this is an entry that I wrote on the first day of school in Gr. 12, still as a highschool student. It's interesting to look at how my life has changed and how my perspective on life has also changed.

Sept 3, 2002

Today is the first "day" of school. My schedule for this semester consists of mainly grade 11 courses. I need to change my schedule soon. I have Mr. Nickel for block A english 12. He seems really nice. I remember that I had him for music in grade 8 for a couple of days, then I dropped that course for art. For block B I have Mrs. Danechek? She wasn't here for the begining of the class so this really weird sub took attendance. . I also had Mrs. Danecek for CaP in grade 8. She's the kind of tacher who's really nice to goody-goods but is so mean to troule makers. She should be pretty easy. I remember that as long as you do your work, she'll give you an 100%. Then I have bio 11 with Ms. Hatton... had her for math in grade 9... don't like her that much. I met a gril called Amber in that class, she also has english with me. She started going to PM in the second semester of last year. She seems pretty nice, but really shy. I like her, I think we are going to become really good friends. Finally for block D I have chem 11 with Mr. Sahota, I am going to change that course as long as I get to see a counselor. I met another girl who also has english with me in that class. It's too bad I forgot her name.

the block orders for this year are really confusing, I don't know whether I can remember the pattern or not. I am lucky that i got one of the newer-looking top lockers. My locker's upstairs by the den so it's really far from all my classes. What I don't like about my english class is that it's so small, dark and the esks are just boards attatched to the arm of each chair.

Tomorrow will be the first full day of school. I'm so scared that I won't get straight A's and won't be able to get into UBC. I'm scared that this year might be harder than last year. I am afraid that I might not be able to make lots of friends or not getting the credits that I deserve for the courses that I took last year or not being able to change the courses to the ones that I want...

8:30pm