After two years under the reign of the International Baccalaureate Diploma system i am officially a free man, which is probably the main reason for the start of these posts to come. Phoned the school early to put myself out of my misery, i have never felt a better sense of relief. So i'll be moving down to Brighton to start at the University of Sussex in October 2009 after a much needed gap year.
I'm not exactly sure how i managed to do as well as i did, especially considering i spent most of my time during the two years watching tv, partying on the internet, going to shows, and waking up at 3AM to finish last month's essay while this month's stared me in the face. I thought i would regret the little time i put in to finishing work, or not studying for exams, but as it turns out, i'm glad i did what i did, and how i went about doing it.
I do love to learn. In all honesty i cannot wait to start learning again next fall. Especially learning with freedom, unlike the prison i have just come from. 4 "free" periods a week, spent cooped up in the library with a woman who would tolerate nothing but complete silence. Escaping from the campus via the boot of someone's car as we weren't allowed to leave. Detention for five days for missing gym. Countless letters home over "missing work." But now i'm free. Goodbye ACS Egham.
Its such a relieving feeling knowing that i have a steady future for at least the next five or six years. First on the list is to try and get a job to help fuel this year off, but i'll probably end up appreciating work not for the minimal amount of cash but as an escape from the boredom of home life. Then off for 4 years being a full time student, and i will probably end up stretching my time as a student by doing a masters after. So there it is, my future for the next 6 years. But for now my short term future is as follows: Jimmy on the 8th, and i couldn't be more excited, then departing for the Red Sea on the 10th to dive. Life could not be radder if it tried.
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