Ok, so here I am. Amidst the thousands of frantic bloggers who relentlessly sit each day, penning their trials and tribulations, I emerge from the shadows. I believe the blogosphere was waiting for my divine intervention.
Before I begin to sound like a virtual narcissist, let me quickly reinforce that I'm only kidding. I'm not to be taken seriously. My friends will vouch for that. Hmmph.
Anyway, as an international student in Cardiff, I have a many stories to share and this blog is only a way of communicating to you some of life's quirky moments through my eyes. I seek to share with you my opinion on life, its quirks and many of my idiosyncrasies, which you have already sampled with my rather undignified yet grandiose entry. :-D
It's been a good 4 months since I landed in Cardiff and the journey so far has been exhilarating. As a postgraduate student pursuing journalism, with a background in commerce, each day seems like a new day. A new beginning. New ideas, new stories, new people. I am grateful to God and my family who made this possible for me.
The passion of journalism brought me here and neither has this beautiful place and my university disappointed me not have I disappointed myself - yet. That my grades will say otherwise is a different story altogether. Chuckle. (I do have a rather perverse sense of humour which I'm sure you will appreciate in due course of time.)
On a rather serious note, journalism is a serious and challenging profession. But, an immensely rewarding one. Yet replete with perils and paradoxes. It can influence and can drive social , economic and political change. It can bring forces together or throw them apart. It can unearth the truth or bury it alive. It can create defences and break pretenses. It can help resolve an issue or create a potential Frankenstein's monster.
Its an enchanting profession and I'm here to create my own space. Hopefully, I'll enjoy your company along the way!
That's a bit for a start and now I'm running to meet my father who has come to visit me!
Adios and God bless!
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wow, I'm the first one. Good luck Farah, blogging is great, you'll get addicted, you'll see. Hope you're doing more than me with the lit review hehe see you soon
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hmmm........... ill look forwad to reading your stuff farah. N by the looks of it u r gonna be one good journalist .....gudluck
ReplyDeleteGreat going, Farah! together we will blog! :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best.. looking forward to more..
Good start Farah...keep writing often enough to compel us to check back everyday :D
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome you're pursuing your passion for journalism. Last I spoke to you I think you were guest editing for TOI...don't remember that well though.
Hope to see more and more of you in this frantic mayhem of blog updates.
Cheers!
Thank you! All of you have been very encouraging! I hope you will come back to read more! :)
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