u n i t yt or e f l e c t o nt h ep a s t mo nt h sa n du n d e r s t a n dmo r ea b o u t wh a t Iwa n t e dt od oi nt h ef o l l o wi n gs e me s t e r .Fo rs o me ,j o i n i n gs p o r t sc l u b sa n ds o c i e t i e swi l lb es o me t h i n gt h a t t h e ywo u l dl i k et od os t r a i g h t a wa ywh i c hi sg r e a t .

Bu t f o rt h o s eo fy o uwh omi g h tn o tb es e to nwh a ty o uwo u l dl i k et o j o i ni nwi t h , o rd on o t y e t wa n t t oc o mmi t t os o me t h i n gu n t i l y o u h a v es e t t l e di nal i t t l eb i tmo r e ,d o n ’ tf e e la n yp r e s s u r e ,t h a ti s n o ta ta l lt h ee t h o so fSwa n s e aUn i v e r s i t y .

Th emo s ts i g n i f i c a n tl e s s o n ,a n df i n a lo n et h a tIwi l lme n t i o n h e r e , i st oa l wa y st r yt ok e e pi nmi n dwh a ty o uwo u l dl i k et od o i nt h ef u t u r eo rwh a ty o ua r emo s ti n t e r e s t e di ns ot h a ty o uc a n t a i l o ra n dp e r s o n a l i s ey o u ru n i v e r s i t ye x p e r i e n c et og e tt h e g r e a t e s to u t c o me .Th i sd o e sb yn ome a n sh a v et ob es o me t h i n g d e f i n i t i v e , i t c a nj u s t b eag e n e r a l d i r e c t i o nt h a t y o uwi s ht ot a k e .

On c ey o uh a v et h i si ny o u rmi n d , e v e r y t h i n gt h a ty o ud oo u t s i d e o fy o u rs t u d i e sc a nb eu s e dt op r o g r e s syo uf u r t h e ra n dwi l l l e a v ey o ui nag r e a tp o s i t i o nf o ry o u rc h o s e nf u t u r ep a t h .Th i s wi l la l s oe n a b l ey o ut ou s et h eu n i v e r s i t i e sr e s o u r c e sa n dt h eo p p o r t u n i t i e st h a ti tr e a d i l yo f f e r st ot h ema x i mu m,me a n i n gf o ra f u l f i l l e de x p e r i e n c e .

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Th ec a u s e so f UK’ sc a r b o nf o o t p r i n ta r e :Ai rp o l l u t i o n , Ch e mi c a lp o l l u t i o n ,Gr e e n h o u s eg a s e se mi s s i o n s ,Wa t e rp o l l u t i o na n dMa r i n er e s o u r c e u s e .

Th ema i ng r e e n h o u s eg a si sc a r b o nd i o x f o s s i lf u e lc o mb u s t i o n .Th er e l e a s eo fg r e e n h o u s eg a s e si n t oo u rEa r t h ’ sa t mo s p h e r ei st h e c a u s eo fc l i ma t ec h a n g e .Th i si sd u et ot h e s t r o n gg r e e n h o u s eg a se mi s s i o n s ,t h a tr i s e i n t ot h eEa r t h ’ sa t mo s p h e r e , a l mo s twr a p p i n g i t s e l fa r o u n dt h e Ea r t h ,a n dc o n s e q u e n t l y t r a p p i n gt h es u n sh e a t .

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Wh i l s tt h i si st h ec a s e , t h e r ei ss t i l lmu c h mo r et h a t n e e d st ob ed o n e .

Ont o po ft h i s ,s p e c u l a t i o no f t h ec o v i dv a c c i n ei t s e l fh a sc r e a t e di s s u e st h a ta r ewe l lk n o wn a tt h i sp o i n t .Ev e r y t h i n gf r o m mo d i f y i n gDNAt ob l o o dc l o t s t oma g n e t i s a t i o nt omi c r o c h i p s h a v er e s u l t e di nt h ei s s u eo f v a c c i n eh e s i t a n c ya n dt h es u b s e q u e n tl a c ko fv a c c i n a t i o n si n c e r t a i nc o u n t r i e s .

Th es a d d e s tt h i n gt os e ei sh o w d i f f e r e n tc o u n t r i e sa r et r y i n gt o r a i s el e v e l so fv a c c i n a t i o n , b o t h i nt e r mso fa p p l y i n gc a r r o ta n d s t i c k me a s u r e st oi n d i v i d u a l s wh oa r eu n v a c c i n a t e d .I ’ ms u r e ma n yp e o p l eh a v eh e a r da b o u t Tos t a r t ,at a l eo fs a d n e s sa n d t h eg u n so no f f e rt oUSc i t i z e n s o p t i mi s m.Att i meo fwr i t i n g i nr e t u r nf o rav a c c i n a t i o na s ( 2 5 / 3 / 2 0 2 2 ) , we h a v es a d l y o n eo ft h emo r ea b s u r dc a r r o t s e e nt h el i v e so f6 .

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Mo v i n ga wa yf r o mc h a r a c t e r s ,o n eo ft h es h o ws b i g g e s ts t r e n g t h swa si t sh u mo u r .Ev e nI ,wh o a d mi t t e d l ys t r u g g l e st of i n dp a n t o mi mef u n n y , wa sl a u g h i n go u tl o u da ts o meo ft h eo v e rt h et o p d e l i v e r y ,s t a g i n ga n d wr i t i n g ,a n di t ’ sp a r t l y b e c a u s eo ft h el o wb a rf o re n t r yo nal o to ft h e r e f e r e n c e s .Pa n t o mi me i ng e n e r a li sf u l lo f r e f e r e n t i a lh u mo u rs oIwa sc u r i o u sa b o u th o w J a mi et a c k l e di tf o rh i sf i r s tb i gp r o d u c t i o n . “ Re f e r e n t i a l[ h u mo u r ]i ss a f eIt h i n k ,b e c a u s ea l o to fp e o p l ewi l lk n o wt h et h i n g si tr e l a t e st ol i k e St a rWa r s .Es t a b l i s h i n ge v e r y t h i n gi ns c i f ii s a n n o y i n gs oa sf a n t a s t i c a la n da s‘ s p a c ea g e ’a s mys t o r ywa sId e c i d e dt ok e e pi tr e f e r e n t i a la n d b a s e di nwe l lk n o wnt r o p e so ft h eg e n r e .Li k e t h e r ei sas p a c e s h i p , p e o p l et e n dt oh a v et h e i ro wn u n d e r s t a n d i n go fh o was p a c e s h i pwo r k ss og r e a t .

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Whe nIa s k e di ft h es h o wc o u l d ’ v eb e e nb e t t e r wi t ht h ei n c l u d e dmu s i c a ls c e n e s ,J a mi ep a u s e d a n dt h e ns a i d“ It h i n ki twa sd e f i n i t e l ymo r e c o n c i s e wi t h o u tt h e m.Th e yo f f e ra l o to f o p p o r t u n i t i e sf o rc o me d yb u tg i v e nt h en a t u r eo f e v e r y t h i n gIt h i n kt a k i n gt h e mo u tg a v emet i me t or e f l e c to nwh a tI ’ dwr i t t e na n dg ob a c ka n de d i t t h i n g s .Th eo n et h i n gi tr e a l l ya l l o we dmet od o wa sma k er e f e r e n t i a lj o k e st ot h ef a c tweh a dt o t a k et h e s es c e n e so u twh i c hwa sama j o rd r i v i n g f a c t o ri nh o ws o meo ft h ec o me d yb i t swo r k e d .I wa n t e dt op u ta sma n yr e f e r e n c e st ot h a ta sI c o u l d .

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