Two days ago I finally graduated from the University of Manchester with my 2:1 MPhys degree in Physics with Astrophysics. With a 3 day trip up to Manchester with my family it was a great chance to celebrate and enjoy the occasion like a warm, chocolate brownie.
To hold the degree in my hands and receive that closure and congratulations for all my hard work over the past four years - it is very difficult to describe how it felt. It was a closure to a certain chapter of my life and an opening to the next.
Of course, with an event such as this, A LOT of photographs were taken. I don't think I have ever seen myself so truthfully happy in a photograph for such a long time. No faking, no forced smiles - just pure joy.
It was a great time to celebrate with my course mates, especially my lab partner and flat mate who I spent so much of my time with.
Above is a photograph of Tom (my lab partner) and I shortly after the ceremony. The best thing about the ceremony was that I ended up sitting next to him for the whole thing which couldn't have been more suitable (good old astro department being so small such that S and W are next to each other in the alphabet). This boy is one of my closest friends ever and I will always be thankful to him for all his support and friendship these 4 years.
This photo is me and my housemate, Izzie, celebrating our success in true netballer fashion. I will miss living with this girl so much - she put up with far too much to be honest. I look forward to seeing her new professional flat at some point in the near future.
And of course this post wouldn't be complete without a photograph of the people who have really been there the whole way... since day 1. Before the day, all I wanted was for them to enjoy this day but in the end it was about us, as a family, enjoying it together.
All in all... I am now a Master of Physics and I have some amazing friends and family.
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