Well hello,
I know it has been a long, long time since I have written on here. But I figured I would start this blog up again.
So this last year has been a roller-coaster of a year. From September of 2008 to June of 2009 I had the opportunity of traveling around with 11 other wonderful people. We were a traveling arts team, spreading the gospel and Christs love all over, including Rwanda, Africa and England. Yes, it sounds very exciting and let me tell you, it sure was. But I will try to write about some of my experiences with that another day. Today, I want to write about Highschool...again?
Yes, I have managed to land myself back in Highschool. No, I did not fail grade 12. I graduated in 2007 with all the required courses and marks. I am back in a highschool taking fashion design. I am taking five classes everyday, from 8:45 until 3:30. How weird is that. I am really enjoying it.
I am learning a ton and decided that gaining some more sewing and designing skills to the ones I have accuired would be a good thing to do. The funny thing is, I get to have this whole high-school experience from the perspective of someone who has been there and grown out of all of it.
Just to give you a little background, I went to a Christian private school with approximately 300-400 students for my entire school career. That's right, kindergarten to grade 12. So unlike all of my four older sisters I did not get sent to scary public school in Oakbank in grade 10. I have always sort of miffed about that however because I have always felt a little naive to what really goes on outside of the bubble and how to respond to it as a follower of Christ. Here is the funny part. I've gotten to have a solid foundation in my faith in education for all those years and now I am at a huge....900 student public school. It is like culture shock but not really. I have to learn all those hallway traffic rules so that I do not keep getting run over by people. There are SO MANY PEOPLE! It is crazy. I am loving getting to know them.
I am in classes with grade niners, tenners, eleveners and twelvers. So I get to know a lot of youth. Which I love, because I love youth!
Funny story. I went to a grade 12 assembly where they were talking about new rules and how the grade 12's had to come to class or they would fail and all that good stuff. It was like a blast from the past. They were talking about feild trips to universities and representatives from those Uni's coming to persuade you to go to their university, and how they were the oldest and needed to be good examples. Already they are talking about grad dresses and parties! Yikes. Apparently, Graduating from Highschool is one of the most powerful experiences...snicker snicker*
Well, I just thought I would share some of this blast from the past experience with you.
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