It seems like only a month ago I left my home country and moved to the UK to start Uni and a new chapter of my life. I would have to say, this was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I cannot believe I have already finished my first year of university, time passed so quickly! I remember like it was yesterday, walking around the city, getting lost every day, not understanding the British accent for like 3 weeks, feeling completely alone and alienized, having no one to talk to, crying every night and thinking why the hell did I do this. But knowing how much I wanted this I simply could not give up. And I am so so SOO glad that I didn’t.
This year has taught me so much, both professionally and personally. In my FCP course, I have learned a lot about the Fashion industry, about marketing, promoting, I have discovered some really exciting, interesting and helpful things. Even though I have always been interested in fashion, I have learned more in these 8 months than I did in the previous 19 years of my life. And, of course, being away from home and everyone I know has made me 110% stronger and independent. I had to overcome a lot of challenges and that was not an easy thing to do, but I am proud to say that I stayed strong and did everything I had to in order to move towards my dream. Also, being able to see my family and friends only 2 times in 9 months made me appreciate everything a lot more than I did before.
If you have dreams, chase them, don’t be scared, step out of your comfort zone and do everything you can to achieve them. Do not listen to people who say that you cannot do it. I know for other students who are reading this post it probably seems like a joke that I am making such a big deal of being in this University and in the UK since no one takes the first year seriously. But if people knew how hard it was for me to get here, how much I had to work, how many things I had to sacrifice and how many people from Lithuania wanted to get an opportunity to study in the UK but didn’t, how hard it was to leave everything I had 1500 miles behind and come here completely alone, they would understand why do I feel so proud and blessed. I am grateful for every opportunity that I had and for everything life has put me through, because it made me a million times stronger. So, anyone who’s reading this, NEVER be scared of chasing your dreams, because if you want something badly enough, you will work your way through it till you achieve your goals.