Shout out to everyone who's contributed to my blog so far or has been mentioned/featured in some way.
Thank you Harry, Harold, Jenny, Lingkesh, Luke, Phili, Leyo and Sami H. Plus a few others who were part of the survey in a previous post.
It's done. My exams are done. I never have to do a GCSE exam ever again in my life. Ever.
But walking out of school that day three weeks ago, did I feel ecstasy? Did I go crazy with happiness and excitement? Was I jumping for joy? Everyone knows that clichéed feeling of partying and endless smiling now that exams are over. For some, they made sure they lived that fantasy. For me, well, life doesn't seem that different.
Despite some cases of last minute past papers and revision, I've had A LOT of time on my hands over the last month. And as each subject got ticked off, the workload got less and I just ended up doing nothing sat on my sofa.
I sure as hell couldn't afford to act like I didn't have any exams left but I could definitely afford having 12 hours of nothing to do. The lack of unrepeated movies on television doesn't help either. Even the football season's over. Plus these movies are all rom-coms. Someone have a word with who ever it is that decides these things on ITV 2. Thanks.
Anyway, I was left with little to do until my work experience and the beginning of my summer workout (like the millions of others across the world). I'm not the person who can accept being bored anymore. With the self-change I talked about in Have your glass half full, I've somehow made myself hate not doing something fun or productive. Makes me feel guilty that I'm not making the most out of the things I've got.
It's the story of some people's lives isn't it?
That's why I WILL try to do some of the things I mentioned in Here comes the sun. After all, you've got to practice what you preach. I can't spend my days just aimlessly scrolling through a bland Twitter timeline, not to mention the type of trends that go on on there (#Dpmo gives my view on one particular trend).
When you're purely bored, not even social media can save you. Not long Snapchat stories, swiping through countless Tinder accounts or YouTube videos. Work experience came in to be some sort of a relief.
I've got to admit. I wasn't excited for my work experience. I didn't know what to expect and I wasn't that up for it. But I was still determined to suck it up and try to make the most of it. They really proved me wrong.
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| It's a 'dog eat dog' world out there on London's streets. |
I never could have imagined what I had experienced last week. I always say to myself, "Assumptions are dangerous". Before you start squinting your eyes and telling me it's bullshit, hear me out.
There are small assumptions that have little to no effect and are quickly forgotten about, but most assumptions have some serious consequences. After all, they are the root of all ignorance and prejudice. A policeman assuming a black person has a knife when walking down the street is probably going to offend the guy. Just saying.
Anyway, I had assumed that it would be a boring week with boring tasks organised by boring people. I was wrong. And I'm happy to admit it. I completed some tasks that I never could have done successfully a few years ago. It shows how far I've come.
Cliché maybe, but this whole thing was actually invaluable. It's shown me what I can achieve and will help me with all the job and uni interviews and applications that I'm bound to face in the future.
We have the summer now for ourselves. 9 weeks of freedom.To do whatever we want before sixth form starts (I'm already in sixth form?! Feel old yet?) and we get a major reality check. So... what are YOU going to do??
