Hi to
you all. How are you keeping. Welcome to the new students. You have made the
right decision in choosing to study at Ruskin. Ruskin has enabled me to embark
on a degree course that I would not have been able to afford at all. My future
prospect changed from gloom to a bright one and a future with as a carer.
This
is a summary of last term - my second year. I can't even believe myself that this September I will be in my third year. Well, last term went well and I was
really enjoying it. Especially the different topics that were covered. We had
external professionals who were invited to teach us. They came from
different specialities and gave practical teaching examples that really helped.
It gave us a clearer view, understanding and practical tips to dealing with
people from different walks of life.
Although
I really enjoyed the term, towards the end I had challenging situations that I
had to face. I lost a dear and loving sister to cancer. It was so painful and I
had to take sometime off. I tried to put into practice bereavement theory that I had learnt but it failed. At the same time, I was also facing difficult
challenges that can not be mentioned here. I almost gave up on the
course; that was how low I felt! It affected my performance and I
now have to redo one of my assignments. I received great support and encouragement
from both family and the college. The good thing is I have a tutor to support
me and a tutorial session as well to help me work through my assignment. Wow !!. Where else can you find such support? No where I think.
I have been having a
lot of chats with people about Ruskin and they have been very impressed
about the great work and change it's
bringing to a lot of people that had given up by given them a second chance. The journey continues and all comments are welcome.
