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The day I was born
The day I was born was July 28th 2006. My place of birth was in Canada, Burlington. -
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Elementary/Middle School
I started going to kindergarten when I turned 4. The school I went to was a public school and I stayed there from kindergarten to grade 8. Due to COVID, school had ended for us in March. We only went back there to pick up our certificates however that didn't happen until late June/early July -
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Kindergaten
I always stuck to my mom growing up so transitioning to kindergarten really took a toll on me. I recall times where I'd sob so much in front of the kindergarten gate because I didn't want my parents to drop me off at school. Slowly I got used to going however I never spoke to any of my peers that it got to the point where my teacher had to have a serious meeting with my mom about it. -
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Grade 1 - 5 (1)
Grades 1 through 5 was a huge life event for me. I had met a girl named Esha and from the moment we met, we became inseparable. We always hung out together in and out of school. She's 100% responsible for me coming out of my shell. She really helped me out when it came to making other friends throughout the years. Once we had reached grade 5, a new girl to our school had come. We invited her to be our friend and she kindly accepted. -
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Grade 1 - 5 (2)
Throughout grade 5, I noticed that Esha was slowly distancing herself from me and getting closer to the new girl. By the time Grade 5 had ended, we stopped talking as a whole. It was really hard since she was the person I'd hang out with a majority of the time. This transition really affected me and I slowly went back to being silent and not interacting with others. -
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Grade 6 - 8
Since grade 1, there was always this girl in my class each year who hated me. Her name is Victoria. We hated each other a lot for no reason at all but all of a sudden in grade 6, we started talking and became friends. She then introduced me to her friends and we all became a friend group. Even though I had my circle of friends, there were times where I still felt insecure about myself because of what had happened before. -
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Quarantine
Due to the status of COVID at the time, everyone was forced to quarantine. I didn't have many friends growing up so I didn't mind being able to stay at home all day. I started using my phone way more often and began making online friends. I loved talking to them so much that it got to the point that I rarely spoke to my in person friends. My social skills decreased by A LOT. I believe a cohort of us have gone through the same thing and are all still in the healing process of it all. -
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Grade 9 - 10 (2)
However, by the time grade 10 was slowly coming to an end, I forced myself to become more social. I was able to talk to new people however there was still a bit of a struggle back then (but it's the thought that counts haha). I had made a friend group consisting of 3 other people, Victoria being one of them while making sure I had made some sort of a friendly connection with others in my grade so in my future classes, if I don't have anyone in my friend group there, I could talk to them. -
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Grade 9 - 10 (1)
Throughout grade 9 - 10, I was super anti-social. I never spoke unless I was spoken to. It was really hard for me to talk to people because I came from a public school while my high school is a catholic school. Because I came from a different school board, I didn't know anyone. A lot of the people in my grade already knew each other since elementary so I found it difficult to "squeeze" myself in there if that makes sense. -
High School
While transitioning to high school, COVID was really bad at the time, we had to wear masks 24/7 and had to distance ourselves from other students. Social skills were AWFUL due to this and because of social distance it was really hard to get back into our usual school routine. -
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Grade 11 (1)
Continuing on with what I was doing in grade 10, I continued to speak with others in my classes, making those connections. In my co-op class, there was this one girl who really stood out to me, she was pretty quiet. I wanted to talk to her but I got a little nervous until one day I decided to sit next to her and introduce myself and we became friends right away. The next day we had realised we also had first period healthcare together as well so that really brought us closer. -
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Grade 11 (2)
I then introduced her to my friend group and she introduced 2 of her closest friends to us as well and we became one whole friend group which we still are till this day. We all are really close and happy. I really enjoy being with them and I came over my insecurity and anxiety because of them. I'm very blessed to have friends like them in my life. -
Grade 12 (2)
I will be moving to Hamilton in the middle of the school year. My parents aren't making me switch schools which is a relief however getting to school will definitely be an issue. It'll be harder for me to be able to do things with my friends outside of school or even go to school events because of the distance. If it was a regular day at school, usually I'd get home before 3 but when we move soon we won't be getting home until 5-ish due to my 2 younger siblings as well. -
Grade 12
As of right now, I am in grade 12. Social-wise AND just school in general I would say I'm in my prime if that makes sense. Everything's going well, I did have some issues with semester 1 but now it is semester 2 and I'm definitely locking in and getting my crap together. I'm very excited about this year however there is a certain thing that's kinda messed things up for me -
Grade 12 (3)
I know for sure I won't be missing any important events like prom or my graduation but there's always those small events after school I'd love to go to whether it's a club or a sports game. It's gonna be hard for me to adjust and I'm not really sure how things are gonna go but hopefully it won't be too bad.