Hello!
I have just emerged from the fiery pit of exams, which have quite literally frazzled my brain; I now regularly miss out letters of words and the other day I spelt November, 9ovember?? but now that I have forgotten every last morsel of information I memorised for gcses I can now focus on things that are actually important to me rather than circle theorems and the empirical formula!!
the prospect of summer excites me but i don't want to waste it. It seems like an eternity until sixth form but really it's not that far. this summer is like the middle 8/link section of a song (heyy still retained some gcse music), it seems insignificant but still plays an important part in transitioning from one chapter to the next. another way of seeing it, is as if someone has pressed pause and the next 2 months do not matter at all; they are entirely irrelevant to my life and transition and whatever i do now will not ever affect me or anyone.
dungaree dress - topshop via depop (only 10 quid, oh the joys of second hand clothing)
turtle/polo neck - h & m
shirt - depop
nike air max - office (apologies for their filthiness; I wore them to an outdoors party)
this necklace is/was my mother's which has made a successful and stealthy transition into my wardrobe. she bought it in hong kong about 30 years ago and it means good luck/fortune (I promise, it is not a Chinese swear).
this week has been fun but slightly surreal without revision. last weekend I went to a party which was both extremely unpredictable and fun. i then went to ikea and bought a motherload of flat pack furniture and knick knacks. despite the canteen-vibe in the ikea restaurant i enjoyed a v large portion of veggie balls and then a legit Swedish cinnamon bun (my passion for cinnamon buns now grows on a daily basis). the rest of the week consisted of having my nose pierced (much to my mother's dismay), ballet practices, baking and returning to school to see Bilal Lukhele give a talk about growing up in South Africa during apartheid and revealing the harsh reality he faced. he was truly inspirational; he suffered astounding hardship and yet was able to use forgiveness as a state of mind, applying it to every part of his life. i have heard a multitude of speeches from a multitude of speakers during school but never one like this; he was able to stand in a room of 90% white people and speak his heart and mind.
I recently contributed a written piece about human rights to the latest issue of Heartbreak Nation. It was my first time contributing anything and I was the only one who read it before submitting so naturally I was a bit apprehensive, but I'm so glad I did.
you can read the full issue here ~ http://issuu.com/inesc3/
this is a really fragmented post so i'll be back with something more coherent very soon
suzie (and the banshees) xox
