Here I will be logging and posting videos about my adventures in Britain at Falmouth! I will try to post every two weeks, maybe once a month.
The Beginning, The Journey, and the First Few Days - February 2nd, 2025
I made it! My first time stepping outside America and I made it. The journey to Falmouth was long and as easy as it could have been. I will say that an eight hour flight was absolute torture. That is something I know I'll have to do again, but if there was a way to snap my fingers and be back at home when the semester is over, I would. The locals and the Falmouth film students have welcomed the others and I in a way I didn't think they would. I am happy that people were interested in my film, Party Hair. It is in active pre-production and I won't lie it is anxiety-inducing. However, I am always up for a challenge. I hope things are going well at Ringling! It's like I am getting a taste of what life beyond graduation is. I miss my friends and family deeply, so I find myself thinking about them a lot. I have things that I wanna tell people, but I can't because they are sleeping. I can't call cuz they won't pick up in their slumber. The time difference is the most difficult to get used to. I am sure that as the weeks go by, I will find this more easygoing. Recently, I was able to get a bus pass, so any time I can, I'll probably be at the movies or at a cafe. I like being in my solitude despite what you might think. Watching movies and dreaming. Homesickness is to be expected, but I didn't think this much. Despite everything, I am excited to step into this new part of adulthood and make marks across the world on my own.
Enjoy my first vlog! It's a bit more fun than the settled in FOMO. Click on the photo below to watch it on Youtube! Some clips glitch out because of the cam I used, so I hope it's not too bothersome.
Life Since the End of January - February 17th, 2025
I have learned the ultimate way of being alone in your room for a week and not going insane. We had reading week this past week and I didn't expect to go anywhere except do work in my room. I will say that it did feel like I did a darkness retreat, but the lights were still on. I did go outside once in a while, but the cold makes it hard to stay out. I'm hoping that filming Party Hair and preproduction for that will come together in the end. I'm really worried about casting because I need like one more Black actress then a bunch of white extras. I'm kinda doing the impossible rn. Pray for me. Anyway, I have a lot to prepare for and shoot in the next two weeks. I would show you, but I have a thing about not revealing certain things before I've actually gotten them, so you'll have to wait until later in the semester for anything.
I started watching Veronica Mars to pass the time (really random show, but I like the mystery). There's so many celebrities on that show from before they were famous it's kinda like a cameo every episode. Anyway, I am excited for this weekend! I am going to a bunch of animal themed events that my school is putting on. I also decided to start looking at the Artist's Way book because I think it'll help me write more. I was gonna start today, but I was in a rush to get to class.
Overall, the last few weeks have been a lot, but I am very thankful for the support I am getting from not only people back in America, but also from new people I am meeting here in Falmouth.
See ya in another two weeks with another blog post. Check out my vlog that encapsulates this post down below! Just click the photo.
Jayde OUT!
