Journal Entry #1

My name is Sarah and I'm studying BA History (final year) so I have a natural interest in the past. I am coming up to my last exam, so my degree will be finished shortly.

The reasons behind this blog are both personal and interesting. I decided that because my time at university was not the culture driven, architecture seeing, art admiring, theatre watching, museum visiting experience that I expected it to be, I have dedicated my summer to a discovery of culture, hence writing a 'Journal of Cultural Discovery.' Cultural discovery? Self discovery? Both can be applied as long as the end goal is widening my knowledge. I have found in life that you will miss out on doing things that you want to do if you are too busy waiting around on someone else to come with you. Thus, my journey will be predominantly limited to just me. However, this is not a journey of sadness or pity - it is one of independence. This is a journey aimed to open one's mind and becoming more educated in culture and the unusual. To become one with the world and reach some type of inner-peace, containing calmness and mindfulness. I seek to explore the minds' of others and see the beauty that they see, because, how often do we look but not see? I wish to inspire other young, like-minded people like myself to engage with their surroundings and acknowledge how beautiful the world can actually be.

I will do this through a series of (mostly) reviews of activities I have participated in. I live in London so most of my days will be spent in town. I have started by joining 'Young Barbican' which I highly recommend to anyone between the ages of 14-25 and it's for the Barbican on the South Bank. They mostly have free events, however, some events only allow entrance with the purchase of a ticket. By joining this group you get well discounted tickets and do not have to pay a booking fee. They have a range of events ranging from theatre, dance, art, film and music.

I have also joined 'Student Standby' which is in association with the Royal Opera House, and they, too, offer discounted tickets to ballet performances etc.    

I look forward to starting my journey after May 10 (my final exam) and I look forward to posting reviews and updates. I hope I attend somewhere that sparks an interest for any reader and entices you to go and explore.