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Hi! My name is Lauren, I am currently living in Muscat, Oman which is located in the Middle East. I have been living here for just under 10 years, as I am originally from New Zealand however I call Muscat my home. Whilst living here I have learnt about many new cultures such as the Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Pilipino lifestyles and also all my friends here are from a broad range of countries, such as Cyprus, Australia, England, Iraq and Wales. I believe that from living in Oman I have become a much more open person and understanding of other cultures.
Ever since I was a child I was fascinated by the media and advertising, I would flick through my mothers magazines in order to adore the bright and colorful ads. I also was obsessed with movies, my favorite when I was nine was Charlie's Angels starring Cameron Diaz, I used to love the fast paced fight scenes. When I entered year ten and saw the opportunity to do media studies for GCSE, I jumped at the chance. Over the two year course I worked hard to make my coursework as perfect as possible and I enjoyed every minute of it. I gained an extensive knowledge on many subjects in media studies and I believe this will help my throughout my A level media and film. In the end I was able to receive A*A* in GCSE double award media! This gave me extra motivation to strive for my best in A-Level. During GCSEs I also picked up film studies after school in order to further my knowledge on the film industry, I was eager to learn about the behind the scenes of my favorite films and create original pieces of coursework inspired by great films such as Silence of the Lambs.I completed the course with a GCSE film studies grade of an A! |