This is it.
I didn't think it would be so bad leaving the office on my final day of work but once I realised that that would be the last time I log out of my computer and the last time walking away from my desk it hit me. And I cried. The book had closed and I only just realised it was the end. I didn't think I would get so emotional about leaving the place I had been working at for so long but it became obvious to me why as I crouched by my desk letting it all out. This was the reason why I came here. I moved to the other side of the world to follow my childhood dream of working in animation and DHX gave me that. And they kept me. For nearly 3 years, and longer if I weren't moving back home. So I let myself cry. Animation means so much to me. I did what I said I was going to do. I became a professional animator. I love that I can tell people that's what I do for a living. I have enjoyed immensely learning about my craft for the past 3 years. I grew up a lot in this time too. I became an independent adult in another country and I know the journey isn't ending. I have an animation job ready for me when I return to Melbourne. It's just that my normal is changing. And it's not a bad thing but I still feel sad. My feathers have grown in and now I must leave the nest. As my last two weeks living in Vancouver come to an end I am reflecting on my first two weeks of arriving here. I was hired so quickly. Even that first post I made about my first week of working in the Animation Industry and how that's where it all began. Little unknowing me had followed her dream and she made it and I'm grateful for her. I honour her. The tough times are passed, she and I got through it and I can go home now because of her. I can have a normal relationship with my boyfriend now instead of my phone. Painful and joyful, this whole experience has a special place in my heart. Goodbye my life in Vancouver... Comments are closed.
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