Hello all! I’m very new to Blackbridge, having worked here for one week now (ooh my first ‘anniversary’ at the company!). Oliver thought it’d be a good idea to post something, so here it goes.

So who am I and what am I doing here? Good question, I have no idea.. no, no I’m only kidding! Well I moved to the UK from the States last Sept to get my Masters in Journalism at Westminster. I had fallen in love with London when I studied abroad here over three years ago when I was a junior, and I actually interned at several companies (mainly magazine publications companies and a music promotions company). Having studied in a college town for four years (Amherst, Massachusetts - which literally is an all-American college town as there are five major universities in the surrounding area - in the middle of nowhere) and moving back to my hometown in the suburbs of Boston, I started dreaming about going somewhere BIG and fab for my post-grad education. Hello, London calling. I applied, got in, the rest is history.

After an intense year (I use the word ‘intense’ loosely) of work, I’ve since finished my MA and will be graduating in Nov. As most of my friends and family suspected, rather than moving back to the States following my studies, I started applying to jobs in London, and oddly enough after years of studying journalism am now in the advertising business. I suppose it’s not too far removed, but some of my friends were a bit shocked at my choice. However, I’m happy with it. I get to be creative, using InDesign and Photoshop, as well as copywriting (ahh - journalism skills at use!). I can feel myself fitting in quite nicely, or at least I hope I am. The first few weeks at a new job are always a bit weird and exciting. I love all the people here - I really have nothing bad to say!

A lot has happened in the past year of my life that I never would have expected - but that’s what I love. Life’s an adventure, and I say ‘bring it on!’ I look forward to blogging on here often. Hopefully, not boring anyone.