Monday, September 29, 2014

Me

       This post is about me and my life right now as a teenager in high school. People think that being a teenager in highschool is easy. It's not. Yeah sure high school is only 5 years but I've only lived 15 years so 5 years is a long time.

       My family plays a huge role in my life. More specifically, my parents. I know that there are people who get into fights with their parents but honestly I'm not really like that. I'm not saying I never fight with them but it's very rare. They trust me a lot and aren't very strict when it comes to most things but they have some things they don't want me doing and I respect that. I don't have set chores but they ask me to do stuff around the house. My parents aren't controlling and they usually let me be responsible about how I'm going to use my time. When we do get into fights its usually when I think I'm right about something and thinking back on those fights I still think I am. Anyway, yeah I love my parents they're amazing. 

       Another big part of my life is school. School can be stressful. I don't love it but I don't really hate it all the time either. My classes aren't very hard right now. It's the beginning of the year so most of what we're learning is review of last year. I guess we'll see what happens later on in the semester. Of course there are upsides to school like getting to see friends everyday and learning new things but there are also downsides. I don't like waking up early and coming to school in the morning tired and being stressed. It can be hard to balance a social life, extra curricular activities, doing well in school, homework and getting enough sleep and that's usually what stresses me out or drains me. That's school to me.

       Friends. I think whether you're a teenager or not you need at least one friend. Someone that you can confide in and that confides in you. In school there are people that I socialize with but there are also people who I'm friends with. I have a lot of friends that go to other schools but most of the time I see them in the summer because school makes everyone have busy schedules. In school I wouldn't say I have a lot or a couple. I think it's more in between, but outside of school I have a lot. 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

 My name is Gaby and this is my first post for English 10 with Neufeld. I'm going to talk about my thoughts and experiences in English. I did well in English in grade 8 and 9. Last year, I got 88%. Even though I did  well in English it's not my favourite subject. I didn't enjoy the poetry unit and I never really have. On the other hand, I did like doing novel studies. We read the book "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel and "The Outsiders" in grade 8. I didn't really like "The Pigman" but I do like to read so I think that was why I liked novel studies.That basically sums up my past year of English!