Don’t mind me! I dread writing these… But I need to step up my game, since these recaps are a great way for me to keep track of everything that’s happened in my life, categorized by years. They are, in fact, long, but I keep going back to the previous ones and I find them so amusing to read.
The past year has been a very interesting one for me, as I found, even for a short time, what I’ve been looking for all along: romance. But it isn’t my only occasion to write. I started walking a path that now feels so surreal to have walked on, which was my graduation. I also had some personal time to enjoy, without getting distracted too much from my academic duties:
Dream job
I love working; I believe I work hard and I create the best environment for myself to do so. My dream job is not a particular occupation, but rather the freedom of it. I’ve always wanted to have a job that I can do wherever and whenever in the world. In February I was invited to give a short online lecture on ‘Music in Documentaries’ and as it was a subject I had studied myself, I completely aced it! The organizers were people that I’ve had an occasional work relationship with and they were very impressed with me, which helped pave the way for my involvement in their future projects, where I worked as a mentor. My talent, vision and expertise was well received and I ended up working regularly with them, starting by mentoring several teams of High Schoolers that produced short documentaries about volunteers, helping people from Ukraine in hopes to inspire more people to help and donate.
Automobile adventures
I’ve never been the type to stay at one place, but exhaustion endorsed by studying really helped put aside that one characteristic of mine. But after another successful exam season in the end of the Winter semester at Film Academy, I had some free time to take care of myself, as I did not have any exams to retake before we went back to regular lectures. I had some money saved up, and with my friend and my car, we embarked on quick, short journeys to close locations, for no more than a day or two. Having the freedom of my own car and driving it, meant I had the freedom to stop wherever I wanted to, if the road allowed it. I realized that photography is a true passion of mine, not just a hobby, and I’d really like to pursue realization and education in it.
A catalyst trip
Travelling had to be paused during the time I studied in Film Academy, because I simply did not have the opportunity to distract myself with anything. My aunt, however, does not know what the word no means and, knowing I’d sound too spoiled, dragged me with her on a trip to Türkiye. The problem was that it was in the middle of my exam season, I also had lectures and work projects to finish, so travelling should’ve stayed off limits, as it would’ve resulted in great penalizing otherwise, perhaps forcing me to retake the academic year. I was very exhausted on the trip, I couldn’t focus and all of the stress resulted in me getting terribly sick for several months. I came home and had to have an IV put, because I lost about 20kg rapidly. I was still able to finish my tasks when I felt better and didn’t have to retake the academic year. But I guess I should have insisted on not going. Note taken.
Romantic encounter
Despite having put any king of seeking romantic relations aside, I decided to see what was out there in the early summer days, figuring that I could have an interesting summer before going back to study in my last academic year. I was up for a surprise, as I ended up being very busy that summer, but I also met a very intelligent and attractive pathologist. I guess you could say I’m attracted to intelligence more than anything, as going back through my experiences, most have been educated, with stable lives and careers (but nevertheless childish). I was able to experience what a relationship would feel like, but it turned out to be with the wrong person. It was such a dull, boring period, completely lacking any type of events, so I had to end it. I’m just not the kind of person that would tolerate any boredom in the sake of staying in a relationship. I’d rather stay single and keep my life interesting.
Last year in Film Academy
Starting my last two semesters at Film Academy meant that I was so close to the finish line. Four years of studying film arts in that Academy were filled with excitement, stress and hard work. I never thought it would be as hard as it was, but I still put the effort to finish what I started. There was a risk at every exam that if I failed it, I might’ve had to retake the entire year, but I never failed any exams, which meant that I had the chance to finish my education there uninterrupted. But the last year was the hardest, and I was put through many tests, that I still succeeded in.
It was a year of great stress, but I also found some time to travel and take care of myself. It was a very exciting time, as I had the chance to apply what I learned through my talents. It might look like I travelled a lot more than I’m willing to admit to, but I’ll definitely remember the year with my sickness and with my dreams starting to come true. In conclusion: 2022 was the year I started paving my own road.
TOMMY EXPLORES THE WORLD 