AB’s blog

  The day I started year 11 so many things were going through my head. I was very happy to start year 11 because that was going to be my last year of secondary school. At the same time I was a bit nervous because of exams. I knew they were going to be very hard and stressful. Teachers kept saying “time is going to fly away”, but of course I didn’t believe them. We had like 9 months before exams. The next thing I realised I had only 4 weeks left before GCSE’s. GCSE’s did not even feel like GCSE’s. I believed I did well in my exams. That ended up not being true. I failed most of my subjects. The only subjects that saved me were Italian and Spanish, I was 4 marks away from getting a 9 in spanish. I believe I didn’t do well in my exams because I didn’t take year 10 serious. That was the biggest mistake. Year 10 is where you start focusing on your options and where you start learning all the content that you need for your exams. Even though year 10 was my best year in school I wish I fo...

For the past few years, I’ve been trying to find out what brings out my abilities and skills the most. I would say I’m a very creative person with a highly imaginative mind. In school, I wasn’t particularly good at any of the STEM subjects, but one thing I believe I excelled at, and still do, is debating and discussing topics like conspiracy theories. Around two years ago, I started attending drama classes. Initially, I thought drama wasn’t for me because I believed I was very introverted. However, that was the first time I really made friends with people outside of school. Before trying drama, I attempted dance classes but quickly got bored with them. Then I tried kick-boxing for about a year, which I enjoyed, but when I tried boxing, I became obsessed with it and thought no other sport or activity could replace it. However, I was wrong because acting became an obsession for me, and it came so easily to me. One day, my drama school received big news that we were going to perform in th...

  Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia. Other major cities include Medellín, known for its innovative urban development, and Cartagena. 1.Biodiversity: Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil. It has a wide variety of ecosystems, including the Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains, and Caribbean and Pacific coastlines. 2.Cultural Heritage: Colombia has a rich cultural heritage with influences from indigenous, African, traditions. This blend is reflected in its music, dance, food, and festivals. 3.Emeralds: Colombia is the world’s largest producer of emeralds, with the majority of the stones coming from the Boyacá region. LA HISTORIA DE LA SALSA COLOMBIANA. Salsa music arrived in Colombia in the 1960s and 1970s. Cali’s connection to salsa became so profound that the city earned the title of the “Salsa Capital of the World.” This title reflects not only the popularity of salsa music in Cali but also the city’s unique contributions to the ...