Transition Year

Today, after 5 minutes of ridiculously unneccesary tension, we found out that everybody who applied, bar those that were already spoken to, was accepted into TY. This was a great relief, as if I hadn’t got in my mom would have transferred me before you can say Ski Trip. Knowing that my brother spent 70% of TY dossing in the ICT labs, I have decided to have a clear image of what I want to do during the entire TY year. I’ll probably use this blog as a checklist.

Read “The Count of Monte Cristo” in French.

This is probably my most ambitious plan as, not only is it a gargantuan book (I love that word!), the only book I have ever read cover to cover in French was “Le Petit Prince”, which I read as a childrens novel rather than a “hidden meaning” type of book. Still though, it would be an invaluable help to my French for leaving cert. I also want to read it because it sounds like an awesome book and I don’t want to read a translators version of the book rather than the authors original text. If that works, which it probably won’t, I’ll move on to “The Three Musketeers”.

Do truckloads of charity work

This makes sense. TY is really the year where students give something back to the community. Now, regular readers probably know of how much I hate putting animal welfare over human welfare so I most certainly won’t be volunteering for the ISPCA. The charity I’m definetely volunteering for is the Simon Community, who work for homeless people in Ireland. I figure that it seems like a horrible life to be homeless and I would like to do my bit. I hope they allow 15 year olds though, as there might be insurance problems. If I can’t volunteer for the Simon Community or I feel that I could volunteer for more than one charity I will either go for Red Cross (though I can’t do more than basic first aid, and still…), a third world charity (as long as it’s not one of those charities that try to convert the people they halp to Christianity), or perhaps in fundraising for support of one of those diseases (I think that the school places a big importance on these as some students and teachers are affected [indirectly] by it).

Do loads of extra-curricular

Now this is a bit of an obvious choice but I think that joining groups is an important part of TY. So I’ll probably join Gaisce, Lego Robotics and anything else that takes my fancy. I’m already involved in the student council so I’ll keep doing that, obviously. Since I’m not going to have much homework, I’ll be able to do more stuff outside of school too. I have a friend who wants to take up triathlon so I might join him, even if I will lag behind but, it’s having fun that counts, right?

Well, that’s all I can think of for now, should keep me occupied for a few of those ICT classes! Sorry I haven’t blogged in yonks but I’ve been busy with homework/study/procrastinating from the previous.

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