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The year was 1997 and I began my higher education at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
It was a fantastic time to experience a world of new ideas, money and of course girls lol
Well not so much girls since I was very shy and was serious about achieving excellent results at this point in my education.

Within 3 months of starting university I was frequently staring out the window at the library thinking about making my way downtown to hang out with friends, play space invaders at the arcades and watch movies at the popular cincemas of the day lol.
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Needless to say I did not achieve the excellent results I was looking for, in fact I was lucky to achieve any results lol.
With minimal effort and some natural ability at making up stories I worked my way towards graduation. Majoring in Political Science and Minoring in Art History.

I would go on to grow bored with academic study and try my hand at what I love the most, Art.

After graduating from a local Fine arts college I worked many years as a freelance artist and designer and then as a customer service professional, and then as a freelancer again and then as a customer service professional again lol...SO now guess what I am? yes a freelancer again lol...

So here I am waiting for my girlfriend in 2017 at the university of Auckland. She is in class and I am in the library staring out the window again writing this steemit post...funny how life is huh![22449147_1937949239555384_779784892_o.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPtz2wWt8U2dSVDfGu55rmtHkBn53fqhmLgx5RUSvoCq5/22449147_1937949239555384_779784892_o.jpg)