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Thursday, 7 June 2012

bella padley

although the past few weeks have been really tough, i've had some really great opportunities and experiences with some incredible people. here is one of them for example; bella padley.

we went on a road trip in her sexy fiat 500 with some of our friends to my birthplace, brighton town. we chilled on the beach, had a BBQ, soaked up the fact our exams were over, and the ever talented bella serenaded us all with her incredible voice. go and like her on facebook, she's going places!

(and i'm quite hoping she won't forget about me and my camera when she gets there!)

ennnnnnnjoyx

Monday, 4 June 2012

kiss me like you wanna be loved

settle down with me

cover me up, cuddle me in;

lie down with me

hold me in your arms

a small series of (very ugly) self-portraits. if my head is a mess god knows what you would say me heart was.

late nights, bottles of value wine, spanish spirits, good friends, regrets

Monday, 28 May 2012

viajar para aprender lenguas

it would be simply impossible for me to put into words of any language how incredible it has been to continuing practicing my linguistic skills over the past year. as we reach the end of my first year at sixth form, i'm no closer to knowing where i will end up later in life, but i hope it won't be dissimilar to the places i've had the privilege of visiting in the past few weeks. if i can be a culture vulture, camera in hand, in as many cities of the world as physically possible, i will be happy.

valencia, spain

living for a week with a spanish family who speak no english past 'hello' was unsurprisingly very difficult, but the people i met whilst there with my friends, and the memories i have will last me forever, not forgetting, of course, the rate at which my language skills improved whilst i was there.

puerto d'addaía, menorca

visiting my house in the mediterranean island of menorca during the easter months was a very interesting experience. take away the hustle and bustle of peak tourism periods, and the island almost felt like home again. despite getting painted crimson by the deceivingly hot midday sun, i had an incredible week of sampling the local alcohol and meeting spanish citizens whilst preparing for my exams. i can't wait to visit again in just under 2 months time with my friends.

arrivals hall in valencia, after losing our baggage

la primera cerveza de valencia (the first beer of valencia)

las fallas, which caused a fire in the town centre

the port of addaía

vista

the sun setting in fornells

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Año Nuevo

new year, new beginnings. i bought a minolta weathermatic, and thanks to my good friend casey at boots, i've even managed to sort out developing. here's some from my first (of many) roll of film.

toby after our moped journey

benny beating me up with a joint of ham

ellen, izi, and the ring of fire

cigarette break during ring of fire

toby and izi

a sangria and spanish omelette evening

Monday, 16 January 2012

kingfisher caravan park

what a busy couple of months. since my last post i've started college, met some amazing people, taken ~~some~~ not enough photos, but now i'm back! and no plans to take another leave of absence again any time soon.

this weekend began on the last day of term 2011; we got the long train down to fareham to stay with our friend abby in her caravan while her house was renovated. as predicted, it was a crazy weekend, once which i'm glad i had my camera for.

between being kicked out of a cathedral, getting lost in portsmouth, walking 3 miles to and from the ferry, a tiny dispute with abby's mother, and the arrival of hannah, we mainly just chilled out, drank good wine (well, some of us), and celebrated a few weeks of freedom. don't get me wrong, the freedom at college is brilliant, but it was nice to not have to worry about early mornings.

living with my friends was far more fun than i imagined, and now that we've just booked our holiday to my parent's place in spain this summer, i can't wait to do it all over again.