What a mental busy day. Up at 7 and ready to start the new day. I knew the first day would all be about introducing us to the school and getting to know what's going on throughout the course. These first 4 weeks are all based around traditional makeup; everything from eyelashes, eyebrows, lips, colour, foundation, etc.. all of which I'm obviously well up to speed on. After going through our brand spanking new vanity cases, finding out whether or not we'd got eve...

I decided to take it easy today, considering it's the day of rest and everything, so went shopping... Not having a clue what to buy, and not bothering to check in the kitchen if there's a microwave or not, I came back with lots of fruit, some more sandwich fillings, a big bag of crisps and several pots of 25 cent Noodle Snacks (basically, rubbish Pot Noodles). I'll do some proper shopping next weekend...Then I waited around a few hours before venturing all of 15 ...

We'd decided early on to go deeper into Downtown LA to see what else was around, though maybe trying to avoid "Dublins" in case the Irish nutter was back (or still there). We trekked for what seemed like ages until we decided we'd had enough of looking at the same stuff. It kind of resembled a seaside town, with loads of people all selling ice-creams, soft drinks, balls, sunglasses, or tacos. Bit odd. Feeling a bit hungry, and choosing against the street vendo...

After trying out the showers down the corridor (surprisngly better than I expected, despite the shower head being about arse-height, making for some extremely weird shower-crouching motion), we headed into Downtown LA, just for a wander round. The buildings in Downtown are massive, in fact, everything in America is massive. The buildings, the cars, the people... (that last one doesn't actually apply to most Los Angeles residents) Found a bar called Dublins, whic...

After several anxious months of preparing Visas, accommodation, and materials, the time had come to make my way to Lalaland. Woke up in a bit of a frenzy ensuring I had everything I needed for the next 19 weeks; I'm still unsure if I have or not. After telling my mother to grow up and stop crying, I did all the usual checking in things you do at an airport, followed by the obligatory duty free cigarette shopping and a quick beer or two before boarding.The flight ...