Letter from Kenrick Mark 69th Edition
Letter from Kenrick Mark
Dear Esteemed Readers,
Since it was the final week of classes for the first semester, I was elevated yet modest. I was longing to begin the Christmas holidays. Honestly, I had no plan for the holidays. I haven’t applied for a French, German or Italian visa yet, even though I explored (online) some historical sites I would love to have visited during the winter break. I didn’t know if I would have met the requirements too of acquiring a visa, in addition to the language difference. Also, I didn’t knew if I should have explored ‘alone’ or asked classmates or fellow Chevening scholars about their plans and perspectives for winter break. There were nights I dreamt of being in new places, faraway lands in Europe, being in tense situations, varieties of good food, and so much more. Perhaps these dreams were a result of my initial thoughts and research about European historical places.
I woke up on Tuesday morning, rather late, and relaxed in bed. Some nights I had good dreams, some were intense. I usually opened my window for fresh morning air, albeit it was cold! I truly enjoyed the chill air flowing into my cozy room. I checked emails and social media messages. I would watch BBC News on a few occasions in the mornings (when time allowed me to). I also came across and ‘peeped’ at the BBC news night episodes. Those were very enlightening! I took a shower and had breakfast — toast with the delicious butter from Sainsbury. There were actually two brands I bought on various occasions — one was Clover, I forgot the other one.
I packed my bags, and went to library. I sat in a couch-like chair near the floor to ceiling glass walls. I had the outside view of buildings and trees, people walking leisurely , and occasional kids peeping through the glass. There were a few times when I actually knew the individuals walking pass (while I was sitting and working in library). Some of them were from my student halls, university campus and the surrounding Greenwich community. I kept reading articles and papers which I had missed from previous sessions, to generate holistic understanding.
I walked to class in the evening. It was a very cordial session. Our Professor Mudra gave her last lecture for this course. We shared our experiences, as well, with important theories learnt and other valuable contents. Professor Mudra was very enthusiastic in all her sessions, and I gained much knowledge. I remember in earlier classes she explained the history of social media, factors and challenges of social media content and creation, the proper utilization of these platforms for business and organization, et al. I utilized some of these while doing my foundation’s work.
It was a very cold evening in London, walking home from university to Cutty Sark Halls, which was two streets down (smiles). Actually, it was dark from 4pm. I loved the atmosphere in Greenwich though. The street coming from our university passing at the side end of the Greenwich market, had Christmas lights, in shapes of angels and Christmas trees. I think it was Amy, who told us about it in class. I believe it was decorated most recently, as I didn’t saw it earlier. Luna, Serena, and I were walking (they took the train home, and the train station was next door my student halls), and were awed with the lights.
When I got home, I went to relax in bed. I thought of my final class for Media Relations and Social Media. I thought of where Serena, Luna, Bianca, Inge, Silvia, Amy, Elaye, Ervin, Georgia and I would be in the years following our year at the University of Greenwich. I wondered what specific careers we would be doing?! I wondered if I would still be in Belize, or be living in a foreign country? I wondered if I would be working for the Belize’s Foreign Service? I wondered if I would be teaching at a university or doing consultancy for a private NGO or firm? Whenever I relaxed in bed, many thoughts started flowing.
I messaged my comrade in Belize City. We spoke for a while.
I watched cooking shows for a while too, and fell asleep later.
I’m quite exhausted for tonight. I will continue my journey in a next edition of Letter from Kenrick Mark.
Sincerely yours,
Kenrick Mark
