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I had the most amazing September in Venice.

I would like to thank the people at the PGC for firstly accepting me on to the program and then being so welcoming and friendly when I was there. It was an experience I will never forget and I will always be grateful that I was given this opportunity to work for the Guggenheim institution.

I would like to thank Marina who was such a lovely hostess. I have promised her that one day I will go back to see her and speak to her in Italian!

Also I would like to thank my wonderful Guggies. September was such a fun month! I don't think I have ever laughed so much!

The Guggies were so welcoming and supportive which is what you need when working in a country where I didn't know anyone or could speak the language!

I'm so happy I was able to meet such interesting and clever people. I really enjoyed being around people who have the same passion as I do and are working hard to achieve what they want in life.

I wish them all the best for the future and I hope I will stay in touch with them all.

Lastly I would like to thank you guys for reading this blog! It started off as just something for my Mum to see and it has grown and grown so thank you all for spreading the word!

Thank you for taking the time to read my silly rambles. Now you are free to go and do something interesting with your lives!

Last few days in Venice

I stayed on in Venice for a few more days so I could have a chance to be a tourist!

I was actually unbelievebly tired from such a busy month so I didn't go too mental on all of the touristy things.

I spent one morning at the PGC giving my Mother a tour and having one last look at all of the works. It was really weird seeing the Guggies working!

So my tourist activites were going shopping for lots of jewellery, going to the beach on Lido, going to Palazzo Grassi again and going to the Arsenale half of the Biennale.

I thought Arsenale was going to be smaller than Giardini because I didn't think it was possible to have more art in one venue but I was proven wrong. Arsenale was yet another perfect venue for holding contemporary art especially those on a big scale. I was there for quite a long time but I would definitely go back and look at it all again!

I have been so impressed with Venice's contemporary art scene and it's such a shame that it's not that known internationally. Here are a few of my favourite works

Oh and there was a video called 'The Clock' which is a 24-hour film where the artist has put together clips from films where they talk about the time. The film matches up to real time which is pretty impressive. It must have taken ages!

After three lovely days in beautiful Venice I had to return back to the UK.

My plane journey home :(

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