Jakub's Fantasy Map World

Have you wondered what it's like to witness the opening of a major careers hub at a university - something that students have been asking for a long time? Well, here we are then - welcome to this blogpost that covers the events surrounding the launch of the Enterprise and Careers Zone at the University of Suffolk on Wednesday, the 13th of September 2023.  There was certainly lots of shine and vibes to be had from coming to the event and to be able to hear from a wide range of people about the purpose of the space and the support from various areas of the University that made the opening of this space possible (not to mention that it was the big bosses' main ambition!), and so I hope you will enjoy reading what I have to say about this experience! What stood in the Zone's place before its launch? Before you can start talking about the Enterprise and Careers Zone launch event, you first have to talk about what was going on in the surrounding space in the Library building and ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to this post-bootcamp report outlining my trip to the west Suffolk town of Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday, 5th of September 2023. This post talks about my exploration of the town in general, as well as my experiences at the Bury Writers' Club that took place in the town's library.  It is my first post-bootcamp adventure post that is not about an event at the University of Suffolk, and in fact it is also my first post in this series about anything going on outside of Ipswich, and so I hope you will come along for the ride. Trust me, that day was full of fun! Why is this trip categorised as a "post-bootcamp adventure", you may ask? Before the 7th of July 2023, I was never interested in visiting Bury St Edmunds (the last time I had been prior to that was in 2012 to stay with some of my dad's friends) - I had brief memories of wanting to go there in November 2021, before calling off the trip when my mum described the town as being quite dreary...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Random Fantasy Maps series, where I will be bringing you some fantasy map action from different eras for you to enjoy reading about! The subject of this post is a a medieval-style, Dungeons and Dragons inspired world called the Kingdom of Ventura and Lorentia.  But before we can start drawing the map, firstly, we need to do some digging and go into details about what this fantasy world is all about, huh? What is the Kingdom of Ventura and Lorentia? The Kingdom of Ventura and Lorentia is set in 9th century AD, and is named after the two main islands that make up the archipelago - the islands of Ventura and Lorentia. The Kingdom is a monarchy that has been ruled by King Albert II (born 785 AD) since the year 851 AD.  Transportation around the Kingdom typically takes place in one of three ways - horse-drawn carriages used by the islands' more wealthy inhabitants, small, rickety boats to get between the main islands, as well as by walking lo...