Hello to my future self and all other OU students/alumni who come across this.
I'm aiming this post at my future self, so when I look back, I'll be able to see how far I've come, the journey that I've had and be able to laugh at myself at the not yet knowing the "what happens next".
It's a weird feeling to be able to say that I'm actually studying a Law degree. Never mind me saying that I've come a long way from my NALP L3 diploma, I've come along way from my GCSE/A-level years. The naivety I had then in believing that the "career advisor" was doing the right thing for me by directing me towards the Royal Navy.
It might have taken me 25 years to come to the realisation that that moment was a box ticking exercise, but maybe that floundering about feeling lost, was what I needed to get to the point of not just wanting something different, but being ready to find out in what direction my compass was truly pointing to.
I've always done things in my own time, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever think Law was the direction I was looking for.
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Hi Gayle,
Thank you for sharing how you found yourself here on the Law Course - it was encouraging to read of a fellow-student's story and enthusiasm. It really is an exciting subject to find oneself learning when you've spent your life sort of avoiding it / missing it, isn't it? I can relate to the excitement of finding yourself here, and feeling pretty sure it's a subject you feel passionate about.
I really wish you, and all of us, well with it all; and a word to your future self..."Yaay! ... you DID it!"
Hayley