How did this experience change my life...

     The experience I had as a first-year student changed a lot of things if talking about my attitudes,my actions ... Well, let's say - my personality.
   When I first came in England, I was a really shy girl who was living her life just dreaming. Even if I always considered myself a strong person from a certain point of view, sometimes even the most trivial thing such as asking an address to a person, was frightening for me. Once arrived in UK, and especially at uni, I had to do everything by myself: asking in case I don't understand something that teachers or other persons were saying, start talking for expressing my own point of view and first of all living the life as an adult. This means I became braver that I could ever immagine.
   All the lessons at Uni showed me that one of the most important things is being yourself! Do what you think is right... do what your hear/ brain tells you to do and DO NOT be afraid to be criticized, especially if you have valid reasons to do things in that certain way. This helped me to be much more self-confident. Why I am saying this? ...Because in Italy, where I live, I have always been criticized for the way I am dressing, for the make-up and hair colours. I have always been different from others. I couldn't/can't pass unobserved, and many times this made me feel intimidated. Now, I am absolutely proud of being different, it shows that I have my own personality.
    There is one defect I still couldn't pass over- the fear to express myself/showing my creativeness through the make-up, the fear of making mistakes, the fear of doing something and not liking the result. The interesting thing is that I am not afraid of showing these things through my appearance, but I am afraid of doing it in the class, through my works. I consider it a huge defect end I really hope I can exceed this fear because it is going to have a negative influence on the results of my second and 3rd year.
    I hope the next period of time will help me to learn how to overcome the slightest fears that still remained and hope that I am going grow more and more in order to reach the target I have for my future.