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You are too sweet, thank you! (for the thought I mean, I’m not saying I’m happy that you had to give up a dream hahaha) And yeah, it was a bummer, but I suppose I can still dig for stuff if I really wanted to! People’s backyards etc…And you can build things! :D Even better, you can build stuff and take pictures of it! You just smash those two babies together, perfect! Life might not turn out exactly as how you planned it, but I believe there’s room for all your interests and passions somehow! :DD

Well it can't be said you didn't warn us

I'm not an international, so I can't fully relate, but I believe in u and hope it goes well! if you're nervous, message like one person u feel comfortable around and confirm some details? like 'oh hey I'm not sure wht time we're meeting?' or 'hey I'm not sure where this is, can I travel there with u?' and build a conversation from that? i've found it kinda helpful at uni :) good luck!

yeah you’re right, but the main problem is that i know all of these people a little bit, and i also know that (some of) the other internationals are just so extremely extraverted. 

and that’s amazing, because they’re easy to talk to one on one. but it’s also hard, because when it’s 3+ people in a conversation, i tend to get more quiet if other people talk more. and especially with some of these people in my seminar group, i just really want to talk to them and not only sit & listen for a change.

It’s kind of gross how our last names are always expected to be given to us by a dude in heteronormative society. Like, you are the product of your father so you carry his name temporarily until some man claims you and you take his. I used to like my birth name but my relationship with my father is . . . strained now. 

You’re using pounds so I’ll assume you’re in the UK, like myself. I get all my gear used from MPBPhotographic just because it’s a little cheaper second hand. They’re the cheapest I’ve found but feel free to shop around.

Your budget isn’t too small, I’m gonna talk Used Canon gear, because that’s the brand I know and there’s a Nikon equivalent for pretty much all their stuff.

Okay, so for that price you could actually get a 600D and a 50mm 1.4. The 600D has a flippy rotating screen which can be handy for a lot of things but if you feel you don’t need that, get a 500D and then you’ll have an extra £100 for lenses.

So, right now I’m seeing this;

500D: £150

600D: £250

That leaves you with £350-£450 to play around with lenses, of course you could always buy a cheap versatile zoom but I’d recommend getting something better like the 50mm f1.4 for £200. Or you could get the non-is 35mm f2 for about £170, then you’ll be getting a little more image quality for your bucks.

Answered by Iain A

wait some of my friends were there whoa small world eh?