So the latest RAVE lesson was about memories, and it has spurred my friends into writing a letter to their Year 8 self. This has now made me incredibly sentimental and wanting to write one as well... So here goes!
Dear Jayde,
Yes, because I am you, I know about your obsession with this spelling of our name. Let me tell you now; you eventually grow out of that. You will find a nickname in the end of Year 11 that ends up on your school jersey, and you fall in love with it.
It has been just over two years since you have moved from Adelaide to Queensland and you still hurt bitterly... Believe me when I say that you have to move on. Time flies so quickly, and by Year 12 you will have almost completely forgotten what it was like living in Adelaide as your whole life is now in Queensland.
Don't get me wrong, you still miss and love your best girl friend, though you don't really talk to each other for awhile due to the long distance. But in Year 12 you start growing closer again, and (currently) am planning 18th birthday parties with each other and planning to go to the Melbourne Cup when you are both 18!
Which then would answer another of your questions I am sure you would ask when reading this... Yes, you still adore animals. To pieces! I will warn you that you do go through a tough time in Year 11 where you truly feel as though as you are living life for nothing because you can't get the OP to be a Vet, and there are no other careers out there for you. Yeah, it's nasty, but you make it through! Stronger than ever!
Right now, you are probably singing some Kasey Chambers song to yourself while reading this... Sorry to break it to you, but you do grow off of that kind of music. You still listen to it every now and again and love it as much as always... But you will meet someone this year who will change your music tastes forever.
Your insecurities about your singing voice will continue to plague you. Unfortunately, the feeling of inadequacy never entirely goes away due to so many reasons... But just know that sometime in Year 12, you will feel the best you have ever felt about your voice. It will be short lived, but it will happen, and it will make you feel incredible.
Dear Jayde,
Yes, because I am you, I know about your obsession with this spelling of our name. Let me tell you now; you eventually grow out of that. You will find a nickname in the end of Year 11 that ends up on your school jersey, and you fall in love with it.
It has been just over two years since you have moved from Adelaide to Queensland and you still hurt bitterly... Believe me when I say that you have to move on. Time flies so quickly, and by Year 12 you will have almost completely forgotten what it was like living in Adelaide as your whole life is now in Queensland.
Don't get me wrong, you still miss and love your best girl friend, though you don't really talk to each other for awhile due to the long distance. But in Year 12 you start growing closer again, and (currently) am planning 18th birthday parties with each other and planning to go to the Melbourne Cup when you are both 18!
Which then would answer another of your questions I am sure you would ask when reading this... Yes, you still adore animals. To pieces! I will warn you that you do go through a tough time in Year 11 where you truly feel as though as you are living life for nothing because you can't get the OP to be a Vet, and there are no other careers out there for you. Yeah, it's nasty, but you make it through! Stronger than ever!
Right now, you are probably singing some Kasey Chambers song to yourself while reading this... Sorry to break it to you, but you do grow off of that kind of music. You still listen to it every now and again and love it as much as always... But you will meet someone this year who will change your music tastes forever.
Your insecurities about your singing voice will continue to plague you. Unfortunately, the feeling of inadequacy never entirely goes away due to so many reasons... But just know that sometime in Year 12, you will feel the best you have ever felt about your voice. It will be short lived, but it will happen, and it will make you feel incredible.
So you are playing Percussion this year with your teacher, Mr Keating. You chose it because it is the easiest to do, and you are not interested at all in learning an instrument... Well, I shall tell you now that in Year 11 this also changes. Influential friends unknowingly encourage you to take on an instrument you fall in love with as soon as you see it lying in it's case. Before even playing it!
Now, by the end of this year you will have your first, true boyfriend. I say this, because all other guys you have 'dated' so far lasted less than a month, and all did it for the dare... Anywho, you and this future guy will be together for nine months and it doesn't end the way you prefer it... This will hurt you a lot, but it is because of this that you learn how to create 'walls' so as you can't get hurt that way again. Or so at least, you can deal with it better. This ability becomes a blessing, but a curse in the future...
Just letting you know, you and future guy do become friends again at one point where you make a big mistake; then you fade out of each other's lives... It's not as depressing as you think. In fact, you barely even notice.
A lot happens this year. Right now, you are thinking that once you are out of school you will become a hermit living by herself in the mountains surrounded by wild animals... As lonely, but awesome this sounds; you will find out sometime in the future that this won't be the case at all. In this year alone, you will form friendships with people who, at first you will take for granted, but very quickly become one of the most important things in your life that you can't live without.
Remember that tall, skinny guy who invited you to sit with him and his larger friend one lunchtime this year just gone because you were on your own? The one who sings Christmas Carols all year round and loves all things history? Well he becomes a good friend over the next few years. Especially in Year 12. He will bring a smile to your face in an instant and you will adore him for it.
As for his larger friend? Yeah, I'm not entirely sure, but you never quite get get to liking him. Especially at the end of Year 11 in a situation with leadership positions... But yeah, all I can say with that is, don't try to get yourself into his good books; because in the end isn't worth it.
Oh, and you will also have met a short, shy, brunette this year. This one is a keeper. Don't you dare take her for granted, as she soon becomes one of your closest of friends. Especially in Physics. Yes, you will do Physics in Year 11 and 12. At the moment it doesn't seem that bad, electric currents and all that. It's pretty darn easy. Trust me, you will have a heart attack in Year 11. No joke.
Oh and you know how Biology is your favourite Science right now? It won't be in a few years... Morris, your favourite teacher currently, will soon become the devil before your very eyes, and going to Biology will bore you to death. Fair warning here.
Instead, your favourite Science becomes Chemistry. You will adore it with all you have because you understand it so well, and you are so interested in it! Physics comes a close second only because the challenge (though it sucks) somehow keeps you interested. And it's always good fun joking around with your brunette buddy, or zoning out with her then totally acing the questions (yeah, you become awesome like that).
This year you will meet some people. And these people are going to change your life forever. Literally.
One of the first people you will become acquainted with will be a strange, pale girl. Believe it or not, you too get married in the future. Not literally of course! I can definitely tell you that your sexual orientation stays exactly where it is. But you and the pale girl become incredibly close friends and this leads to a two-minute wedding ceremony on a beach while on a camp for Biology. As strange as this is to you now, you will be completely fine with it and totally understand once you are in Year 11.
You will also meet a pale male (YAY for rhyming right?) who annoy you to death when you first meet him. Actually he annoys you excessively until about Year 11. He's still just as annoying, but you become better friends, so it's more in jest than annoyance. Year 12 is when you build an unexpectedly close bond with him. Of course, with his personality you will never truly know how he feels, but you will hope that he feels the same. He shows you this T.V. show in Year 12 that you fall in love with after the first episode; so what's not to like about this one?
A tall awkward boy will also cross your path. This boy has the same thing you do, Asperger's. You two become friends, but are always kind of iffy around each other, possibly because you never know what to say. In Year 12 he saves your laptop though, which means he's definitely a keeper! :P He is a very good friend to have around.
You will also meet a shy Asian guy. Now this guy is definitely a keeper. Not kidding. You too become so close and share so much with each other you will struggle knowing how on earth you could live without him. He is the reason why your music taste changes and he will become the one you can rely on to tell anything too, and vice versa. Don't you dare take this one for granted! EVER!
This year you will do some crazy and fun things. To tell you what those are would ruin it for you. But I will mention that there is a murder mystery in there somewhere... As well as some art work that you will find frustrating, but fall in love with at the same time. Oh! And you will also get a Prep buddy! No joke, this will absolutely make your idea, and you will fall in love... Unconditionally. But unfortunately, as all kids do, eventually she grows up and begins to forget you... Sadness...
After all this, all I can say is have fun. Looking back at the year you are about to go into now, when in Year 12. It seems so far away, yet time has passed so quickly. Don't take what you get for granted. And try not to make too many rash decisions. The amount of hot water you get yourself into over the next few years is insane! >.<
From your friendly neighbourhood future self.
~I kinda really want my Year 8 self to read this now...~
Remember that tall, skinny guy who invited you to sit with him and his larger friend one lunchtime this year just gone because you were on your own? The one who sings Christmas Carols all year round and loves all things history? Well he becomes a good friend over the next few years. Especially in Year 12. He will bring a smile to your face in an instant and you will adore him for it.
As for his larger friend? Yeah, I'm not entirely sure, but you never quite get get to liking him. Especially at the end of Year 11 in a situation with leadership positions... But yeah, all I can say with that is, don't try to get yourself into his good books; because in the end isn't worth it.
Oh, and you will also have met a short, shy, brunette this year. This one is a keeper. Don't you dare take her for granted, as she soon becomes one of your closest of friends. Especially in Physics. Yes, you will do Physics in Year 11 and 12. At the moment it doesn't seem that bad, electric currents and all that. It's pretty darn easy. Trust me, you will have a heart attack in Year 11. No joke.
Oh and you know how Biology is your favourite Science right now? It won't be in a few years... Morris, your favourite teacher currently, will soon become the devil before your very eyes, and going to Biology will bore you to death. Fair warning here.
Instead, your favourite Science becomes Chemistry. You will adore it with all you have because you understand it so well, and you are so interested in it! Physics comes a close second only because the challenge (though it sucks) somehow keeps you interested. And it's always good fun joking around with your brunette buddy, or zoning out with her then totally acing the questions (yeah, you become awesome like that).
This year you will meet some people. And these people are going to change your life forever. Literally.
One of the first people you will become acquainted with will be a strange, pale girl. Believe it or not, you too get married in the future. Not literally of course! I can definitely tell you that your sexual orientation stays exactly where it is. But you and the pale girl become incredibly close friends and this leads to a two-minute wedding ceremony on a beach while on a camp for Biology. As strange as this is to you now, you will be completely fine with it and totally understand once you are in Year 11.
You will also meet a pale male (YAY for rhyming right?) who annoy you to death when you first meet him. Actually he annoys you excessively until about Year 11. He's still just as annoying, but you become better friends, so it's more in jest than annoyance. Year 12 is when you build an unexpectedly close bond with him. Of course, with his personality you will never truly know how he feels, but you will hope that he feels the same. He shows you this T.V. show in Year 12 that you fall in love with after the first episode; so what's not to like about this one?
A tall awkward boy will also cross your path. This boy has the same thing you do, Asperger's. You two become friends, but are always kind of iffy around each other, possibly because you never know what to say. In Year 12 he saves your laptop though, which means he's definitely a keeper! :P He is a very good friend to have around.
You will also meet a shy Asian guy. Now this guy is definitely a keeper. Not kidding. You too become so close and share so much with each other you will struggle knowing how on earth you could live without him. He is the reason why your music taste changes and he will become the one you can rely on to tell anything too, and vice versa. Don't you dare take this one for granted! EVER!
This year you will do some crazy and fun things. To tell you what those are would ruin it for you. But I will mention that there is a murder mystery in there somewhere... As well as some art work that you will find frustrating, but fall in love with at the same time. Oh! And you will also get a Prep buddy! No joke, this will absolutely make your idea, and you will fall in love... Unconditionally. But unfortunately, as all kids do, eventually she grows up and begins to forget you... Sadness...
After all this, all I can say is have fun. Looking back at the year you are about to go into now, when in Year 12. It seems so far away, yet time has passed so quickly. Don't take what you get for granted. And try not to make too many rash decisions. The amount of hot water you get yourself into over the next few years is insane! >.<
From your friendly neighbourhood future self.
~I kinda really want my Year 8 self to read this now...~
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