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A new direction

Hackney MuseumToday marks the beginning of something pretty exciting.  Today I enrolled on a university course and for the next eight months I will be studying for a special diploma in tour guiding.

Over the years I have worked with a number of museums and tour guiding is something that I had been considering for a long time so when I got the opportunity I was thrilled and I am very much looking forward to getting stuck into the course.  I see it as positive for both my personal and professional development.  It’ll allow me to meet new people and indulge my passion for London’s history whilst working toward a qualification and exploring new ways of sharing the stories of communities and places.

Doing a course doesn’t mean that I won’t be storytelling or pursuing artistic projects (on the contrary, I hope to be able to confirm the dates for “The Last Try” tour soon and I have bookings through until March 2016).  I think that taking part in the tour guiding course will allow me to reflect upon what I value and reconnect with who I am so that I become better at what I do.

So its time to knuckle down and rather than thinking solely of today giving some thought to my longer term future as, for the first time in almost fourteen years, I prepare to go back to school.