And So It Begins
16th - 20th April
Monday morning I woke up with a smile on my face. For the first time since I got to Cape Town, I felt a peace about being here. And an excitement for the here and now... what would happen this week?
Well, with the new WFA course starting, anything could happen - and anything did!! Wednesday would be the first day but there was a lot of stuff to prepare first, and for those 2 days we were running around like headless chickens. Thankfully, after a couple of long days, everything seemed good to go. This week I received a new job title - it was decided that "intern" was not a particularly good description of my role, especially with the few added responsibilities that I have been given since I started. So I am now the Wildlife Film Academy Co-ordinator. Very grand! It will certainly look better on my CV...
Wednesday arrives and so do the new students. All seem very pleasant but as with any group, it will take a couple of days to get to know each other before they will gel as a team. And I will have to work out my place in amongst all that. The part of me (naively) expecting ready-made friends was disappointed, but that is to be expected - after all, it's going to take time to build friendships no matter what situation you are in.
The course has really given me something to get my teeth stuck into - so far it has been mostly lectures but I have been learning so much about the business side of making wildlife films, and how you can actually make a living from it. It's a valuable chance to get an "inside" peek at the industry and how it operates, very interesting!! I am staring to get very excited about the field trip as well... that's only a week or so away now! Can't wait for my first safari bush experience :)
Monday morning I woke up with a smile on my face. For the first time since I got to Cape Town, I felt a peace about being here. And an excitement for the here and now... what would happen this week?
Well, with the new WFA course starting, anything could happen - and anything did!! Wednesday would be the first day but there was a lot of stuff to prepare first, and for those 2 days we were running around like headless chickens. Thankfully, after a couple of long days, everything seemed good to go. This week I received a new job title - it was decided that "intern" was not a particularly good description of my role, especially with the few added responsibilities that I have been given since I started. So I am now the Wildlife Film Academy Co-ordinator. Very grand! It will certainly look better on my CV...
Wednesday arrives and so do the new students. All seem very pleasant but as with any group, it will take a couple of days to get to know each other before they will gel as a team. And I will have to work out my place in amongst all that. The part of me (naively) expecting ready-made friends was disappointed, but that is to be expected - after all, it's going to take time to build friendships no matter what situation you are in.
The course has really given me something to get my teeth stuck into - so far it has been mostly lectures but I have been learning so much about the business side of making wildlife films, and how you can actually make a living from it. It's a valuable chance to get an "inside" peek at the industry and how it operates, very interesting!! I am staring to get very excited about the field trip as well... that's only a week or so away now! Can't wait for my first safari bush experience :)
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