Talked to Wendy about my struggle with placements. Don’t want to expand online tho, just makes me too angry and frustrated… 
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Anyway, in that context, Wendy made some good comments. Told her about Katy’s, Alice’s and Clive’s comments regarding the ‘do what you are interested in and link it with corporate communications later’ issue (thanks guys, by the way – was a very good thinking point for me!!). She said I should look at some PR issues and sectors and see what’s currently happening and what interests me. That was great!!!
Have started to catch up with my PR Week magazines, but it’s all a bit of a drag at the mo. However, I see what Wendy meant. I had a good laugh at the different views about the T5 disaster at Heathrow… That was quite interesting. Also, MMU is part of an organisation called OMEGA (something to do with environmental issues, I think). Have to check it all out a bit more. It’s great fun tho.
Wendy also said that I may get some more ideas once I have done my placement. Just don’t know if I can wait that long. I’m so impatient… hihi.
Next week I will target my list of possible places for placements that I created during this week. That will take me days… *sigh* Anyway, during the process of looking for places I started to get a better idea of what sectors I am/ am not intersted in. Was quite a lot of research… Will read more next week before I go on holiday on Friday. Yippeee!!! Holiday!!!
Right, gotta go to bed. Have to be at work in seven hours. Oh noooo!!! Night, night then!!
Interesting progress – although it might not seem to you like progress! This notion of placements is fascinating conceptually. I talked to one student 10 days ago who said ‘ … it’s difficult enough to go to work for money … but for free?!!’. In your travels towards a placement it might be interesting to reflect on this and interrogate some of the reasons why you are so keen to do a placement, why the university seem to be, and what potential ‘placement places’ (I’m avoiding the term ‘employers’ …) think.
Hi Vanessa!
I am glad that you feel a little bit more confident about the way to look at the independent study; thing(s) you are interested in. It seems like you are doing well because even though you may feel you are not getting anywhere, all of these confused thoughts, ideas etc are actually a progress through your independent study journey! You will soon find your focus of interest by experiencing diferent thoughts, feelings and opinions. On the other hand, I am totally jelous you go away on friday! I still have a couple of months yet 
But just think, when your tan has gone, mine will just be being created! 
haha! see you on wednesday xxx