February 7, 2007 3:12 PM
Hi! Let me introduce myself....
Hey! I am one of the last bloggers to start posting, but I had to start sometime, so I decided I would start today. My name is Armine (I go by my middle name even though this post is under Paola- which is my first name), and I am here to tell you a little bit about my daily life here at Mercersburg Academy. However, I think the best place to start would be by telling you a little about myself. I am a freshman here at Mercersburg (or M'burg, as we call it when we really don't want to write the whole thing out). I was born in Mexico, but now I live in Texas. This is me:
I participate in several activities in the school. I am in the girl's volleyball team, have swam for the past eight years (even though I'm taking a break this year), and will soon be in lacrosse. My friends here are great! I was suprised to find out how different this was from the "typical" high school, because when I got here, everyone was really nice to me. I was also suprised to find out how many different cultures congregated here on campus. Even though we are all from completely different cultures and backgrounds, my friends and I are incredibly close.
When I got here several months ago, I thought school was going to be very hard (I had heard several stories on the horror and difficulty of high school), and it was. But while it was trying and challenging (there is no way you can pass by slacking off here), it was great that the teachers were usually available for help. Study hall was a really big adjustment for me, too. Every monday-thursday and sunday night, I have to sit and do homework from 8-10. The general rule is that you can't be on aim, msn, or any other form of instant messaging, the phone, and the door has to be open (of course all of these rules only apply to underclassmen like myself). But it keeps me in focus and I know I really wouldn't do much without study hall.
While I would really like to keep writing about my exciting life at M'burg (haha), I really have some things to do before study hall, and I bet I've kept you reading too long by now. A toute a l'heure et au revoir! - Until later and goodbye (courtesy of my french 10 class!)
Armine
Posted by at February 7, 2007 3:12 PM