New Year New Me

Having a unique experience of changing schools during a crucial time in a growing teenager's life has given me a very helpful insight on what to expect in the future. I carried my old customs with me into my new school and left with a more mature view of the world with a desire to tackle the next stage in my adolescent life which was High School. High School was like changing schools all over again, but this time I was ready and knew what to expect. I was nervous at first but I was also determined incorporate what I learned into my high school experience and make a change within the high school itself. I entered more clubs, participated in community service, took music classes, made different kinds of friends and became involved in my school. Everything I have done was to prepare me for college in order to make the best of what is to come. I am ready to take the next big step in my life and I am certain that my experiences will contribute to the diversity of the college life. As another year begins, so does the dreaded month known as January. The month of cold weather, dark days, darker nights and paying for your pint in pennies (we’ve all been there!). But one of the worst (or best) things about the new year is all those resolutions. Like Facebook users everywhere, my newsfeed has been crammed full of people resolving left, right and centre, from the standard weight loss plans, to those ‘I must work harder at uni/work/school’ types. I can only imagine gyms all over England are full of new members, kitted out in the most prestigious gym wear, clutching their ‘Slim-Fast’ milkshakes in a not-so-secret plan to slim down for summer. I have always been rubbish at keeping resolutions of any sort. The only resolution I have ever kept is the one I make every single year… Not to make any pointless resolutions that I know I will not keep. Even the year I resolved, aged 14, to watch a ‘Friends’ episode every day resulted in me eventually hating what had been my favourite TV show, and cringing every time I heard the familiar tones of that opening title sequence. But this year is going to be different. This will be the year I actually stick to my resolutions (and yes, I am aware I’m eight days late in this decision – but no one is perfect!).