09:46

Why I feel free writing for ic3

posted by Hannah Ajalain 0 comments

I’ve finally found a creative platform where I’m able to express myself with thoughts and feelings regarding topics around misrepresentation of individuals. We’ve seen a lot in the media of people who have been heavily stereotyped, mistreated, labelled, and discriminated against. The cases are shocking, the way some publications write or post media in such ignorant ways can often make one believe that these stereotypes are true.
But we have to remember, social media, used  correctly, is BRILLIANT. We have our own platforms to speak truth, honesty, [.....]

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03:37

My beautiful connections of 2015!

posted by Hannah Ajalain BBCCNNConnectingMTVNetworking0 comments

Anyone that knows me personally knows I absolutely love to network like crazy! Even when exhausted after a long day, meeting and connecting with new people is a big love of mine, it expands my connection base as a whole, and it's awesome saying I personally know and speak to people from not only the BBC, but CNN, ITV, MTV, and more.

I'm blessed enough to have a strong base of close friends as well as family, but these people have become more than connections, but great [.....]

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05:50

BBC highlights of 2015

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For the entire year, I've been blessed enough to work full time at one of the world's biggest organisations. I look back and sometimes ask "what kept me going?" - all the crazy shifts, meetings, interviews, talks, networking meets, presenting on air and on tv, all the awesome events, meetings, connecting and even becoming friends with the most hard-working people I've met. 2015 at the BBC has honestly been so rewarding, in so many ways. Crazy thankful. Let me pop a few photos below as my visuals seem [.....]

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05:04

I went back to school!

posted by Hannah Ajalain GCSEsHigh schoolSpeakingThrowback0 comments

I left secondary school 7 years ago, at the age of 15. I was sure I didn't want to stay in the sixth form, I was sure I wanted to go to a mixed college, learn more and broaden my horizon. One thing I was certainly sure of was that the 5 years spent at Our Lady's Convent High, were the best beginning years of life. I somehow think that things would be so different had I chosen somewhere else to spend those crucial 5 years.

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