Contemplating Change

Hi there everybody!! Sorry it's been a while since my last post but the last few weeks have been......well, a bit hectic. Actually, more than a bit! School has just begun again and it’s been very exciting and fun, but also very different!

On my first day back, I felt strangely out of place. In a school where I’ve been going to for the last 5 years, I suddenly felt odd, disconnected from everyone else. And it didn’t help that when I arrived I didn’t have a classroom to go to (we hadn’t been assigned rooms yet)! My friends began to arrive soon, as well as some new faces and we all mingled and chatted for a while. Introductions were made and slowly I began to feel better. But I couldn’t shake this weird feeling because deep down I knew that this year, everything would be different!

When you start the 11^th grade (at least at my school) everything changes. You stand in a different part of the auditorium for assembly. Move into a new building. Get a new classroom. Use a different type of desks and chairs. Begin new classes on new subjects. Have new teachers. Climb more stairs. Meet new people. Make new friends. Cope with higher expectations than ever before. Yes, everything changes.

All of this didn’t quite hit me till last Friday, when the school sorted us into our new houses, taking away our last connection to the years before. It was quite sad as Fridays go, and as we sat drearily around Kolam class (yes, we have a kolam class!!!) it occurred to me that this was only the beginning of big changes I was going to face throughout life.

Change is inevitable. They say that the only permanent thing in life IS change. Change is hard, and getting used to new things is hard. I’ve had to deal with change more often than I would’ve liked. It’s hard to let go of the past and step into the future. I guess the same is true for all of us (read: I hope I’m not crazy!). It’s important to remember that change, while scary and sad, can be quite exciting. It’s thrilling not knowing what tomorrow might bring.

So here’s to our old friend, Change, who is ever present and never, ever boring! 

Until next time,

Bianka