When I was a lot younger I had a dog. My Mum and I would often take him on walks near one of the university campuses which was close to the house we were living in at the time. Sometimes, if we went in the evening, we would see a fascinating view of the sunset. On a very rare occasion it was actually so big and deep that you could just stare at it; a big orange globe in the sky.

I stayed up last night, and when I looked out of the window this morning I was presented with a sunrise that reminded me of exactly that. I ran downstairs to fetch my Mum’s SLR camera and took some pictures. This is my favourite one:

I made some progression further to my thoughts of studying a degree at Exeter college and got in contact with the course manager, who told me the following:

Hi Dan,

Thanks for getting in touch about the Journalism FdA course. I am the course manager so do get in touch if you have any more queries.

The course costs – I presume you mean the top-up fees. I don’t have the latest amount but it was £2050 this year and it usually goes up by about £50 or so each year. But the discounts or bursaries available are good: you get £200 off depending on income (if your income is below a certain level) and an additional £600 off if you live in Devon.

This isn’t a definitive guide but that’s the info I have at the moment.

Yes you can do the course part-time, and the course starts I think on September 16th.

Best wishes,

Russ Evans

I replied asking if it was also possible to study GCSE Maths and A-Level English at the same time, as I’d really like both of those qualifications (a better maths grade because it’s very useful in the ICT industry), and I’m awaiting a reply. I also applied for a job writing for 3D World. The position is based in Bath though, which is a lot of travelling. Regardless, I’d love to learn a lot of things and get to write for a magazine.