Blog 1.1 - First Four Weeks of Senior Year

     Hey, it's been a while, hasn't it? I feel like it was just last month when I submitted my last assignment for Grade 11. Now, you're telling me it's my last year in high school? That's crazy.

     It's almost been a month since school started and I still find it unbelievable that this is the last year I will see my classmates and my teachers. Some, who I've known since I transferred to FIS mid-year in Grade 7. I'm amazed at how everyone has grown and how much we've been through together. There are a lot of memories I unlocked recently. 

    When school first started on August 1, I felt like it was unreal that I was actually in school with my classmates and friends in person. It was shocking, and even more so that we don't have any more upperclassmen and all the students outside of my class are underclassmen. Most of which are new, even in the two lower grades who were present the last time we were in face-to-face. 

    Speaking of new students, we have some new faces in our class, and no I am not one of them. I still remember Ms. Disa thinking I was a new student during our first AEP class of the year. It was funny, but no I am still the same girl from Canada you met when I was almost 13 haha. Anyways, it was our first time seeing the new students face-to-face since they transferred to FIS last year when everything was still online. I hope we, the class of 2023, have welcomed them well and I hope they feel welcomed. I also look forward to getting to know them better and to have a good year with them and the rest of the class.

    Now moving on to my (long-awaited) experience in AEP 12, we started of course with Ms. Disa trying to remember who's who, though I'm the only one who she didn't recognize and I felt slightly offended (joking). It's okay though, I found that quite a few people could not recognize me either, especially Kuya Tony who kept asking "Who is this?" while pointing at me, haha. After Miss took attendance, she informed us about what we'll be doing this year, and I found it pretty refreshing and somewhat like Rapunzel leaving her tower to explore the world. So I was pretty excited about it. Then, Ms. Disa tricked us into communicating with one another by making us play Scrabble together. I can't say I'm proud of the words we put down, but I can say that we did our best at the time. the first day was a pretty relaxing class.

    The next week, on the day of our second class, I had to take online because I was going to the hospital for a doctor's appointment that day. I really appreciate how Miss was really trying to include me in the class with her little speaker and her gadget showing my classmates making it seem like I'm there too. I was able to participate in listening to Ms. Disa explain what we were in class that day and for the wordle tournament thing. Unfortunately, I couldn't participate in the miro board because I had to leave.

    The third class, I was in face-to-face again and the first things I noticed were the room change and the teddy bear Miss used to hold Elle in when she was taking online. That day we started doing our essays. I found it interesting to learn about the topics my classmates were doing for the project. Some were doing topics that had to do with technology and others had topics surrounding psychology. Meanwhile, the topic I chose is the importance of dance. Dance is something I love and I'm really talented in. I hope to study it in college too, but of course there are people who don't think dance is an important thing like other practices in the arts. So, I want to understand what the importance of dance really is so I don't feel insecure for not having a more respected interest in career like science and business. Ms. Disa also sent me a video of someone asking a diverse amount of people what their "best dance move" is. I thought it was very wholesome and Miss and I had a long conversation about dance. I learned a lot about her especially that she's the coolest teacher I've ever talked to.

    Lastly, the fourth class, I was absent because I got sick over the weekend and stayed home from school most of the week to heal. Even though I did go to school on Friday for a certain quiz I had to take, I'm still recovering. On Friday I actually felt a bit uncomfortable because I was not ready to be normal yet. Even so, my sickness didn't get rid of my worry about the long-overdue assignments I still have yet to submit, especially in this class because I literally have not turned anything in except the learning contract quiz. Even this blog is late. So I apologize for the delay. I have a lot to do, but I'm trying my best to get back into the same pace as my classmates. 

    I am excited for this year in AEP and discovering who I am and what I can offer to the world. I hope by the end of this year, I will be sure of myself and can go into university with confidence, wherever I may go. I will do my very best this year. Let's go!!!!!!!!!

Your favourite Canadian girly,

Lucille