Hey y'all,
I am back after Easter hols to revision, revision, for exams! There is so much pressure, every class we're just constantly revising. After school, I have a snack, do my homework, then do about 1 1/2 of revision. There's only 5 weeks left, I'm so nervous, I'm dying! Some encouragment from my readers would be fab, so if you could leave a comment I will love you forever. Thanks, that would be brill. I'm sounding loads more English then American, aren't I? For my friends back in my old American school; Rose, Hannah, Devan, Alexandra, Bridget, Meilia, Molly, Rachel, Abby, everyone (I probaly missed a few people, sorry, this is off the top of my head) I miss you guys so much! Email me! Call me! Text me! (Yes, FINALLY, I have a phone!)
We had fun latin class today and I was so bored I colored in my nail with purple marker. BC was doodling and MH was... I honestly don't know what he was doing.
I only had two minutes, so I have to go, but comment! I'd love to hear from everyone!
- Bridget Sye
Monday, 26 April 2010
Monday, 1 February 2010
Hi,
After a long, grueling day of school (it starts at 8:20 and goes to 4:50) I, Bridget Sye, am sitting down at my computer (or rather, my mother's) and telling you exactly what happens at English boarding school. Not that I, myself, am a boarding student (in fact I am a day pupil), but I have flexi-boarded a couple of times and I get the gist of what goes on. Now, I am going to tell you what happen in (dun dun duh!) Latin class! There are three of us in my Latin class, BC, MH and moi, BS. Our teacher's name is Mrs. EDM, and she's sooooooooooooooo boring. She's nice, and doesn't give out minuses but that's as far as it goes. Shall I enlighten you why I don't like her?
a) she's really boring and we don't know what she's talking about half the time
b) she gives us lots of preps including learning ones which we never do
c) she has no sense of style, she wears the same clothes all the time, she can't do her makeup AND she's got the most HORRIBLE perfume ever. No kidding. It's gross!
a typical two minutes in our Latin class:
Mrs. EDM: So if the we were to make the verb 'dormius' perfect, what would it be?
BC: Ummm...................... *draws on Latin book*
Mrs. EDM: MH? Do you know?
MH: *Looks confused* Dorminusi?
Mrs. EDM: No, BS?
BS: Uh, well, dormisi?
Mrs. EDM: No, it's dormivi. Learn your verbs, perfect endings and meaning for prep. Remember; dormius goes to dormivi which to means to sleep!
Do you see what I mean? Latin sounds okay, but really: IT'S EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I have to get on with my maths prep now, so I'll see you tomorrow!
Ciao,
Bridget
GLOSSARY:
Doing the walk- A walk around the school with one girl and one boy (groups of girls and groups of boys do NOT count as doing the walk). This signals that the boy and the girl are interested in each other and will probably end up going out with each other more often than not.
After a long, grueling day of school (it starts at 8:20 and goes to 4:50) I, Bridget Sye, am sitting down at my computer (or rather, my mother's) and telling you exactly what happens at English boarding school. Not that I, myself, am a boarding student (in fact I am a day pupil), but I have flexi-boarded a couple of times and I get the gist of what goes on. Now, I am going to tell you what happen in (dun dun duh!) Latin class! There are three of us in my Latin class, BC, MH and moi, BS. Our teacher's name is Mrs. EDM, and she's sooooooooooooooo boring. She's nice, and doesn't give out minuses but that's as far as it goes. Shall I enlighten you why I don't like her?
a) she's really boring and we don't know what she's talking about half the time
b) she gives us lots of preps including learning ones which we never do
c) she has no sense of style, she wears the same clothes all the time, she can't do her makeup AND she's got the most HORRIBLE perfume ever. No kidding. It's gross!
a typical two minutes in our Latin class:
Mrs. EDM: So if the we were to make the verb 'dormius' perfect, what would it be?
BC: Ummm...................... *draws on Latin book*
Mrs. EDM: MH? Do you know?
MH: *Looks confused* Dorminusi?
Mrs. EDM: No, BS?
BS: Uh, well, dormisi?
Mrs. EDM: No, it's dormivi. Learn your verbs, perfect endings and meaning for prep. Remember; dormius goes to dormivi which to means to sleep!
Do you see what I mean? Latin sounds okay, but really: IT'S EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I have to get on with my maths prep now, so I'll see you tomorrow!
Ciao,
Bridget
GLOSSARY:
Doing the walk- A walk around the school with one girl and one boy (groups of girls and groups of boys do NOT count as doing the walk). This signals that the boy and the girl are interested in each other and will probably end up going out with each other more often than not.
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Hi,
My name is Bridget Sye and I am a not-so-typical English boarding school teen. I moved from America to England and I had to switch from American style to English style. I've been in my school for about half a year now, but I still feel different. WARNING: You are about to experience the horrors and reality of English boarding school life. It is so not what you think it is...
Okay, everyone has a sort of stereotype about English schools, perfect girls and boys getting straight A's, speaking nicely and wearing neat uniforms? Yeah right. When I, Bridget Sye, (ha! I rhymed!) entered my new (or rather, old) English school, I was shocked by what's going on. Let me now inform you:
1. They swear (and make rude gestures with the hand) SO much more then my last American school.
2. They talk way more commonly about drugs, relationships, etc.
3. I think one weirdo boy from Switzerland smokes. My friend G and I have yet to find out the truth about him. Oh, and he's called L something. You can't pronounce it so it makes him extra suspicious.
4. They are more wild and spontaneous. They talk louder and crazier, too.
5. There are more relationships. People "go out" (aka "doing the walk" ((see gloss.)))
That's all the points off the top of my head I can think of right now. But there's more, omg, there's defiantly more. I think the reason they are wilder is because they have to be more formal when there's teachers around, calling them "sir" and standing up when a teacher comes into the room. The work is harder, the days are longer, there is a LOT more pressure. (than my last American school. And there was plenty of pressure there, too.)
That is only a slice of what happens in English boarding schools. Oh, and did I mention that this is Year 8 at school, aka, 13-year olds?
Ciao for now,
Bridget
GLOSSARY:
Doing the walk- A walk around the school with one girl and one boy (groups of girls and groups of boys do NOT count as doing the walk). This signals that the boy and the girl are interested in each other and will probably end up going out with each other more often than not.
My name is Bridget Sye and I am a not-so-typical English boarding school teen. I moved from America to England and I had to switch from American style to English style. I've been in my school for about half a year now, but I still feel different. WARNING: You are about to experience the horrors and reality of English boarding school life. It is so not what you think it is...
Okay, everyone has a sort of stereotype about English schools, perfect girls and boys getting straight A's, speaking nicely and wearing neat uniforms? Yeah right. When I, Bridget Sye, (ha! I rhymed!) entered my new (or rather, old) English school, I was shocked by what's going on. Let me now inform you:
1. They swear (and make rude gestures with the hand) SO much more then my last American school.
2. They talk way more commonly about drugs, relationships, etc.
3. I think one weirdo boy from Switzerland smokes. My friend G and I have yet to find out the truth about him. Oh, and he's called L something. You can't pronounce it so it makes him extra suspicious.
4. They are more wild and spontaneous. They talk louder and crazier, too.
5. There are more relationships. People "go out" (aka "doing the walk" ((see gloss.)))
That's all the points off the top of my head I can think of right now. But there's more, omg, there's defiantly more. I think the reason they are wilder is because they have to be more formal when there's teachers around, calling them "sir" and standing up when a teacher comes into the room. The work is harder, the days are longer, there is a LOT more pressure. (than my last American school. And there was plenty of pressure there, too.)
That is only a slice of what happens in English boarding schools. Oh, and did I mention that this is Year 8 at school, aka, 13-year olds?
Ciao for now,
Bridget
GLOSSARY:
Doing the walk- A walk around the school with one girl and one boy (groups of girls and groups of boys do NOT count as doing the walk). This signals that the boy and the girl are interested in each other and will probably end up going out with each other more often than not.
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