WYTHNOS DAU - week two

Second week in and I felt a bit more at ease. John wasn’t in class on Monday as he was in Wales doing the zipline (it really does feel like everything leads me back to Wales these days) so, Roy took our class. It was really good to have someone else give their perspective to Johns teachings because they are very different characters. Feeling a little less scared of this module now, Roy had is fill out the 'First ideas for Research project plan' which saw me writing down 'are there any common themes between the colonisation of Palestine and Wales', my reason being I want to learn about the history of Wales and what is has been through and relate it to modern day. It still feel icky (a word that I know isn't the best but it feels right in saying) so I know I need to constantly re look at this, I am hopeful that something will come from the research I am doing which feels more natural.

On Tuesday we had our induction to the sewing room, I was actually so nervous because I haven't been on an industrial machine since I studied here over 7 years ago! I thought what is I sew through my finger or something, luckily all I did was forget to lift the foot and broke the needle.. which I could easily fix without anyone knowing haha. It felt so good to be sat at a machine again, I know that I keep repeating that I don't want to make a collection because of money but I do want to make a collection because I love it!

In the afternoon we had an induction to the 3D room, this was fun but I am a little sad they don't have the 3D programmes I would like to use. I researched and I can get CLO 3D on a student deal which is pretty cheap but I would need to get a laptop that can hold it or ship my MacBook over, another thing on the to figure out list. We did some 3D scanning and in the end we 3D printed my head, I must go and pick it up from them once it's finished printing!

Wednesday as usual I had my Welsh language course which I love. It makes me feel connected to my culture and home and I am so grateful for that. I really want to be able to write some parts of my thesis in Welsh by the end of this course, that’s a goal I can absolutely set for myself!

The rest of the week was laid with the best intentions but it turns out I got the dreaded lurgy, which pretty much wrote me off from Thursday through to Sunday. The weeks are going so fast and I don't feel like I am getting anything done. I have spoken to the girls about it and they reassure me they're feeling the same but, I don't want to waste this year or miss out on anything. Hoping for a better week ahead with more clarity on what I need to focus on