As the list of assignments on my to do list dwindles down, it seems we have reached endgame. The uni year is wrapping up, and soon it will be summer holidays, so i guess this is prime reflection time. The time when the semester is basically over, but not so over that I cant be bothered writing about it, because this post will count toward my participation diary.

So, overall, I think semester two was better than semester one, my timetable was better, the content was more interesting, and the workload was better. There was more of it, but it is good to keep busy, plus finishing lots of group and partner assignments is a rewarding experience, and it was all work that i was interested in.

Lets start of with the blogging experience. Much better than i thought it would be, once i figured out the possibilities of what i could use my blog for and how it could assist me i began to embrace the experience. After the semester began and we had our first unlecture, i did give myself 3 goals for this blog that i wanted to achieve and outlined in my mid-semester essay thing (which i did not post here.) They were to create something that had a wealth of my ideas and experiences, something I could build upon, and something I could be proud of. I think it’s fair to say i have achieved these goals, i have been posting regularly enough and including enough personal content for it to be a wealthy blog (or be developing into one.) I can, and most likely will build upon it, as i want to, and the blog is also here for good. And yes, i am proud of this, i am proud that i stuck to my goals and commitments and did all my blog posts when i should, i haven’t back dated anything thus far. Each blog post i have written has been my best efforts, so i feel good about what i have achieved here.

Onto the big events of this semester, our broadcast media TV and radio assignments. Again, i feel good about the effort i put into those. I put in as much effort as i thought was necessary to complete the task to the highest standard i could. Not to mention i impressed myself with my organisation and courage in some parts, it’s scary calling possible interview candidates, particularly when they are best selling authors whom you respect greatly. But i got over that too, which meant the organisation for my radio project was much less scary.

Cinema and comm have both been on par with each other this semester, in my mind anyway. The movies screened were far more interesting this semester, as well as the concepts covered in comm.

So i think overall to describe this semester, i would say it was an interesting, engaging and enlightening experience. We did far more practical work as well as looking at concepts and ideas that were really fun. Honestly it is difficult to reflect on everything from this semester, because it has been an eventful one for me, but in terms of just the classes, overall, i think I’ve summed it up pretty well. I hope second year will be even better, or at least as good as this semester.

But, i must remember this semester is not actually over yet, i still have some assignments to complete… or begin, but it seems doable. I decided a few weeks ago to be more organised and to work on assignments earlier, and oh boy does it feel good. Assignments aren’t piling on top of each other as they normally would.