Ballerina at Heart

Since my last post exams have been over for about three weeks now, school is officially out and most importantly, last night we attended our year 12 formal. Year 12 formal is officially the last night that the entire class of 2017 would be in the one room together and it is the night that most of us said goodbye to our friends, classmates and teachers before entering the big bad world or hopping on the roller-coaster that we call life (whatever corny line you wish to use). In my opinion, formal was in fact a bittersweet night and not just because I wouldn’t be saying goodbye to the school, but because I would be saying goodbye to some of my friends. Sure, we’ll keep in touch, but who knows where our paths will take us. A lot can change in the course of a year, especially when we’re all headed in different directions. I say, what better way to say goodbye than to get all dressed up and party for six hours. You see, for a lady such as myself, formal does not simply begin whe...

In my spare time, when I’m not writing or studying, I do watch a lot of movies and TV shows – specifically American teen movies and TV shows. You know, your high school dramas like Pretty Little Liars , Riverdale , (the classic) Mean Girls and that new one, The DUFF ! In light of the school year coming to a close, I thought I might share something interesting that I’ve noticed about American schools (or at least the way they are portrayed in these movies and TV shows) compared to the schools we have here in Australia. These schools all seem to follow a formula for all their social and friendship groups. A hierarchy or a system which I think for us Australian kids, is just not relatable at all. You see these groups of teenagers and ‘middle school kids’, (which by the way are primary school kids, here) seem to be divided into factions based on one specific character trait! Like, for example; you’ve got your ‘jocks’ (sports players), your ‘nerds’, ‘emos’, ‘music geeks’, ‘hipster...