Heading in the right direction

So far I haven't really written anything about writing. That doesn't mean that I haven't been writing. It just means that the things I felt the need to write down here had nothing to do with writing. And me writing, has not really been interesting enough to write something about.

This week I had introduction at the university. After my interview in June, I was prepared to meet a group of people that were, on average, ten years older than me. I was prepared to meet a group of professionals that had already been working in the business for a couple of years. I was prepared to be the only one that did not think they were going to be selected.
And so it turned out, that I came to the university completely unprepaired.

I had been entirely wrong. There were a lot more young people, a lot less professionals, and the two people that I "hung out with" that day both did not think they were going to be selected. There were also a couple of more foreigners, something which I found out, I had also not expected.
Still I did not feel disappointed that my expectations did not turn out to be truthful. It means that I am probably not the only one that will feel a little uncomfortable about having other people critisize their work.
And even if the 12 of us are more alike then I had expected to be, we are still special because we got selected out of 150 applicants.

The day seemed very basic for the most part: the course leader explaining about the course, enrolling and paying tution fees, getting your university acces card and getting a tour of our department.
But there was more to it really. This year, I and my fellow screenwriters would get the oppurtunity to practise our craft, to create a feature film screenplay and perfect it, to meet important people of the industry; writers and producers, chat with them, learn from them, listen to their advice, ask question, get along and make contacts.
Our department contained a full fletched studio that was as big as the one I'd been working in, in Holland for Making the Movie. All the equipment you would need to make a movie, it is there, to use, for free.

The last part of the day was a welcome party together with last year's students (or I should say professionals, as we are all expected to be on this course). We all drank, well most of us, a glass of "bubbly" (as put by course leader S. May) and shared a chat about writing and the course. I talked to a guy that was doing the course part time so he would still be with us this year. And later we both talked to another guy that was now finished (or almost I think) and he explained to me what his major project screenplay was about.
Unfortunately the "bubbly" had gone to my head a by that time. So I found it a bit difficult to focus on what they were saying. Especially as there were so many other people talking as well.

When I went home, I was so excited I immediately wanted to get writing. Also because I had actually thought up two stories during the day. But I alas, I was too tired with today's impressions, and the "bubbly" might also have had a little to do with it.
So I went to bed early that night to get a fresh start the following day, feeling more and more close to where I want to be. Even though I am not sure where exactly that is. I know I am going in the right direction.