Serene Little Corner / 寧靜的小角落

本來我想進入十二月再開始申請學校的流程，但是在留學展意外發現提前面試的機會，於是我得在幾天之間把資料備齊，再加上面試的老師強調相關科系的經驗，代辦顧問希望我能夠多讀點書，用知識和口才為自己博取優勢，於是圖書館有關插畫的書籍幾乎都被我掃光了，我這幾天過著抱著書睡覺的生活，不過因為讀的是很好玩的內容，所以有一種很幸福的感覺，就像全世界沒甚麼人在乎我做的事情，但是我卻因為它而開心。

I planned to start my application to graduate school from December, but I accidentally discovered an accidental opportunity for an interview, which will take place in less than a week. That means I’ll have to come up with all the documents required in a few days. Besides, the interviewer seems to place MUCH emphasis on the applicants’ professional art background, so the counselor hopes that I can brush up on what I read before to gain an edge for myself with knowledge and eloquence. Thus, I have checked out almost all the books related to illustration from the library. These days I’ve rocked myself to sleep surrounded by books, but the content is so interesting that I feel extremely blissful. Though not many people care about what I am doing, I am happy all the same in my serene corner.

小雪說，幹嘛那麼老了還要辛苦唸書，可是我的人生裡沒有比這更確定想做的事了，讀到可愛的昆汀布雷克原來大學也是主修英文，後來才又讀插畫，我就更明白自己不是唯一這麼選擇的人。

Sharen said that I shouldn’t pave such a difficult road for myself, but I am surer of nothing else in my life. Especially when I learn that the British master Quentin Blake also majored in English in university, and that he didn’t take up illustration until he stopped being a student, I am even more certain of my own choice. Well, now I know I am not the loner.