after my parents getting separated, some of my good friends becoming drug addicts, other friends becoming social climbers, and other friends backstabbers, i really thought it was the way life was going to be from now on, and that the only thing to do was… to deal with it. but then months passed, and i met new people, i found my true passion – then applied to university into photography, i got a boring job to save money for university, i’ve been using my free time to build up my photography portfolio, and it’s all just been a routine. and then! a few days ago, in the mail, i got something that made life all that amazing again. I WAS ACCEPTED AT THE UNIVERSITY I APPLIED TO. honestly, the wait – it was terrible. i applied february 1st, then had to do a portfolio assessment/interview at the end of february, and only got the answer this week!

now i only need to figure out the credits transfer, the letter did say that my portfolio assessment plus art courses i’ve already completed would make up for the seven art courses there, and now all i need to figure out is which three courses i’ve completed in the past could make up for the 3 liberal credits. and why all this credit transfer business? because i applied for advance standing, which means i get to skip the first year, which is general art, and go straight to my photography major in second year. the program, like most universities, is four years long. a year, is a lot of time. so i’m glad for it. and why am i able to skip a year? because i’ve already graduated Dawson College in Arts & Culture, which is pretty much just like their first year of general arts. doing the first thing all over again… no thank you!

so now i have to plan tons and tons of things! like moving out. finding an apartment. figuring it out which part of the city i want to live in. finding a new job. it’s all exciting though. it’s just gonna be a little weird to leave Montreal. i’ve lived here all my life…. and i love it, really. but i’m happy in a way that i have to move for university, it’s gonna be a nice change. it’s lame to spend your whole life in the same place. you need adventures. you need to discover new things, new places. so Toronto is where i’ll be spending the next three years. and who knows where i’ll be going after that!

i’ve posted a new picture on my lookbook, you can check it out by clicking here. i know, the whole army idea can come off as cheesy and wrong, but it was inspired by one of my favorite poems called DULCE ET DECORUM EST by Wilfred Owen. i had to study war poetry back in college for an english class, and i loved everything about that particular poem. the writing is phenomenal. if you’re interested, you can read the poem here. and in case you’re a deviantart user, the picture was also added on mine here.