After a diploma course, Becky enrolled at the University of Brighton to study fashion design and business studies. The course gave her a thorough grounding in the theory and history of design, but it also had a large practical element. Additionally, her degree allowed her to take a year out and get hands-on industry experience.
When she completed her studies however, Becky found it challenging to land work. When I graduated, I was like, What next? Becky says. I remember applying constantly for internships and placements, where it wasn’t paid and just being rejected for not having enough experience. But also, being young and living away from home, I can t work for free.
When I chat to Sene Naoupu it s mid-April, just a few days after the Irish team s triumph over Wales in the Six Nations.
A 45-0 victory with a 31 point halftime lead is no easy feat and was unsurprisingly the result of months of intense training, hard work, and of course, stellar gameplay.
Smack bang in the middle of championship play the Irish team were giving it their all, and Sene was keen to commemorate her team s performance. We ve always been of the mindset that we can control the controllable, she tells Her. We ve been able to train hard and are fortunate to have high-quality coaching and facilities and resources around us.