My Life

First of all. In march 2007, I was already in grade 11 in my old Senior High School in Banda Aceh. I didn't realize that I had to repeat High School. As a result, in september 2007, I had to go back to grade 10. Can you imagine? Grade 10?! The reason was understandable. We, as the newcomers, had to adapt to Canadian system of education. So, all I had to do was going with the flow.

Anyway, I spent three years in Crescent Heights High School. I was also enrolled as an ESL(English as a Second Language) student for a year and a half before they put me in regular classes. Which was fine, considering that my English wasn't that good.

If you're wondering how did I spend my three years in High School. Well, here's the story :D

In my first year of High School, it was quite scary to be honest. I didn't speak that much English. Making friends was difficult. It felt so different from back home. The people, the foods, cultures, everything. It seemed like I moved to a different planet! I also wore hijab which made things become quite challenging as well(at least to me). I just felt different from everybody!

To be honest, I was a quiet girl in High School (even now, hehe). I joined many different clubs as well, which I ended up quitting later on. I was still in my transition progress, trying to figure out who I am, what do I like, and what do I want to be when I grow up. Basically, I was still getting to know myself.
However, with so many clubs I had joined, I sticked with one club, which was newspaper club!
In my second year of High School, I wrote three to five different articles on my school newspaper. I was proud of myself! (Yiay me! hehe). In my third year, I had to quit because I had to focus more with school. However, things didn't turn out so well with my biology mark. I met the requirements to graduate, but not to enter university.

Therefore, in September 2010, I went to Chinook College to upgrade biology so that I will meet the requirements of the university I'm applying to. I didn't regret it a bit. After all, I got to spend few months off in Indonesia before my life in university starts! :D

This is the picture of my High School (The main door)

My picture on my graduation ceremony (June 2010)