Introduction to a future whatever career I choose...

Hi there ! If you don't me already let me introduce myself. My name's Tara Coyne, I am 19 years old and I'm born and bred in a small town in Mayo, (yes I'm surrounded by farms and no it's not particularly fun). I am a Cancer sun, Capricorn moon, and Libra rising. I chose the CDM course in fifth year, after going through many similar courses and knowing I had no clue what career I wanted but also knowing I wanted to do something creative, I came across CDM. Cut to three years later, I've already started second year and now I finally have an idea of what I want to do after this course, that being a graphic designer.

Although I don't want to limit my options and having the opportunity to experience different career options within this course has been really helpful, once I started visual creativity in first year and design process in semester two, not only did I highly enjoy it, I felt it came natural to me. Of course it was a challenge to dive into something I have never done before (staying up till 3am watching Illustrator tutorials), I knew I'd get better at designing and that I did, now having a lot more confidence in my work. That's something I struggled with a lot last year, the constant comparison to everyone else and feeling like you're not good enough or whatever negative thought pops up. But this year it's different and having the experience and knowledge I have now that I didn't last year makes a huge difference. So to anyone who felt the same last year and might still do now you're not alone ! (cringe).

Onto hobbies and my favourites, where do I start? I watch A LOT of films and tv and I'm at the cinema every other week (I'm boring I know). Some of my favourite films would have to be The Truman Show, Captain Fantastic, The Craft, Beetlejuice, Midsommar (tbh anything Florence Pugh is in), or  honestly anything Horror for that matter. Favourite TV shows include but are not limited to; New Girl, How I Met Your Mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Community, Scrubs, Sex Education, Umbrella Academy, Stranger Things, Rick and Morty, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia and I feel like Im missing something. Bands / Singers / Artists I love; Paramore, Halsey, Phoebe Bridgers, Big Thief, Radiohead, Turnstile, The Cure, Fiona Apple, Bleached, Bully, Pillow Queens, and we'll be here all day if I keep going. My hobbies include, reading, writing, tarot cards, yoga, baking and anything I procrastinate for like a year and come back to every now and again. 

I feel like I've written a lot already so I might leave it here but of course not before the pièce de résistance, my eight year old Lab/Pointer cross Dog, Oscar -

Photo of Oscar taken by Me.