MA International Relations
September 2008
I was born in
Cape
Town,
South Africa
and was educated there up to a tertiary level. After completing an HND in
Tourism I decided to work and travel for a few years. After working in
Italy and the
USA
for 2 years I came to
London
to seek a job in the tourism field. I landed myself a position in the
UK’s largest online Travel Agency based in
Wimbledon. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the job I felt
that I needed to obtain a degree in order to place myself in a better position
within the job market.
I began looking for Universities which would recognise my
previous work and educational qualifications. London Met was very efficient and
accommodating in this regard, and before long they had approved my transcripts
and accepted me onto the second year of the BA Business & International
Tourism Management Program. In June I graduated with a first class honours
degree. Whilst doing by BA I become very interested in International Relations
after reading various publications and speaking to people in the field. By achieving
a first class pass it meant I was eligible to apply for the London Met Alumni
Scholarship. I applied for the scholarship in January 2008 and was awarded it
in July. I am very grateful for being granted this award and for all the
support I have received from my parents. The scholarship allows me to realise
my true academic potential and helps open up many more doors in the career
world.
I have been in
London
for three and half years now and I really enjoy it. The cultural diversity and
wide variety of activities make it a great place to live. Its close proximity
to the continent has allowed me travel in
Europe
fairly extensively. London Met has allowed me to meet people from a vast array
of different cultural backgrounds and has enabled me to network and create
future business relationships across the globe. Upon graduating I wish to
secure an internship at the UN in
New
York and learn more about how the organisation
operates. My long term goal is to work for an Aid Agency in
South Africa
helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals set out by the UNDP.
