Protest Against Student Cuts.........

Last week I took to the streets of Hastings with classmates to protest against the cuts and increasing fees in education. We chanted the words ‘’No if’s, No buts, No education cuts’’ whilst we marched round town before gathering for speeches. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to get their opinions heard of what they fear may happen. 

As a student myself, I have put myself in debt to get an education to help me in a future career, I have worked hard to get here and continue to work hard to achieve a degree and I feel upset that this opportunity may be taken away from some young people and adults who would like to study part time. Many people will not be able to afford the potential increase of fees there for this will ultimately make higher education a ‘’luxury’’ or ‘’privilege’’ for those who can afford it. Education is a right not a privilege!

I have been following the student protests happening in London and Brighton and did become disappointed to see the violence that had occurred. What also shocked me was the violence that students were taking out on the police. The police are doing their job, however they were being attacked in vans, items thrown at them spat on, all behavior, which is not necessary. What I am trying to say is that there have been so many cuts already in this country and so many people have lost their jobs and many sectors such as the nhs and the police force are understaffed or not recruiting any more people as their budget may not stretch that far, therefore why are protesters treating them with disgust? If a doctor arrived to give medical care or to save someone’s life, are they going to be treated in the same way?

I would love to hear your thoughts…

Off Roading

This weekend I got dirty with a few friends, literally!

All these choices....

 There are those times when you are faced with a decision between two things and you can only pick one. What happens if you are not sure what one to pick? How do we know if we have made the right choice? And do we get a second chance?

 Day to day we make all types of decisions and choices like what sandwich to have or will it be a cup of tea or a coffee this morning, most probably your choice will depend on the night you had previous. When we make the decision, we are 95% happy with the choice made without even thinking about it. But why is it that when making a choice that will effect the rest of our lives or at least a major part of our life do we find so hard? Through my experience so far, I have found that maybe I have been scared to let one thing go or I feel that I cant decide even though I know I have to, I try all opportunities to get around the situation or hope that something will happen where the right choice becomes clear. After asking friends who have had been in a tricky situation before, where they needed to make a choice they told me that most of the time they just go with their gut instinct. What is this gut instinct they are talking about? Why have I never had this instinct!!! Sadly sometimes we have to go to hell and back to get what we want, or through the most confusing and frustrating times just to find out what we want. We wait for other people to tell us what they want and sometimes it may not be the same and we feel like we have wasted time, however what if we just asked, what harm would that do. If you want something so badly why not just go and get it, what have you got to loose. This thing that we are all searching for in life maybe a career, a family, relationship and the one you love.

 If we don’t try how will we ever know!!!!

To Start

Some people like to use the term a fresh start, a clean slate or my personal favorite turn over a new leaf! I don’t understand what turning over a leaf has to do with giving something another go. If you turn over a leaf you are just more likely to see more veins and a pale colour of green, not exactly what I want to see another person look like! I like to think that we just continue our journey through life overcoming hurdles and learning new things. We all make different decisions in life, some are well thought-out and others were just plain stupid. I believe that if you never made the wrong decision you will not learn how to make the right one next time. Therefore next time you think you need to reinvent yourself, a friendship or maybe a relationship think about what you have been through, what you have learn't and what you can take from the situation to help your knowledge and understanding. Lets not waste the memories we have lets embrace them!