April Blues

Possibly the saddest April of my 18 years.

I really hope all of the Mozart, memorisation of dates…deaths…cities…verses…tenses… will all be worth it. As thousands of other IB students at the moment I am sure.

So there really isn’t too much to say. I have listened to hours’ worth of Mozart. I am taking studious notes, and reorganising my binders multiple times. I have now created four binders for History. This makes me very sad.

If I get a 37 in my IB, with 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level I will be going to the University of Bristol to study Law, hopefully doing well enough in my First Year exams to qualify for a third year abroad.
I’ve already decided what Unions/Clubs/Society’s I would like to be a part of J So many of my friends who are in Uni now so they have so much free time- which will be terrible after this UWC lifestyle. So I will try to keep busy!

If I don’t… well I couldn’t have worked any harder!

Social Events that have happened though:
The new leaders of Children’s Charities decide! Nineteen interviews. Wowza. Dominique (Dodo) from England/Netherlands, Alexia from Madagascar and Nicole from Hong Kong. I have high hopes!

Sushi in Open House made by Atsuki. MMM.

Gabi’s Mum and Step-Dad came on Friday night. She is a HUGE fan of a Jazz singer, who she’s heard in Portugal, London and Basel. Stacey Kent was performing in St Donats Art Centre on Friday night, the start of a new tour! So Gabi’s Mum bought 10 tickets, two for friends and then six for AC students. I was so happy to have experienced it. The music was lovely. I’ve never listened to jazz live before (or not for that matter), and am now a fan of Stacey Kent and her musicians at the very least.

It was quite funny when she started singing a song in French. As apparently – Chloé and Ophelie said it made absolutely no sense, in terms of grammar. I thought it sounded fine- but then I understood about 7 words…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLnqICFlqo (here is one of her songs, though I can't remember if she sang it on Friday, or hear it to check if it is a nice one)

Yesterday was Ilisha’s 19^th. For the evening there were about 20 friends in the Blue Garden, under shelter as it was raining, for a vegetarian picnic on blankets.
Afterwards I went to look at the Art Exhibition of all the students of AC’s pieces. It was really fantastic. I may have said this last year, but the students at AC’s art is very different to any I saw in Cayman, as my school only had a ‘Fine Arts’ A Level. Sometimes I look at the pieces and the amount of creativity and think I could do things like this- and then I wouldn’t be studying for six subjects right now!

I will put some of the pictures up soon J

Tonight is Move for Amnesty. Another dancing event! Chloé and Gabi in my room have both worked very hard, and they have six new dances to perform. It should be great: D

End of Codes is this week. It really is just meant to be the Friday, but First Years have exams on Thursday and Friday, so our events will have to be done before. I know there’s a whole school event, buddy dorm and Caribbean bonding the next three mornings – I will explain them after the matter. Sadly, that means waking up at 6am each time! EGH.

Less than 3 weeks until exams… Less than 6 weeks until AC is over. What is happening?

I also have applied for six scholarships for University. Two weeks tomorrow I do my first interview via Skype!

Anyways, my laundry is dry.
xxo

Abi