This isn’t easy being a very mature student; there’s a (what feels like) a massive generation chasm between me and the other students and there are occasions that I feel completely invisible and quite isolated. However, this might be a sympton of being an old woman; I’ve heard others describe that feeling of being invisible once they reach their fifties. I notice I introduce myself at times as being a very old student so that the other person doesn’t think I’m a member of staff.
It’s been a big week this week. Our class had a playback of 5-7 minute dramas we had written and produced and I was, quite frankly, terrified. In the process of making the drama I have been on a roller coaster of totally euphoric to completely depressed. I have some amendments to make, but I will post it once they are done. Feedback was actually quite good, despite the fact that the download created a version with glitches which was somewhat frustrating. Luckily, the original maintained its perfections.
I’m Executive Producer for Speech at our student/community radio station and as part of this, I’m involved in setting up a new speech programme centred on local and national news. Studying on this course there are so many ‘firsts’ for me and I feel that I should be logging or blogging them. Despite my age, I find them just as frightening/exciting as I did at school. So, the new news radio show starts next Tuesday. I’m in the background trying to make sure it happens as best it can rather than presenting. Nevertheless, I feel responsible for its success and its quality.
So, I’ve decided to use my blog to express the experience of being a mature students AND I am also going to be having a go at writing reviews of radio and maybe audio drama. Watch this space.
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